Director, Legal Recruiting

About the role

The Director of Legal Recruiting provides strategic support to the firm's recruiting efforts across all offices. This position collaborates with the Chief Recruiting & Professional Development Officer, Management Committee, Practice Leadership, and Diversity Committee to develop, implement, and manage recruiting strategies and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead campus recruiting and law school outreach strategy, managing coordinators responsible for execution and ensuring consistent engagement and pipeline development across target schools
• Lead and oversee the summer associate program, including program structure, event strategy, budget management, and overall execution, with accountability for program quality, candidate experience, and offer outcomes
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for lateral associate recruiting function, providing oversight and support to the Legal Recruiting Manager, and ensuring alignment with firm growth priorities, practice group needs, and market conditions
• Serve as the central point of coordination across lateral recruiting channels, ensuring consistency in processes, communication, and candidate experience
• Oversee relationships with search firms
• Collaborate on lateral attorney integration
• Afford assistance with lateral partner recruiting
• Manage and develop recruiting team members, including setting priorities, allocating resources, and providing coaching and performance management
• Monitor recruiting activity and key metrics (e.g., hiring volume, acceptance rates, pipeline strength), providing visibility and escalating trends or issues to leadership
• Cook up with Professional Development, DEI, and other administrative teams to ensure alignment with broader talent initiatives
• Identify operational gaps and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, scalability, and consistency across recruiting functions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required along with 10 years of progressive experience, preferably in a law firm or other professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong initiative and independent judgment, with an ability to think strategically and drive results
• Pioneered ability to manage complex, high-volume workflows in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and organization
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to engage effectively and build credibility with attorneys, leadership, and business professional teams
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to anticipate issues, develop solutions, and execute effectively
• Collaborative and team-oriented, with the ability to work across teams and influence stakeholders in a multi-authority environment
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships, remain proactive, and manage competing priorities
• Strong planning and organizational skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage both short- and long-term initiatives, and drive measurable outcomes
• Exercises sound judgment and discretion, with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Windows applications
• Experience with Flo recruiting systems