Manager, Lawyer Talent Acquisition

Role Overview

• Guide and advise lateral candidates through the recruiting process to ensure their experience is representative of the Firm's standards of excellence.
• Manage due diligence and offer process.
• Draft offers and present compensation packages to the Investment Subcommittee.
• Prepare lateral hire packets for partner candidates presented to the Executive Committee and Partnership.
• Manage post-offer communications with candidates to maintain momentum and ensure that each candidate has all the information they need to make an informed decision.
• Work closely with the Director of Lawyer Recruiting, Senior Manager, Lawyer Recruiting, Practice Group Chairs, and other firm leaders to advance strategic hiring initiatives for respective practice groups.
• Collaborate with Practice Group Chairs and Partners-in-Charge to develop prospective candidate profiles.
• Coordinate resources to identify candidates who match the profile and determine method of contact and relevant follow-up
• Collaborate with members of Partner Recruiting team to advance recruiting goals for respective practice groups
• Monitors current trends in compensation, professional development, and market generally to help ensure Firm's efforts are competitive
• Conduct trainings across the team to sharpen external pitch with candidates and external recruiters
• Develop and maintain solid relationships with legal search firms, including negotiate, review, and approve contracts, retainers, and exclusivity agreements with search firms
• Be an active member of NALSC, NALP, and local legal recruiting city group organization and will be able to obtain benchmarking data through professional networks.
• Will also be a speaker at national and local organizations.
• Supervise and train junior team members
• Travel as necessary

Requirements

• 5+ years’ work experience as a legal recruiter required, preferably in an environment recruiting partners.
• 5+ years’ demonstrated knowledge of current law firm industry trends in those markets required.
• 5+ years’ strong relationships and connections in legal markets, with search firms and counterparts at other legal employers
• 5+ years’ active involvement and presence in industry professional group(s), in some combination of leadership roles, speaking engagements, publishing articles, etc.
• Bachelor's Degree required, JD preferred
• Excellent communicator and interpersonal skills, including the ability to maintain effective working relationships and communicate verbally and in writing in a professional, courteous manner with lawyers, firm members, professional staff and other business contacts
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive with the ability to execute against the agreed recruitment strategy
• Anticipate issues and diplomatically drive initiatives to achieve results
• Exceptional ability to prioritize and advance projects, work under pressure, and meet deadlines in a timely and organized manner
• Public relations skills and ability to represent the firm in a professional manner
• Exercises sound judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to respect, protect and maintain highly confidential and sensitive information
• Demonstrated writing ability and excellent grammar, spelling and proofreading skills are required
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Products, i.e. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel
• Must be detail oriented, able to prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines, and able to work in an efficient and organized manner.

Benefits

• Choice of health and vision insurance plans
• 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
• Dental plan
• Fertility and adoption benefit
• Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Retirement contribution