Practice Director (Legal Contract)

Robert Half•Chicago, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Practice Director is primarily responsible for maintaining above-average performance metrics, providing leadership, motivation, and direction to direct reports for business generation, participating in the recruitment of new hires, and communicating effectively across all organizational levels. Key competencies include driving revenue and practice group performance, executing operational focus areas, meeting productivity standards, managing time effectively, making quality decisions, attracting and retaining staff, achieving pricing goals, possessing expert knowledge of the practice group, recognizing and acting on business trends, communicating effectively, fostering collaboration, motivating and leading by example, providing recognition, managing change, resolving issues with internal staff, clients, and candidates, and conducting effective meetings. The role also involves leading customer retention and expansion strategies and building customer loyalty through superior service. The leadership approach emphasizes character, trust, respect, credibility, promoting an inclusive environment, taking responsibility, creating a positive team culture, understanding and supporting others, following through on commitments, and treating others fairly.

Requirements

1+ years talent solutions and/or management or equivalent experience required.
Proven performance in talent manager/director role.
Demonstrated success in business generation, leading and driving business development.
Excellent communication, presentation and problem-solving skills.
Proficient in MS Office, databases and other technology systems.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain consistent above average performance metrics.
Provide business generation leadership, motivation and direction to direct reports.
Participate in the recruitment of new hires.
Effectively communicate with all levels within the organization.
Drive revenue generating activities/practice group performance.
Execute operational focus areas.
Meet productivity standards, individual and staff.
Effectively manage time, plan and multi-task.
Make quality decisions.
Reach target performance metrics, individual and staff.
Attract and source.
Train, develop and retain staff.
Achieve pricing goals.
Possess expert knowledge of practice group.
Quickly recognize and act upon business trends on daily/weekly basis.
Communicate effectively (feedback, difficult messages and expectations).
Promote a culture of collaboration.
Motivate, inspire and lead by example.
Provide recognition and celebrate successes.
Manage change efforts.
Facilitate resolution with internal staff, clients and candidates.
Conduct effective meetings.
Lead customer retention and expansion strategy.
Build customer loyalty by providing superior service.
Lead with character, build trust, respect and credibility through actions and behaviors.
Promote and support an inclusive work environment.
Be aware of and accept responsibility for own actions and behaviors.
Create a positive, collaborative team culture.
Strive to understand and support others.
Follow through on commitments.
Treat others fairly and consistently.
Business generation, revenue and pricing goals.
Manage total headcount of up to 4 including practice director.

Benefits

Base salary and bonus pay
Group health insurance benefits (medical, vision, dental)
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life and accident insurance
Adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance
Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks
Short/long term disability
Paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 17 days per calendar year)
Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year
401(k) savings and investment plan or deferred compensation plan (if eligible), with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% of your contributions for eligible employees.