Legal Recruitment Manager

Department:  Recruiting/Human Resources

Office:  Boston or New York

Reports to:  Director of Recruitment

Position Summary

In connection with strategic growth plans for the organization, this position is responsible for the full cycle recruitment of lateral and entry level attorneys. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting practice group leaders to determine lateral associate recruiting needs, engaging search firms for lateral associate recruitment, management of all resume review and selection processes, assessing evaluations, coordination and management of the Firm’s Summer Program, Fall On-Campus Programs, and other related responsibilities in relation to all non-partner attorney hiring and integration initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• This position will be responsible for managing all aspects of legal recruiting including the day-to-day activities for multiple offices related to all phases of non-partner attorney and summer associate interviewing, hiring, and orientation.
• Organize local information for firm-wide legal recruiting projects (i.e., online summer directory, annual NALPforms, firm wide summer events, AmLaw/Vault surveys, law student events).
• Work with the Hiring Committee and Director of Recruitment to assess and augment overall entry-level and lateral hiring programs to further align recruiting efforts with the needs and strengths of the Firm’s business objectives; serve as strategic liaison with targeted law school leadership to foster and expand working relationships to continue raising profile of the Firm within the 1L and 2L audiences.
• Plan and execute the Firm’s summer program, including budgeting, social and training calendar, orientation, work product and evaluations and other summer program training programs together with the Professional Development team to ensure success for each summer associate.
• Manage life cycle of lateral associate searches across US offices; maintain and cultivate search firm relationships on a national level.
• Develop and implement interview training best practices for members of the Firm involved in legal hiring.
• Maintain job files and resumes according to legal recruiting procedures. Ensures best practices with submission tracking, completion of all Firm forms and applications, oversees processing of conflicts and background reports; and completion of reference checks for associate hires.
• Monitor market trends and keep Firm management apprised of trends in attracting and retaining top talent, and other relative industry intelligence.
• Partner with the Director of Recruiting to develop, socialize, and execute efficient and effective hiring strategies for business needs.
• Partner and serve as liaison across HR, Recruiting, and Professional Development teams for end-to-end client satisfaction in the recruiting process.
• Assist the Director of Recruiting on various aspects of lateral partner hiring, on-boarding and integration.
• Maintain and analyze statistical data on recruiting, retention and diversity efforts.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (JD a plus).
• Minimum of five plus years recruiting experience in a global law firm (preferred) or legal/professional services environment.
• Thorough knowledge of NALP’s Principles & Standards.
• Ability and flexibility to problem solve and handle difficult situations professionally and tactfully.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates sound judgement.
• Embraces, and is energized by, innovative and outside-the-box initiatives.
• Intermediate experience with leveraging social media in conjunction with attorney hiring.
• Ability to respect, protect and maintain highly confidential and sensitive information.
• Detailed knowledge of Lawcruit or viDesktop / viRecruit (viRecruit a plus), or other familiarity with applicant tracking systems.
• Excellent computer knowledge, including superb knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, and ability to adapt to new software.