Managing Director, Legal Staffing

Managing Director, Legal Staffing -NYC-based preferred5+ years legal staffing or legal industry experience requiredHybrid role (3 days in-office)Are you a legal staffing leader ready to rebuild, not just maintain?Our client is the legal staffing division of a well-established, privately held staffing organization. Historically the company’s top-performing division, today, the opportunity is to replace lost revenue, rebuild private‑sector growth, and modernize leadership.We’re hiring a Managing Director to own P&L, protect remaining government revenue, and aggressively rebuild private legal staffing across law firms and corporate legal departments.What You Will DoOwn full P&L responsibility for the legal staffing divisionProtect and stabilize remaining government contract revenueRebuild and scale private‑sector legal staffing (temp, temp‑to‑perm, direct hire)Drive new business development — not just service existing accountsEstablish true sales leadership and pipeline disciplineHire, train, and develop a balanced sales + recruiting teamStrengthen forecasting, revenue planning, and execution visibilityServe as a senior client‑facing leader with law firms, corporate legal teams, and public‑sector stakeholdersWhat We’re Looking ForProven leader in legal staffing strongly preferredExperience pursuing or managing government contracts a major plusTrack record of building private‑sector legal staffing revenueStrong business builder — not purely delivery or recruiting focusedComfortable leading through change and resetting expectationsStrategic thinker who can also sell, coach, and executeRequired SkillsLegal staffing operations and sales leadershipP&L ownership and forecastingGovernment contract awareness and risk managementBusiness development and enterprise relationship buildingTeam building and performance managementRequired Education / ExperienceBachelor’s degree required5+ years in legal staffing or legal industry3+ years in leadership or management rolesJ.D. strongly preferred but not requiredWhat You GetBase salary $150K–$175K with very strong bonus upsideHistorically proven earnings into the high $300KsFull ownership and creative control over growth strategyEnterprise legal relationships already in place and receptive buyersThe opportunity to rebuild a once-dominant business line inside a $100M+ organizationJob Number 7719 #J-18808-Ljbffr