At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
- Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and discounted corporate health plans
- Flexible work options
- Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
The Opportunity:
Our Talent Acquisition team is dedicated to finding the best people for the firm and providing top-tier service to our stakeholders. We are looking to hire an enthusiastic and experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to join our team in the US.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Talent Acquisition team at a pivotal and exciting time for the firm. We are in a period of strategic growth, and this role will play a major part in helping build out our US presence and New York office / global hub.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Manage end-to-end recruitment for legal practices and business services across the US.
- Conduct talent mapping and direct sourcing to identify and engage high-quality candidates.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand hiring needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
- Execute law student and lateral attorney recruiting; coordinate in-office interviews for all associate candidates including managing approvals, advertising roles, direct sourcing candidate (LinkedIn etc), and managing third party relationships, CV mail;
- Engage and manage recruitment agency relationships, ensuring terms of business are agreed and best practice protocols are in place; negotiating fees, building key relationships and keep up to date with market trends.
- Raise the firms brand presence in the US and utilise current network, relationships to elevate quality of talent being put forward to stakeholder.
- Manage agency spend and aim to reduce unnecessary costs through direct sourcing methods.
- Partner with relevant People & Culture based recruitment team to ensure consistent employee experience and collaborate with local business services teams across all US offices remotely and in person;
- Stay up-to-date on labor legislation and inform managers about changes in regulations applying changes to processes where necessary;
- Manage robust orientation, onboarding and integration process for entry-level, lateral associates and business services;
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with various law school careers services personnel to facilitate the Firm's recruiting efforts;
- Manage resume collections and interview process; plan follow-up events and law school outreach programs;
- Any additional responsibilities as required.
This is a full-time, permanent role based in our New York office with hybrid working.
More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site.
About you:
The successful candidate will:
- Minimum of 4 years recruiting, in a law firm environment;
- BA/BS required;
- Experience using Applicant tracking Systems;
- Highly self-motivated, energetic, self-starter, positive, flexible attitude; collaborator;
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail;
- Ability to take initiative, complete projects independently and juggle multiple priorities;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills; ability to quickly build credibility and trust;
- Excellent judgment, professionalism, leadership, organization and time management skills;
- Strong project management experience working as part of cross-functional, global matrixed teams, HR preferred;
- Ability to interact with all levels of personnel and project a strong and positive image of the Firm; excellent client service skills.
- Strong data analysis skills; able to use technology to find solutions that drive efficiency and excellence in planning and implementation processes;
- Proven ability to learn and adapt to new software applications, including generative AI applications.
- Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required; experience in the database program Simplicity and Handshake applicant tracking system, LinkedIn Recruiter
Salary Banding: $140,000 - $180,000
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