Practice Director – Law Firm
The Practice Director will oversee and lead the recruitment of law firm partners and other leaders into new roles while simultaneously building and maintaining client relationships with law firms seeking top-tier partner talent. This role combines executive recruitment expertise with business development skills to ensure the successful fulfillment of strategic hiring needs for customers.
Our Vision & Mission
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Through Talento’s unique bundling of solutions, we establish our best practice standards as the go to service model within the $500 billion staffing and recruiting industry.
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Transform hiring managers' expectations of recruiting partners, one customer at a time.
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Earn the partnership of HR teams to seamlessly extend their capabilities through Talento’s customer experience model.
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Elevate the mindset of recruiting in an organization from transactional to strategic.
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Raise the caliber of human capital in the markets and communities we serve through the businesses and people we touch.
What guides us?
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Lead?our customers and communities to create modern workplaces & cultures that harness the strength of diversity and talent
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Integrate?talent & organizational solutions to reduce complexity and increase efficiency for our customers
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Discover?the right human capital solutions that enhance the performance of our customers’ businesses
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Optimize?the things our customers excel at as we obsess over how to continuously capitalize on the human side of business
Who is Talento?
At Talento, we are customer-obsessed advisors with trust-based customer relationships throughout high growth, middle market and enterprise companies. Our exceptional team of recruiting advisors coupled with valuable consulting resources enable us to respond swiftly. Whether a business is merging, growing, divesting or retooling their approach, a trusted advisor who can integrate free-of-charge consulting resources is what our customers have grown to rely on. This bundling of services separates us from the mass market with a unique competitive advantage and value-add. We are proud geeks for all things people!
What’s in it for you?
Do you have a strong desire to learn and grow, both financially and professionally? Are you a value-driven professional with an interest in joining an elite team that is redefining the recruitment experience through innovative processes and a refreshing approach? Do you enjoy working side by side with the most talented team in the industry?? Do you see yourself advising leaders on a wide range of people's topics? At Talento, our team embodies our values: advancement, dependability, responsibility, teamwork, and meritocracy. Our DNA is rooted in a culture that creates space for development, learning and growth while consistently exceeding customer experience standards. Become part of our team and reimagine your future as a pivotal resource to organizational success.
What makes Talento different in the recruiting solutions & human capital marketplace?
At Talento, you will have the opportunity to deliver a consultative hiring experience while learning and absorbing new business models, functions, industries and geographies. The quality of our proven methodology incorporates best practices and a high level of standards in research, outreach, screening, interview and calibration processes. In addition to strengthening your skillset, you will be exposed to leadership in some of the country’s most innovative companies. Business orientation separates Talento from the mass market. Whether partnering with a global Fortune 500 with 70k employees or a high growth e-commerce co
What you would be responsible for
Key Responsibilities:
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Recruitment Strategy & Execution
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Identify and recruit high-caliber law firm partners for key client roles.
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Develop and execute tailored recruitment strategies to attract top legal talent.
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Build and maintain a strong pipeline of potential candidates through research, networking, and referrals.
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Conduct in-depth interviews to assess candidates' qualifications, cultural fit, and alignment with client needs.
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Guide candidates through the entire recruitment process, including presentations to customers, interview preparation, and contract negotiation.
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Business Development
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Generate and manage new search assignments by building strong relationships with law firms.
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Collaborate with client firms to understand their strategic hiring goals and partnership structures.
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Provide market insights, hiring trends, and competitive intelligence to customers.
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Actively pursue business development opportunities to expand the firm’s client base and market share.
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Client Relationship Management
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Act as the primary point of contact for law firms seeking to hire partners.
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Deliver exceptional client service by managing expectations, timelines, and deliverables.
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Ensure the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism in all client and candidate interactions.
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Market Research & Industry Trends
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Stay updated on market trends, law firm mergers, and industry developments to better anticipate client and candidate needs.
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Advise customers on compensation packages, partnership structures, and lateral hiring strategies.
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Team Leadership & Collaboration
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Collaborate with internal teams to execute recruitment strategies efficiently.
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Mentor and coach junior team members, as needed, to support their professional development.
Required Qualifications:
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Proven experience in recruiting law firm partners or senior-level legal professionals, ideally within a search firm or legal recruitment agency.
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Strong business development and client relationship management skills.
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In-depth knowledge of the legal industry, including law firm structures, partnership models, and market dynamics.
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Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
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Ability to manage multiple searches and customers simultaneously with a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail
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Ability to manage multiple searches and customers simultaneously with a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
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A Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal background is highly desirable but not mandatory.
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Existing network within the legal community, especially with law firm leadership.
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Track record of delivering successful search assignments for high-level legal professionals.
Key Competencies:
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Results-driven and self-motivated.
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Strong interpersonal and networking skills.
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Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and target-driven environment.
The kind of people we work with embody some of these characteristics:
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Innovative, creative, and passionate about enabling businesses through talent acquisition.
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Pride in delivering quality work, every time with strong business acumen and abilities to learn, retain and apply learned concepts.
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Strong solutions mindset: Comfortable working in an environment which requires strong deliverables along with the ability to identify problems and drive appropriate actions; Highly organized and process oriented.
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Bias for action, strong work ethic, and desire to achieve excellence.
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Enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to ensure a positive work environment. Cares about others' success deeply.
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Agile; Can pivot priorities with ease while staying calm.
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The ability to be comfortable with high volume workload and not be afraid to “roll up your sleeves”.
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Relentless seeker of talent with a deep network who is driven by collaboration, learning, doing the right thing and quality human interaction.
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Personal alignment and belief in guiding ideas including Advancement | Dependability | Responsibility | Empowerment | Teamwork | Meritocracy
About TalentoHC:
TalentoHC is a high growth talent & organizational solutions firm. Through Talento Recruiting, we are transforming the customer experience standards in the recruiting services arena. The company was founded in 2017 with the belief that human capital should be viewed as an asset on the balance sheet. Through its integrated human capital services, the Talento team has supported 65+ enterprise, middle market and startup/high growth organizations in 15 countries with recruiting, contingent workforce management, employer branding, strategy, transformation, organization design & implementation, career pathing, outplacement, employer branding and leadership development solutions. Some of the benefits of working for Talento HC are as follows:
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Culture focused on advancing your career while disrupting an industry and providing unrivaled service; Rapid advancement and promotion opportunities based on merit
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Health, Dental, Vision & Pet Insurance, FSA, HSA, Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
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401k Retirement Plans
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Hybrid Work Environment
Talento envisions a world where the recruiting industry service model evolves into human capital partnership that drives organizational performance. Through trust and value, you are positioned to offer talent & organizational solutions that separate you from the rest. With 1000+ searches in the last 36 months, Talento Recruiting has established a footprint that it is ready to scale to the next level.
Our organization continues to thrive through our ongoing commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce from different backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
Talento Human Capital (HC) is an equal opportunity employer, people are at the center of what we do!
People + Passion + Perseverance = Progress
