Director of Legal Recruiting and Placement

3 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States Latitude Legal Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Director of Legal Recruiting and Placement. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your legal expertise and knowledge of the industry to help other attorneys achieve their professional and personal goals.

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and screening experienced attorney and paralegal candidates for in-house counsel and law firm contract engagements and permanent positions. You will also be responsible for thoroughly interviewing promising candidates to ascertain their career goals and objectives, communicating with references to ascertain candidates' strengths and weaknesses, and effectively presenting proposed candidates to in-house counsel and law firm partner clients.

Additionally, you will be responsible for onboarding and managing Latitude attorneys and paralegals on engagement, coordinating events for prospective and existing Latitude attorneys and paralegals, and remaining active in your local legal community by participating in legal or other professional associations.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of four years of successful experience as a practicing attorney, preferably in a mid-to-large corporate law firm or in-house setting.
  • Ability to quickly build rapport with experienced lawyer candidates and clients.
  • Ability to effectively use social media, online recruiting tools, and in-person networking to source new candidates and market open positions.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to perform effectively without close supervision or micro-management.
  • Service-minded approach and 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 attorneys.

Benefits:

  • Full-time position with a flexible, work-from-home schedule.
  • Occasional in-person meetings and participation in social/professional activities after traditional business hours.
  • Competitive compensation package, including a base salary plus bonus, and full benefits (e.g., group medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life, AD&D, 401k, CLE reimbursement, etc.).

About Latitude:

Latitude provides law-firm level attorneys and paralegals to companies and law firms on short- and long-term engagements and for direct-hire, permanent positions. We serve a range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies and major law firms. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service and support to our clients and candidates, and we are committed to helping our clients achieve their goals and objectives.



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