Benesch Law
Tamara Fairhurst, SHRM-CP has extensive work experience in legal recruiting and talent acquisition. Tamara is currently the Director of Legal Recruiting at Benesch Law, where they are responsible for overseeing the recruitment process. Prior to this, they worked as a Legal Recruiting Special Projects Advisor at Faegre Drinker. In their previous role as a Director at BlackByrd Partners, Tamara excelled in building relationships with top-tier law firms, identifying growth strategies, and sourcing candidates. Tamara also has a strong background in attorney recruiting, having served as the Director of Attorney Recruiting and the Director of Lateral Partner Recruiting at McGuireWoods LLP. Tamara has also held roles in recruiting management at Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo and Nixon Peabody LLP. Overall, they have demonstrated a track record of success in talent acquisition, relationship-building, and strategic planning within the legal industry.
Tamara Fairhurst, SHRM-CP, has completed their education at Roberts Wesleyan University, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Management. Additionally, they attended Monroe Community College, where they obtained an Associate's degree in Legal Secretary. Tamara also pursued Paralegal Studies at Monroe Community College.
In addition to their educational background, Tamara has obtained the certification of SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) from SHRM. This certification was obtained in 2023. It is important to note that the specific month of certification completion is not provided.
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Benesch Law
Benesch is an AmLaw 200 business law firm and limited liability partnership with offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai and Wilmington. The firm is known for providing highly sophisticated legal services to national and international clients that include public and private, middle market and emerging companies, as well as private equity funds, entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations. The 2023 edition of The U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers in America® named 58 Benesch attorneys as Best Lawyers in America®. Benesch was named Transportation Law Firm of the Year in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and 2023 by U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers® and the firm received national first-tier rankings in Health Care Law, Transportation Law and Litigation-Construction by 2022 U.S. News & World Report/Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” Additionally, 37 Benesch attorneys and 14 practice areas were ranked in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA. Our practice areas include Benesch Healthcare+, Commercial Finance & Banking, Construction, Corporate & Securities, Data Protection, Environmental Law & Litigation, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Global Transactions, Government Relations, Immigration, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights, Intellectual Property/3iP, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Private Equity, Public Finance, Real Estate & Environmental, Tax, Trade Secrets, and Restrictive Covenants & Unfair Competition. Some of the industries the firm concentrates in include Additive Manufacturing-3D Printing, Cannabis Industry, Dental Support Organizations (DSOs), Energy, FINTECH and Payments, Family Offices & Direct Investing, Food & Beverage Industry, Insurance, Manufacturing, Metaverse/Web 3.0, Blockchain & Smart Contracts, Not-for-Profit, Polymers, Regulated Industries, Retail, Hospitality & Consumer Products, and Transportation & Logistics.