Director of Attorney Recruitment

Director of Attorney Recruitment

$120,000K

Direct Hire

Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

Columbus, Ohio – in office

The Director of Attorney Recruitment is responsible for overseeing the recruitment resources of the firm with an emphasis on strategic lateral recruitment, developing and implementing the strategic direction for firm, designing and implementing workflows to prioritize (based on success competencies and criteria), identify, offer and integrate attorneys into the firm. This includes lateral attorney recruiting, oversight, assistance and integration of associate recruitment, programs and other professional recruitment, The position will be considered part of the firm’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and will have high visibility across the firm at all levels. All recruitment resources and coordinators will ultimately be responsible for this position which reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

What the position offers:

Strategic Leadership role and opportunity to drive innovation

Community focused law firm, engaging in workplace that balances legal excellence with an energetic and enjoyable environment

Full benefits and 401K

What you’ll be doing:

Establishes attorney recruitment goals by developing and implementing a framework for prioritizing and evaluating strategic and routine attorney recruitment in collaboration with Department Administrators, the Hiring and Compensation Committee and office managing partners and hiring partners

Responsible for managing all attorney applicants through the recruitment process and establishes (in coordination with the Director, Human Resources) and on-boarding and retention workflow for the firm that results in improved attorney retention rates

Develops appropriate interview techniques, training and evaluation forms for the various categories of attorneys including competencies

Develops and implements an attorney interview training to ensure appropriate and meaningful candidate is information is gathered as part of the interviewing process

In collaboration with the CFO and Controller, develop a financial evaluation process that helps prioritize the attorney recruitment needs of the firm

Promote a best practice approach to professional recruitment and retention by establishing consistent offer letters, files and follow-up

Manage the exit interview process by conducting exit interviews with each departing lawyer, summarizing, analyzing and reporting results in an effort to improve the recruiting and retention process

Who we’re looking for:

J.D or BA/BS degree with a minimum of ten 10 years of experience in professional legal recruitment. Knowledge of human resource management, employee relations, professional development, compensation administration and analysis is necessary

Proven track record of success in a large AmLaw firm or equivalent with experience scaling the recruitment efforts of a large enterprise

An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required

Superior verbal, and written communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills, at all levels of the organization

Ability to handle multiple priorities, complex job duties, and work effectively under pressure

Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as part of a team, and maintain effective and consistent communication skills

Strong leadership skills which translate into an engaged, high-performance legal recruitment team management

Ability to gain commitment, motivate and advance firm-wide initiatives to achieve successes

Knowledge of the practices, sources of information and commonly accepted standards of attorney recruiting, hiring and development

Proficient use of technology, business applications and social media

This position requires mandatory travel to all offices as determined by the Hiring and Compensation Committee