Lateral Legal Recruiting Manager, LTO - Recruiting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage lateral hiring activity (e.g., interface with recruiting agencies and partners, handle scheduling, coordinate onboarding and integration with the Talent Management and Conflicts teams)
• Maintain relationships with recruiters at agencies and search firms; remain in frequent communication with trusted recruitment partners and headhunters to ensure top talent is being submitted to the firm
• Perform statistical analysis on hiring trends and attrition, and present progress reports as requested
• Closely monitor practice group needs with Managing Partners. Frequently share applications with senior partners for review
• Absorb responsibility for coordinating the Firm’s Visiting Lawyers Program by managing communication between partners, clients, and candidates (e.g., tracking candidates and correspondences, scheduling interviews, participating in LL.M. Job Fairs aimed at recruiting Visiting Lawyer candidates, etc.)
• Organize firm meetings between partners and agencies related to recruitment programming
• Manage vendor relationships, including those involving recruiting technologies
• Manage relationships with other service departments (i.e., notifying other departments of upcoming hires, tracking technology requests/changes, etc)
• Work with Talent Management with respect to onboarding practices
• Manage events calendar with other constituents
• Train and coach junior staff
• Work closely with recruiting teammates, as needed, when lateral recruitment needs additional support
• Absorb responsibility for assisting non-NY offices with lateral associate recruitment, as well as the Executive Director’s office with partner recruitment, as needed on an ad-hoc basis
• Special projects or other duties may be assigned within other areas of the LTO specifically, Talent Management, Learning & Development, and Diversity Management Department

Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel, lawyers and staff
• Must thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Must possess excellent supervisory and interpersonal skills
• Must be highly organized, motivated and energetic
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and address sensitive matters with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure environment

Education And/or Experience

• B.A. required, along with seven or more years of recruiting experience
• Recruiting experience at a law firm is strongly preferred but is not a requirement

Compensation

The base salary range offered for this role will be between $160,000 and $180,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm. The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits.

For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits.