Director of Talent

Totum Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in London is seeking a Director of Talent to lead the recruitment of experienced lawyers and drive strategic growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in partner recruitment and a proven track record of achieving sales or recruitment targets. This role is crucial for aligning talent acquisition with business objectives and shaping the firm's talent strategy.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in partner recruitment within a legal agency or in-house at a law firm.
• Successfully achieved or exceeded sales or recruitment targets.
• Ability to build effective pipelines converting passive and active senior-level candidates.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic growth through talent acquisition of experienced lawyers.
• Shape and lead the talent acquisition strategy for fee-share legal Partners.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align talent acquisition goals with business objectives.

Skills

Partner recruitment expertise

Sales or recruitment target achievement

Pipeline building for senior-level candidates

Job description

Director of Talent (Partner Recruitment)

TotumareproudtobepartneringwithgunnercooketohelpthemintheirsearchforaDirectorofTalent.Foundedin2010,gunnercookehasbeenoneofthefastest-growinglawfirmsofthelast15years.Revenuehasgrownorganicallybyc.20%yearonyearforthelastfewyears,primarilydrivenbypartnergrowth.Thefirmhasambitionstocontinueonthisgrowthtrajectory,andasDirectorofTalentyouwillplayacrucialroleindrivingthisstrategicgrowththroughtheattraction,engagementandonboardingofexperiencedlawyers.Youwillshapeandleadthetalentacquisitionstrategyforourfee-sharelegalPartners,ensuringacontinuouspipelineofhigh-qualitycandidateswhoshareourentrepreneurialethosandcommitmenttoexcellence.YouwillalsocollaboratewithseniorleadershiptobuildtrustedrelationshipswithPartnerstoaligntalentacquisitiongoalswiththefirm’sambitiousbusinessobjectives.Theexcitingpositionisoneofthemoststrategicallyimportantrolesatthefirm.Thisexcitingopportunityhasbeencreatedasthecurrentincumbentismovingintoanewroleinthefirminthenewyear.

The successful candidate must have proven experience of the following:-

• KnowledgeandexperienceofPartnerrecruitmenteitherinalegalagencyorinhouseatalawfirm.
• Consistentlyachieved(orexceeded)salesorrecruitmenttargets,resultinginsignificantgrowthandexpansionforpreviousfirms.
• Provenabilitytobuildrobustpipelines,convertingpassiveandactivesenior-levelcandidateseffectively,resultinginmeasurablebusinessgrowth.

Thisroleoffersacompetitivesalarywithanattractivebonus.Pleaseapplyforfurtherdetailsonthisexcitingopportunity.