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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of People, Legal Services

Manages a team responsible for running people programs for legal services firms.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$292k

Mean

$304k

10th–90th pct

$222k–$403k

Observations

692

Confidence: 34% · based on 692 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
People Management
Core
Strategic Planning
Core
Talent Development
Process Improvement
Common certifications
SHRM Certified Professional · 36% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
60% require · 21% prefer
Master's Degree
22% require · 32% prefer
No College
13% require · 13% prefer
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Common next roles
Legal Services People Operations Coordinator-59.9%Director of Talent Acquisition, Legal Services+0.4%Legal Services People Operations Manager-53.9%Legal Services Recruiting Coordinator-55.6%Legal Services Recruiter-58.6%
Common previous roles
Legal Services People Operations Coordinator-149.2%Legal Services People Operations Manager-116.9%Legal Services Recruiting Coordinator-125.3%Legal Services Recruiter-141.6%Director of Talent Acquisition, Legal Services+0.4%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,752
Posting growth-19.4%
Median days to fill51 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)87,379
Projected growth2.1%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure15%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology