Latitude Legal · 23 hours ago
Director of Legal Recruiting and Placement (Attorney)
United States
Part-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$90K/yr - $125K/yr
3+ years expLatitude Legal is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. They are seeking a Director of Recruiting & Placement to leverage legal experience to help attorneys find satisfying positions without the demands of traditional law practice. The role involves recruiting and placing attorneys and paraprofessionals in various legal roles while managing the full life cycle of placement.
ConsultingLegalProfessional Services
Responsibilities
Identify, recruit and place corporate-law-firm-level attorneys and paraprofessionals in secondment, interim, consulting and permanent roles with leading companies and law firms (e.g. general counsel, chief compliance officer, senior corporate counsel & other in house roles, and partner, counsel and associate level roles at corporate law firms)
Manage full life cycle of placement (e.g. source, recruit, interview, assess and propose candidates proactively or in response to specific client requests)
Effectively present (both orally and in writing) proposed candidates to in-house counsel and law firm partner clients
Assist in the development and operation of creative sourcing, assessment, placement and onboarding processes
Nurture positive relationships with Latitude’s attorney/paraprofessional team through ongoing communications, social medial, social events, and professional development activities
Work as part of a cohesive, collaborative team which is highly responsive to its candidates, consulting attorneys and paralegals, other professionals and clients
Qualification
Required
Minimum of three years of experience as a practicing attorney preferably in a mid-to-large corporate law firm or in-house setting
Strong client service skills, including the ability to communicate (both orally and in writing) at a high level with sophisticated law firm and corporate legal department clients and attorneys to determine client needs and attorney qualifications
Dependable, detail-oriented, very organized, capable of using document management and database management software programs, highly discreet, high integrity and a total team player
As this position is with a fast-growing, agile company, the successful applicant must be highly flexible and able to work as part of a collaborative team
Ability to effectively use social media, online recruiting tools and in-person networking to source new candidates and market open positions
Ability to identify priorities and pivot or adjust focus work as appropriate
This is a demanding full-time professional position which offers a flexible schedule but does involve communicating with team members and clients as needed, including sometimes responding to emails during evenings and on weekends
J.D. from accredited law school
Stellar references
Preferred
Demonstrated active involvement in professional associations and activities. Leadership experience in professional organization is highly preferred (e.g. local, state and national bar associations, Association of Corporate Counsel, Inn of Court, etc.)
Benefits
Full benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance
Complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance
A qualified 401k plan
CLE and Professional Expense stipend of up to $1,000 per year
Company
Latitude Legal
Latitude is a legal services company that provides employing, in-house counseling, and law attorneys.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Ross Booher
Chief Executive Officer
Cabot Hyde
Chief Operating Officer
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