Director, Legal Recruitment

Dentons • New York, NY

421d • $215,000 - $315,000

About The Position

The Director of Legal Recruitment at Dentons US LLP is responsible for leading the recruitment efforts for partners, laterals, and summer associates across the US region. This role involves developing and implementing best practices, policies, and procedures to enhance the firm's recruitment capabilities in alignment with its growth strategy. The position requires close collaboration with various departments and firm leadership to ensure effective recruitment processes and support the firm's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years' of significant experience in strategic recruitment leadership roles within a sophisticated, multi-office professional services organization.
• Experience with student recruiting preferred.
• Strong relationships with outside search firms in key markets.
• Significant partner recruitment expertise of best practice and innovation in the legal or wider professional services market.
• Strong track record of designing, completing and advising partners and other stakeholders in relation to LPQs.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and multiple partners, business leaders and other stakeholders with gravitas and confidence to challenge where necessary.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrated success collaborating and leading in a large organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact credibly and diplomatically with all levels in an organization.
• Demonstrated success leading, managing and developing a team.
• Responsive, analytical and a demonstrated understanding of business, particularly in a professional services organization.
• High level of emotional intelligence and intellectual ability.
• Consultative, proactive and service-oriented approach to all aspects of partner recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and lead implementation of best practice, policy and procedure in relation to the recruitment of partners, laterals and summer associates.
• Execute and manage all legal recruitment including the summer associate program, contract attorney hiring, paralegal hiring and occasional intern hiring.
• Work with US leadership and heads of practice areas to understand and fulfill recruitment requirements in accordance with approved recruitment policy and procedure.
• Collaborate closely with multiple Firm departments including Conflicts, Finance, DEI, HR, and Clients and Markets as part of the recruitment process.
• Manage and develop the recruitment team.
• Develop budget requirements for all recruitment initiatives and manage expenditure.
• Monitor current trends and innovations in partner, lateral and student strategic recruitment practices, and implement new processes and policies as appropriate.
• Act as a key advisor and provide strategic guidance to US leadership on all recruitment matters for the Firm.
• Work closely with search firms in key geographic markets.
• Work closely with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion team to ensure the recruitment process supports the firm's DEI strategy.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• Profit sharing
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Discretionary bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed