We are seeking an experienced (5+years) Legal Recruiting professional to join an established recruitment team. This role is ideal for a someone who enjoys owning the recruiting process, partnering with attorneys and firm leadership, and serving as a key ambassador of the firm's brand. This highly visible role will partner closely with firm leadership, practice group leaders, and attorneys to attract top legal talent while delivering a best-in-class candidate experience.
Client Details
Our client is a leading, top global law firm located in Midtown Manhattan. This is a growth opportunity for an individual interested in taking that next step to own the entire lateral recruiting function on an established and collaborative recruitment team. The role is 4 days onsite in Midtown Manhattan.
Description
- Partner with firm management, practice group leaders, and Recruiting leadership to identify hiring needs and develop strategic recruiting plans.
- Manage the full lifecycle of lateral associate, judicial clerk, and 3L recruiting, from initial candidate identification through offer acceptance.
- Screen resumes, coordinate interviews, facilitate candidate visits, and manage all aspects of the candidate experience.
- Lead recruiting communications, including candidate correspondence, interview coordination, feedback collection, and stakeholder updates.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for legal search firms and recruiting partners, providing clear search guidance and timely feedback.
- Manage recruiting materials, candidate reports, job postings, recruiting presentations, and recruiting-related website content.
- Coordinate onboarding activities for lateral hires, including conflicts checks, background screenings, orientation planning, and integration support.
- Maintain recruiting databases, candidate records, fee agreements, search firm documentation, and recruiting analytics.
- Participate in special projects and strategic talent initiatives across the Talent Acquisition function.
Profile
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years of legal recruiting experience within a Big Law environment.
- Experience supporting lateral associate recruiting, attorney recruiting, judicial clerk recruiting, and/or law school recruiting programs.
- Strong understanding of law firm recruiting processes and legal talent markets.
- Proven ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Experience working directly with attorneys, partners, law school career offices, and external search firms.
- Strong Microsoft Office proficiency and comfort working with applicant tracking systems and recruiting databases.
- Ability to handle highly confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Job Offer
- Up to $140k base.
- 4 days onsite in Midtown. Occasional work from home weeks around holidays.
- Growth opportunities to own the lateral recruiting function.
- Work at a leading global law firm on alongside a collaborative recruiting team.
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