Through the opening of her own firm, a lawyer has created her own legal jobs in Atlanta.

Stephany Lewis announced that she has launched Lewis James Legal, LLC . The company will provide law firms and major corporations with specialized legal professionals, contract staffing, document review and direct hire search and placement services.

The boutique, woman-owned recruitment firm will matcg qualified legal talent with firms and major corporations.

Other services will include contract Staffing Solutions, project and Document Review Teams, and direct Hire Search and Placement.

“Although there are many legal staffing and recruiting firms in the marketplace, I am convinced that with the extensive experience of our team, Lewis James Legal is poised to provide our client’s with a competitive advantage in the marketplace. As a woman-owned company, we intuitively approach the “people” side of our business every day. Our business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit and client focused culture, along with deep knowledge of the legal, recruiting and staffing industry are our unique value proposition,” explains Ms. Lewis. “This boutique approach allows us to tailor our solutions to each client’s unique talent acquisition needs to become a valuable strategic partner. Atlanta is my home, and I am excited to start my third staffing and recruiting company here.” said Ms. Lewis.

Tiverity announced this week that it has secured a key hire for financial jobs in Atlanta.

The Unified Communications (UC) and Contact Center systems integration firm appointed Mr. Joe McGhee as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

The new hire has worked for Cisco Systems, Avaya Communications, and Siemens. Read the rest of this entry »

A company specializing in kids’ projects has announced its intent to hire for design jobs in Atlanta.

Kids II, an infant and toddler product company, is currently hiring professionals in 10 career categories to help design, manufacture, distribute, market and support its more than 400 products, it said in a press release.

The company plans to fill at least 50 positions in 2012, adding to the global employee base of nearly 400 worldwide employees — 230 of which are in Atlanta.

“We recognize the importance of creating a corporate culture where employees are empowered to make decisions and have access to the best available resources,” said Ryan Gunnigle, president and CEO of Kids II. “From designer work stations and interactive smart boards to a dynamic showroom, a game room and designer lounging areas, our executive team has worked hard to create a work environment that inspires innovation. We believe this will help fuel the creative minds that design, support and market our products.”

The company also announced it has relocated its global headquarters to the Terminus 200 office tower in Buckhead.

The new office will accommodate Kids II’s rapid growth and product expansion.

GLC Associates said this week it has launched a recruitment process outsourcing solution with the aim of connecting job seekers with Atlanta jobs and helping companies recruit talent.

The company said the new solution is flexible and cost-effective.

“We have incorporated over a decade of best practice service solutions into one of the nation’s leading RPO programs,” said Lorin Cone, GLC Group’s President and CEO. “Because of this, we’ve been able to recruit and retain some of the highest caliber recruiters in the industry, giving us the resources to quickly recruit only the best talent,” he continued.
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A local rehab center has announced an expansion and plans for hiring for healthcare jobs in Atlanta.

Adcare Health Systems has created a partnership with Genesis Rehab Services (GRS), a provider of physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy services in the long-term care industry

The move expands GRS’s presence in Oklahoma and Arkansas and creates new Atlanta job opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

A local company has secured a key hire for operations jobs in Atlanta.

The hire will oversee all production operations at Multi-Pack Atlanta’s two facilities.

Frank Garrett’s emphasis will concentrate on three key areas: Productivity, Safety, and Quality.
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VoiceNation has announced a big expansion that will involve hiring for customer service rep jobs in Atlanta.

The company will undergo renovations to quadruple in size to meet the current demand for live answering services and leave opportunity for additional growth. VoiceNation’s incoming call volume has more than doubled, the company said. Read the rest of this entry »

Ryla announced this week that is recruiting hundreds for customer service jobs in Atlanta.

The Alorica company announced that it needs to hire over 650 people immediately for a temporary one-week project. The customer service jobs are the final wave of hiring for a seasonal project at the Ryla contact center.

“This is a perfect opportunity to make extra cash for the holidays,” says Ryla HR Director Karen Smith. “Employees will make $9 per hour with a bonus of an extra $1.00 an hour at the end of the project for each hour worked,” stated Smith. Employees will be paid for all project work on December 16. Additional incentives will be offered, and a drawing for a cruise for two will be awarded on the final day of the project.

Employees hired will be offered paid training and will work from December 5 - 12. Candidates should have basic customer service skills and a general knowledge of computers. The three-day training program begins on Monday, December 5, and the remaining time will be spent taking customer care calls through Monday, December 12.

Interested applicants should apply online at www.ryla.com . Qualified applicants will be contacted for a scheduled interview. Ryla is a leading domestic-focused provider of customer contact services for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Ryla does not conduct telemarketing or cold calls.

CRC said this week that despite the sluggish economy, it is recruiting for a variety of jobs, including sales jobs in Atlanta.

CRC, Computer Resource Center, LLC was founded in 1989 in Tampa Florida as a software development company for the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Beginning in 1996, CRC began serving its software in the cloud as a provider of Software as a Service.

CRC is currently trying to hire in four different departments: Read the rest of this entry »

Revising its earlier figure, UPS said last week it plans on hiring even more people for shipping jobs in Atlanta in anticipation of a big holiday season.

The shipping giant said it will be hiring 55,000 seasonal employees across the U.S. this year to work either as driver helpers or package sorters, loaders or unloaders.

This is up from its previously announced figure. UPS is hiring for jobs all across the US, and even for seasonal jobs in San Antonio. Read the rest of this entry »