Remote Senior Legal Lateral Recruiting Manager

livingHR, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 71,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Growth opportunities

Performance-driven culture

Mission-driven company

Job summary

livingHR is seeking a high-performing, agency-experienced Manager, Legal Lateral Recruiting to join our growing Executive Search practice. This is a full-desk role requiring success in placing lateral law firm partners and General Counsel, while managing external client relationships.

This remote-first opportunity emphasizes independent, performance-driven work in approved markets, with occasional travel and a focus on delivering top-tier legal talent and client advisory services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal or executive search experience, ideally in an agency or external search firm environment.
• Demonstrated success recruiting lateral law firm partners and/or General Counsel and senior in-house legal leadership.
• Strong understanding of law firm economics, partner portability, lateral hiring dynamics, and corporate legal department structures.
• Track record of meeting or exceeding placement goals.
• Ability to operate independently in a remote, performance-driven environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and advisory skills.
• High level of discretion and integrity when handling confidential searches.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle searches for lateral law firm partners and practice groups.
• Lead full-cycle searches for General Counsel and Deputy GC roles.
• Conduct market mapping, competitive intelligence, and talent landscape analysis.
• Develop search strategies aligned to client business objectives.
• Manage highly confidential and sensitive searches with discretion and professionalism.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to law firm leaders, corporate executives, and boards.
• Partner with clients on succession planning and strategic legal talent needs.
• Provide executive-level communication and search updates.

Skills

Legal recruiting

Executive search

Client relationships

Remote work

Search strategy

Job description

livingHR is seeking a high-performing, agency-experienced Manager, Legal Lateral Recruiting to join our growing Executive Search practice. This is a full-desk role requiring success in placing lateral law firm partners and General Counsel, while managing external client relationships.

This remote-first opportunity emphasizes independent, performance-driven work in approved markets, with occasional travel and a focus on delivering top-tier legal talent and client advisory services.