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How to Apply for Director of Talent / Recruitment Manager

at Institute for Law and AI

🏢 About Institute for Law and AI

The Institute for Law and AI is a unique think tank at the intersection of legal scholarship and artificial intelligence, focusing specifically on how AI challenges existing legal frameworks. Unlike traditional tech companies, it operates as a research-driven organization that influences policy and legal standards. Someone might want to work here to contribute to shaping the future of AI governance while being part of a mission-driven, intellectually stimulating environment.

About This Role

As Director of Talent/Recruitment Manager at LawAI, you'll build the organization's hiring infrastructure from the ground up, designing processes that identify talent capable of navigating complex AI-legal intersections. This role is impactful because you'll directly shape the institute's intellectual capital by recruiting researchers, legal experts, and policy analysts who will influence global AI governance discussions.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve designing assessment rubrics for a policy researcher role, conducting outreach to law professors specializing in AI ethics, and coordinating interviews between technical advisors and legal experts. You'd balance pipeline building for future research positions with managing current hiring processes, ensuring candidates understand LawAI's unique mission while assessing their fit for interdisciplinary work.

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🎯 Who Institute for Law and AI Is Looking For

  • Has 5+ years experience leading recruitment in research, think tank, or policy organizations (not just corporate tech recruiting)
  • Demonstrates specific experience designing competency-based assessment processes for specialized, non-traditional roles
  • Shows proven ability to source candidates from academic, legal, and policy networks (not just LinkedIn)
  • Possesses exceptional communication skills to translate complex AI-legal concepts to candidates and hiring managers

📝 Tips for Applying to Institute for Law and AI

1

Highlight specific experience recruiting for research or policy roles, not just corporate positions

2

Include metrics showing how you've improved hiring processes in mission-driven organizations

3

Demonstrate understanding of the AI-legal landscape by referencing specific challenges LawAI addresses

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Show examples of building talent pipelines for specialized, hard-to-fill roles

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Explain how you'd assess candidates' ability to work at the intersection of law and technology

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience designing hiring processes for research or academic institutions', 'Specific strategies for sourcing candidates from legal and AI communities', "How you'd build assessment methods for evaluating both legal expertise and technical understanding", 'Your approach to creating inclusive hiring processes for a diverse think tank']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read LawAI's published research papers to understand their specific focus areas within AI law
  • → Review the backgrounds of current team members to understand their expertise mix
  • → Study the institute's recent events and publications to identify their current priorities
  • → Research competing think tanks in the AI policy space to understand the landscape
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you design an assessment process for a candidate who needs both legal expertise and AI literacy?
2 What specific channels would you use to source policy researchers specializing in AI governance?
3 How would you coordinate interviews between legal scholars and technical experts to ensure effective evaluation?
4 Describe a time you had to recruit for a highly specialized role with limited candidate pools
5 How would you measure success in recruitment for a think tank versus a corporate environment?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on corporate tech recruitment metrics without addressing think tank/academic hiring
  • Proposing generic recruitment strategies that don't account for specialized AI-legal expertise
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of how research organizations differ from corporate hiring

📅 Application Timeline

⏰ Deadline: March 6, 2026

We recommend applying at least a few days early to avoid last-minute technical issues.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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