Jobs We Hire for at MLA

Administrator (Administrative Assistant)

The Administrator is responsible for providing administrative support to two to four recruiters. The nature of the support includes, but is not limited to, creating and updating candidate and client records in the MLA Database, scheduling meetings, reviewing and processing electronic job submissions, managing online files, formatting documents, telephone contact with high-level clients and candidates, coordinating contact between recruiters, candidates and clients, making travel arrangements, and preparing expense reports. Titles vary with experience level and expertise.

Director and Managing Director - Associate Practice Group

Directors and Managing Directors focus on building and maintaining consultative relationships with law firm clients, recruiting and placing individual associates into permanent law firm positions. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in legal practice and attorney search.

Director and Managing Director - Partner Practice Group

Directors and Managing Directors focus on building and maintaining consultative relationships with law firm clients, recruiting and placing individual partners and groups, and assisting clients with expansion through a merger, acquisition or an office opening. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in legal practice and attorney search.

Practice Specialist - Associate Practice Group & Partner Practice Group

The Practice Specialist focuses on targeting partner-level attorney candidates interested in a career change, particularly lateral moves to new law firms. The Practice Specialist will strategically source and begin the process of building long-term relationships with partners through cold calls, social media, and events.

Director and Managing Director - In-House Practice Group

Executive Attorney Search Consultants focus on retained business development and executive search activities to place general counsel and other mid-to senior-level lawyers into corporations, and other entities with in-house legal teams. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in executive attorney search.

Director and Managing Director - Law Firm Management

Executive Search Consultants focus on retained business development and executive search activities to place management and senior management professionals in law firms in the Marketing, Finance, Technology, Administration, Human Resources, and Professional Development areas. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in executive search.

Transform Advisory Services Consultants

Consultants in our Transform Advisory Services provide consulting services to both law firms and in-house legal department clients. Services include Smarter Law (in-house legal and law firm performance improvement), Talent Management Consulting, and Managed Legal Services (contract review and management solutions).

Director and Managing Director - Interim Legal Talent (client)

Directors and Managing Directors of Client Development focus on building Interim Legal Talent’s business through networking and meeting with hiring managers within both law firms and in-house legal departments. In addition to business development, they are also responsible for managing recurring business and ensuring positions get filled in a timely and adequate manner. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in legal practice and staffing.

Director and Managing Director - Interim Legal Talent (candidate)

Directors and Managing Directors of Candidate Development are tasked with developing relationships with attorneys interested in interim legal placements, and ensuring that our client’s needs get filled through active pipelining, networking, interview preparation and resume review of applicable candidates. Director and Managing Director titles refer to your experience level and expertise in legal practice and staffing.

Corporate Research and Knowledge Management

Research Associates and Knowledge Managers partner with the field to add value by providing market research, analysis, and candidate identification. Research Associates work directly with the Recruiter(s) to formulate and implement the best research strategy and plan for each executive, retained search. Knowledge Managers partner with the Executive Director(s) of their respective practice group and are responsible for identifying trends and proactively providing market intelligence to the field.

Corporate Finance and Accounting

Members of the Corporate Finance and Accounting teams are responsible for financial management and strategic support of all corporate and practice groups globally. The team partners with Practice Group leaders to develop growth strategies, report on business results, and explore investment opportunities.

Corporate Marketing

Members of the Corporate Marketing team work with all corporate and practice groups globally to assist in planning and executing tactical marketing and business development plans to increase visibility and brand recognition to strengthen and expand the firms’ client base. Activities include, but are not limited to the creation of marketing materials, market surveys, benchmark programs and client satisfaction surveys; managing our social media presence, handling digital media, media relations and PR activities; driving marketing campaigns and planning and promoting events.

Corporate Internal Recruiting

Members of the Internal Recruiting team recruit all corporate and practice group positions nationally, collaborating with senior leadership and hiring managers across all functional areas and practice groups to successfully fill open positions and proactively develop talent pipelines.

Corporate Technology Program Management

Members of the Corporate Technology team are responsible for ensuring that the company’s central database and other technologies are aligned to support core business processes as well as continually improve users’ abilities to adopt and capitalize on technology. They build strong working relationships across key stakeholder groups, and use data and insights into the business to build or adapt learning methods, materials or technology that will support the users.

Corporate Human Resources

Members of the Corporate Human Resources team work with all corporate and practice groups globally to ensure our employees well-being and success. HR oversees a variety of areas that include, but are not limited to compensation, benefits, paid leave, policy & procedures, training & professional development, employee relations, employee satisfaction, and HR compliance.

Corporate Diversity & Inclusion

Members of the Corporate Diversity & Inclusion teamwork with all corporate and practice groups globally to ensure our focus and leadership in both external and internal diversity hiring efforts, a culture of inclusion, and commitment to corporate social responsibility efforts.

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