
Legal Staffing Director at CLS Legal Staffing
Greater Chicago Area

Legal Staffing Director at CLS Legal Staffing
Greater Chicago Area
(Staffing and Recruiting industry)
October 1997 — Present (12 years 3 months)
Manage the entire staffing and recruiting process including defining appropriate hiring managers; qualify job requirements; sourcing, qualify and interview candidates; review and revise resumes; schedule interviews; negotiate contracts and salaries; and check references; Responsibilities include large-scale client development and full life cycle recruiting of candidates including, paralegals, legal secretaries, accounting and billing professionals, legal marketing and business development professionals, and legal support staff positions at Fortune 500 companies and large, mid-size and small law firms; Cultivate strong relationships with Hiring Managers and Human Resources professionals frequently to determine future hiring needs. Manage client accounts, including fee negotiations and contracts; Design and implement new procedures; Update web site and Internet ads.
B.A. , Sociology , 1990 — 1997
Conversational Spanish, Trigonometry, Piano 1988 — 1988
legal staffing, executive recruiting, singing
National Federation Paralegal Association (NFPA)
Illinois Paralegal Association (IPA)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
American Federation of Television and Radio Artist (AFTRA)