Perkins Coie Adds Jennifer Bluestein as Chief Talent Officer
Jennifer Bluestein has joined Perkins Coie as chief talent officer, responsible for all human resources functions, including associate, counsel and staff recruitment, development and training, performance management, employee relations, compliance, compensation and benefits.
Bluestein, who is based in Perkins Coie’s Chicago office, was previously at Greenberg Traurig for more than 10 years as Director of Professional Development and then Chief Learning & Development Officer. Prior to that, she was Director of Professional Development at Baker & McKenzie for five years. Earlier in her career, she was an employment and litigation attorney.
She is a frequent speaker and author on mentoring, talent management and other human resources topics; her book, An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm, was published last year by Practising Law Institute. Jennifer has also served as a volunteer human resources consultant for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. She is a former committee member of the American Bar Association and former board member of Connections for Abused Women and Their Children and the Professional Development Consortium. Jennifer received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and her B.A., cum laude, from Tufts University.
