John David Tarbox

Managing Director and EVP, Executive Committee Member

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Trusted legal staffing leader delivering innovative workforce solutions and document review expertise to law firms & corporate legal departments nationwide

Mr. Tarbox is managing director and EVP of Beacon Hill Legal, the specialty legal staffing and outsourcing division of Beacon Hill. He and his teams help law firms and corporate legal groups save time and money by designing creative and compliant temporary staffing solutions, ranging from contract staffing of attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries to large-scale management of document review projects. 

As a founding employee of Beacon Hill, Mr. Tarbox is responsible for Beacon Hill Legal's national expansion. He is recognized as an early adopter of new technology and trends, enabling his team and clients to proactively address the evolving challenges that face the legal staffing industry, and he has been published in the New York Law Journal. Since 2016, Mr. Tarbox and his team of legal staffing professionals have designed systems and processes that support the staffing and management of document review projects, efficiently processing millions of documents at review centers across the US throughout this time.

Mr. Tarbox began his career as a specialist in permanent placement and has a demonstrated history of success in Executive Search. Since 1997, he has consistently delivered quality personnel for even the most complex and demanding projects. Mr. Tarbox holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire. He is a member of Beacon Hill's Executive Committee and sits on the company's Technology Committee.


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