Carter M. Hoyt

Current

• Managing Director - Atlanta Office at AMERICAN Legal Search

Past

• Vice-President/Senior Legal Recruiter at Hughes & Sloan
• Senior Recruiting Manager at Ernst & Young LLP
• Director of Recruitment & Professional Development at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

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Education

• Randolph-Macon Woman's College
• Loudoun County High School

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Connections

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Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Company

Carter M. Hoyt’s Summary

20+ years of recruiting experience, 16+ in the legal arena. I have headed the attorney recruiting program for a large national law firm. I have also headed the Southeastern regional recruiting efforts for a major consulting firm and have 9+ years of experience as a legal search consultant on the agency side.

Please note: If you are a prospective client or candidate interested in discussing my professional services and I do not know you, please do not invite me to link up as I do not generally accept invitations from folks I do not know. Rather, please contact me at the e-mail address noted above. Thanks.

Carter M. Hoyt’s Specialties:

Identifying, screening and presenting qualified attorney candidates and groups to my law firm and corporate legal department clients.

Carter M. Hoyt’s Experience

• Managing Director - Atlanta Office

  AMERICAN Legal Search

  (Privately Held; Legal Services industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years)

  Carter is the Managing Director of the Atlanta office of AMERICAN Legal Search where she works with candidates and clients, both in law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the country, to fill permanent and contract attorney, paralegal and other legal staffing needs.
  
  Prior to joining ALS, she worked as a legal recruiter for more than five years with a major search firm in Atlanta. During that time, she placed associates, partners and groups with both law firms and major corporations in Atlanta and around the country. In addition, Carter served for seven years as the National Director of Recruitment and Professional Development for one of the top law firms headquartered in Atlanta. Her earlier recruiting career included work for a major consulting firm and for two educational institutions in Atlanta.

• Vice-President/Senior Legal Recruiter

  Hughes & Sloan

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 1999 — October 2004 (5 years 3 months)

  Carter represented law firms and corporate legal departments in identifying, screening and hiring attorneys and attorney groups to meet client staffing needs throughout the country.

• Senior Recruiting Manager

  Ernst & Young LLP

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 6 months)

  Directed regional recruiting efforts for the management consulting division. Managed hiring plans and budgets, prepared forecasts, and supervised a team of recruiters, coordinators and support staff. Served on national recruiting leadership team.

• Director of Recruitment & Professional Development

  Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

  (Legal Services industry)

  November 1990 — January 1998 (7 years 3 months)

  Directed firmwide efforts to recruit, train and develop attorneys and paralegals. Oversaw development of summer associate and fall recruiting programs, as well as lateral hiring efforts. Directed the development and implementation of an in-house training program. Organized firm meetings, seminar and social events. Formulated and managed departmental budgets. Performed personnel functions such as performance reviews, hirings and terminations. Served on various firm committees related to these responsibilities.

Additional Information

Carter M. Hoyt’s Websites:

• My Company

Carter M. Hoyt’s Interests:

In her spare time, Carter is involved in numerous outreach activities through her church and is an avid Atlanta Braves and professional and college football fan. Among her prized possessions are a baseball and sign autographed by Francisco Cabrera who delivered “the hit” against the Pittsburgh Pirates which won the National League Pennant and sent the Atlanta Braves to the World Series in 1992. She also enjoys hiking, canoeing, gardening and most anything else which will allow her to enjoy a beautiful day outside.

Carter M. Hoyt’s Groups:

Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium, Cathedral of St. Philip, Association for Corporate Growth, NALSC, Recruiters On LinkedIn on RecruitingBlogs.com

•    Women in eDiscovery
•    Litigation Support Professionals
•    Association of Litigation Support Professionals
•    Litigation Support Professional Networking
•    Green
•    Atlanta Recruiters
•    Link_USA
•    Link_Atlanta

Carter M. Hoyt’s Honors:

Carter Hoyt was named as a Finalist in the Women Helping Women category at the 3rd annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Qualifying Carter for her finalist status is her volunteer work with women at the Atlanta Jail. Through her church, Carter leads a team of women who visit women inmates at the Atlanta Detention Center and, on a case-by-case basis, facilitate post incarceration entry into residential addiction recovery programs, and re-entry into society’s mainstream thereafter.

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