Director of Associate Recruitment & Development

Description

About Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

For over a century, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP (Davis Graham) has ranked among the region's most prominent law firms, consistently offering quality legal services to emerging and established businesses of the Rocky Mountain West. While the firm's Denver location and intermediate size allow a close personal relationship with local and regional clients, our technology and broad experience allow us to partner effectively with businesses and their investors throughout the world. Davis Graham serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries.

Summary

Working closely with firm leadership, the Director of Associate Recruitment & Development will oversee all aspects of the firm’s legal professional development and associate attorney recruiting functions, and will provide strategic direction, coaching, mentoring and indirect supervision to the firm’s associate attorneys.

Essential Functions

• Provide strategic advice to the Firm on the development of attorneys and hiring policies to enable the Firm to recruit and retain the most talented lawyers
• Develop and manage policies and programs regarding legal recruiting, retention, diversity, and professional development; ensuring all policies and programs are integrated and aligned to support the Firm’s strategic agenda
• Serve as the Firm’s point person for all DEI-related initiatives and activities
• Create a vision for training and mentoring programs essential for legal professionals and oversee implementation of same
• Oversee matters related to evaluation systems for lawyers
• Respond to attorney employment matters requiring discipline, appraisal, performance improvement, and termination
• Participate in strategy around associate compensation and bonus process and programs
• Oversee and implement budgets for the recruiting and professional development departments
• Oversee and implement associate professional development process
• Participate as a senior member of the firm’s management, which currently includes an ex-officio role on the Diversity Committee and oversight of the Associate Committee
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proven ability to create a cohesive and well-functioning team environment
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Outgoing with excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the firm and employees
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the firm’s HRIS and talent/performance management systems

Supervisory Role

This position is responsible for the direct supervision of the Professional Development & Recruiting Supervisor and Assistant, and the indirect supervision of all associate attorneys. 

Work Environment

This position requires the employee to work in a professional office environment with some ability to work from home.  Because the employee will handle sensitive firm and client information, the employee must work from a home office and not a public location during any remote periods. The employee will routinely use standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This position frequently requires long hours and weekend work.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree

10 years of progressively responsible work experience

Preferred Education and Experience

Work experience in a law firm, law school, or professional services environment

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until October 25, 2024. Please submit your application, including a cover letter, resume and reference list, as soon as possible and no later than October 25, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.

Salary range is based on or commensurate with experience.

Davis Graham offers competitive benefits. For a full list of benefits provided, please select this link: Benefits.

Davis Graham provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, military status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Davis Graham participates in the E-Verify program to confirm authorization to work in the United States.

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