Leverage your legal experience beyond the strict practice of law. Help other attorneys meet their professional and personal goals. Experience meaningful work as part of a supportive team. Does this sound interesting to you? If so, Latitude is seeking a Director of Recruiting & Placement for its corporate recruiting team. This is a rare opportunity to leverage your experience and knowledge of the legal industry without billing time in six-minute increments. Help in-house counsel, firm attorneys, paralegals and legal operations professionals find satisfying, engaging and often life-changing positions – without pulling any more all-nighters. This position is with work-from-home flexibility.
If you are looking to make the switch over to the business side of law, then this could be your dream job.
Primary Responsibilities:
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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)
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Effectively present (both orally and in writing) proposed candidates to in-house counsel and law firm partner clients
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Assist in the development and operation of creative sourcing, assessment, placement and onboarding processes
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Nurture positive relationships with Latitude’s attorney/paraprofessional team through ongoing communications, social medial, social events, and professional development activities
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Work as part of a cohesive, collaborative team which is highly responsive to its candidates, consulting attorneys and paralegals, other professionals and clients
Requirements:
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Minimum of three years of experience as a practicing attorney preferably in a mid-to-large corporate law firm or in-house setting
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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
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Dependable, detail-oriented, very organized, capable of using document management and database management software programs, highly discreet, high integrity and a total team player
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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
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Ability to effectively use social media, online recruiting tools and in-person networking to source new candidates and market open positions
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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.)
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Ability to identify priorities and pivot or adjust focus work as appropriate
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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.
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J.D. from accredited law school
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Stellar references
Position Details:
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Type of role: Permanent
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Schedule: Full-time
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Location: Remote
Compensation:
Pay: Compensation is comprised of a base salary plus bonus. The base salary range for this role is $90,000 to $125,000 annually with potential for a bonus up to 25% of base salary, so there is potential of an “all in” compensation of $112,500 to $156,250. Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, and location.
Benefits: Latitude employees are eligible for full benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. For eligible employees, there is a CLE and Professional Expense stipend of up to $1,000 per year.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally-ranked flexible legal staffing company.
Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments
Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking contract assignments or consulting/secondment roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, a chance to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Our Specialty: Peer-Level Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.
FAQ:
Q: What other legal jobs do you have?
A: If you’re interested in working with Latitude but do not think this particular legal job is the right one for you, we encourage you to explore our other open opportunities or fill out a General Application by visiting us at https://latitudelegal.com/jobs/
Q: Should I apply for this specific position if I have previously applied for another Latitude position?
A: Yes, it is better to apply to each Latitude job for which you are qualified and interested so that we immediately know of your interest in that specific role. This also enables you to share additional information about your qualifications or interest specific to each role. If you do not meet all of the qualifications for a position but think you would still be highly effective in the role, it can be helpful to include a brief explanation in your application.
Q: How can I reduce the risk of missing Latitude’s email inviting me to interview for this position?
A: Please safe-list Latitude’s URL domain name (latitudelegal.com) in your spam filter so that an email from one of our recruiters does not get caught in your spam folder. Our recruiters will never contact you by email from a URL other than latitudelegal.com
Q: My current legal team needs help. How can I see some Latitude candidates for my legal team?
A: The fastest way is to submit the very short form on our website contact page. A member of our client services team will be back in touch with you very fast to learn more about your need so we can provide you with on point candidates to consider.
For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.
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