The list of Am Law 100 firms with C-suite positions dedicated to managing talent continues to grow, with Foley & Lardner announcing the hire Tuesday of former Vinson & Elkins professional development director Jennifer Cafferty Patton as its first chief legal talent officer.

Patton, who practiced with Baker Botts at the start of her legal career, spent nearly six years at Vinson & Elkins, previously overseeing the firm’s global lateral recruitment. She will work out of the Houston office of the Milwaukee-based firm.