POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Firmwide Recruiting & Strategic Growth (“Director”) provides strategic leadership and oversight for all attorney and business professional recruiting across the Firm. This position is responsible for designing and implementing forward-looking recruiting strategies aligned with Firmwide growth, including the strategic expansion of practices, offices, and capabilities, as well as talent development and DEIB objectives The Director develops talent pipelines, strengthens the Firm’s recruiting brand, and ensures recruiting efforts are competitive, inclusive, and responsive to evolving market trends.
The Director leads the Recruiting team and will provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and strategic direction to ensure high performance and cohesion across the group. An early priority will be to assess the structure and capabilities of the current team in light of the Firm’s significant growth over the past several years and to identify opportunities for scaling and innovation. The Director will evaluate staffing needs, workflow models, and operational infrastructure to ensure the recruiting function is equipped to support continued strategic growth, consistent with best practices in talent acquisition and in a manner that positions the Firm as a market-leading, innovative employer of choice.
As innovation continues to redefine how legal services are delivered and supported, law firms must adopt forward-looking strategies that align recruiting efforts across all roles. The Director will play a critical role in helping the Firm develop a unified vision for recruiting attorneys and business professionals, ensuring consistency, agility, and excellence throughout the entire recruiting lifecycle. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a Talent team that is deeply committed to innovation and is actively shaping the future of recruiting within the Firm and across the legal industry.
This role collaborates closely with the Director of Human Resources on workforce planning, onboarding, integration, and compliance, and with other Talent team leaders on new hire development and engagement.

I. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & GROWTH PLANNING

• Design and drive the Firm’s attorney and business professional recruiting strategy across all offices and levels, aligned with practice area and administrative needs.
• Develop recruiting strategies that not only address immediate hiring needs but also support long-term retention, succession planning, business growth, and market positioning across attorney and business professional roles.
• Establish and nurture relationships with potential lateral attorneys, teams, and strategic talent in partnership with Firm leadership.
• Build long-term attorney and business professional talent pipelines, proactively seeking opportunities to attract individuals with skills and backgrounds aligned with future needs.
• Analyze legal market trends, peer firm practices, and compensation data to anticipate hiring needs and keep the Firm competitive.
• Advise on strategic growth initiatives and support hiring-related due diligence.
• Collaborate with the Recruiting Committee on planning and structure, offering strategic insights and recommendations on recruiting policies and market positioning.