Senior Legal Recruiting Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate with local Hiring Partners and Practice Group Leaders
• Conduct outreach to and build professional relationships with search firm recruiters
• Strategically source candidates via internal referrals and targeted searches
• Review and screen candidate materials
• Manage interview process
• Liaise with senior management on offer approvals
• Oversee candidate offer process and due diligence follow-up
• Work with HR and Immigration team on candidate sponsorship needs
• Coordinate with local Hiring Partners and law school teams
• Partner with law school career services offices and student organizations
• Plan for student outreach and events
• Develop and execute plan for h on-campus engagement
• Set hiring targets
• Oversee the interview and offer process
• Plan and execute the West Coast Summer Associate Program
• Oversee pre-onboarding communications
• Plan and execute orientation, trainings, events, work assignment process and evaluation collection
• Lead Summer Associate Committee meetings
• Compile and utilize recruitment statistics and market trends in order to report on and optimize recruitment processes
• Implement best hiring practices and recommend improvements to policies and processes
• Partner with the Director of Legal Recruiting to implement firm and team strategic goals
• Manage Legal Recruiting budget and reimbursement approvals
• Oversee approval of attorney Legal Recruiting investment hours
• Develop and lead interviewer trainings and new attorney Legal Recruiting orientation
• Provide training, supervision, feedback, evaluations and mentorship to legal recruiting team members
• Collaborate with Marketing and Diversity and Inclusion teams to develop Legal Recruiting brochures, swag and firm collateral
• Oversee development and distribution of quarterly Legal Recruiting Newsletter
• Manage, train, evaluate, mentor and motivate direct reports, contributing to their development and advancement by setting standards, goals and expectations for expected and successful performance

Job/Education Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of prior legal recruiting experience in a law firm
• Prior supervisory experience
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize competing demands, manage projects from inception to completion and meet various deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Superior written, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact effectively with attorneys and professional staff at all levels and in differing jurisdictions
• Knowledge of legal employment issues
• Ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Use of good judgment and discretion
• Ability to work across multiple offices, travel as needed and work overtime, as needed
• Knowledge of legal employment issues
• Ability to understand unconscious bias and its effect on recruiting and hiring
• Ability to set priorities, work independently and handle a variety of duties effectively under time constraints
• Resourceful, ability to find creative solutions and avenues to fulfill the firm’s recruiting needs
• Highly proactive and responsive
• Proficiency in using social media platforms to promote the firm’s recruiting efforts
• Ability to develop and analyze reports and projections regarding market trends in diversity, legal recruiting and retention
• Experience with an applicant tracking system, such as LawCruit or viRecruit, and running data for reports

Preferred Requirements

• Member of professional organizations (such as NALP)
• Experience with HRIS systems (preferably Workday)

Pay

The annualized base salary range for this position is expected to be $175,000.00-$200,000.00.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Time Off
• Fertility and family building support