Butler Snow offices in AL, CO, FL, GA, LA, MS, NM, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX or VA.
Shape a new firmwide approach to lateral recruiting, fostering collaboration, attracting exceptional talent, and supporting strategic growth.
Butler Snow, an Am Law 200 full-service firm, is seeking a Director of Lateral Recruiting to help advance the firm's growth through a proactive approach to lateral talent. The Director will partner closely with firm and practice leadership to connect business priorities with talent strategy, translating lateral hiring needs into a focused market approach while building scalable processes and leveraging relationships, data, technology, and market intelligence to strengthen recruiting effectiveness.
This is a unique opportunity to establish a strategic, firmwide lateral recruiting structure and contribute meaningfully to the firm's continued growth.
The role in action:- Collaborate with the lateral hiring committee, firm leaders, practice group leaders, and department chairs to translate business priorities and growth objectives into lateral talent needs and targeted search strategies.
- Oversee lateral recruiting for partners, counsel, and associates from initial outreach through integration, delivering a strong candidate experience and coordinated execution across the firm while advancing lateral growth that preserves and enhances the firm's culture.
- Cultivate relationships with search firms, recruiters, and prospective candidates to broaden the firm's reach within the experienced attorney markets.
- Assess market conditions, compensation trends, competitive hiring practices, and talent availability to guide lateral hiring decisions.
- Advance recruiting operations through streamlined processes, actionable reporting, data-driven insights, recruiting technology, and AI-enabled tools.
We are seeking candidates who:- Bring 10+ years of legal recruiting experience, preferably within a law firm environment.
- Hold a bachelor's degree; J.D. preferred.
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership and relationship-building skills, deep legal talent market expertise, and the executive presence and judgment to guide strategic hiring decisions in a collaborative environment.
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