Specialist, Lateral Partner Recruiting

Specialist, Lateral Partner Recruiting

US-IL-Chicago | US-TX-Dallas | US-TX-Houston | US-Washington DC | US-WI-Milwaukee | US-FL-Tampa

ID


2026-3498

Category


Talent

Type


Regular Full-Time

FLSA Status


Exempt

Scheduled Hours


40+

Workplace


Hybrid

Overview

Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. Here, your unique perspectives, experiences, and abilities will be embraced and developed, so you can excel. Being a part of Foley means having the opportunities and resources necessary to gain experience, advance professional goals, and forge meaningful connections. It's a place where you can build your career and enjoy professionally satisfying work. We have over 2,300 people who are #HappyatFoley, and we think you will be too.

The Specialist, Lateral Partner Recruiting works closely with the Director of Legal Recruiting and Manager of Lateral Partner Recruiting to execute the firm's strategic lateral partner recruiting initiatives. This role coordinates all aspects of the lateral partner recruiting process across firm offices and regularly interfaces with partners, search firms, candidates, and the firm's business professionals, serving as a proactive representative of the firm. The ideal candidate will have experience in lateral attorney recruiting within a large law firm. Success in this role requires the ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple, competing responsibilities while delivering client service excellence on both routine and complex matters with internal and external stakeholders, including candidates, attorneys, and search firms.

Responsibilities

Review resumes, profiles, business plans, and related candidate materials; present to firm leadership and coordinate internal follow-up
• Oversee the lateral partner interview process, including scheduling and feedback collection
• Coordinate with stakeholders across the firm to advance candidates through conflicts, due diligence, financial modeling, and related processes
• Prepare correspondence regarding candidate status and maintain accurate records
• Maintain candidate documents and profiles in the tracking system; manage administrative processes related to recruiting materials
• Utilize competitive intelligence resources to research prospective candidates and groups
• Maintain and update recruiting content across LinkedIn, the Careers blog, the firm website, and email marketing platforms
• Provide metrics, reports, and updates on recruiting initiatives as needed
• Ability to work extended hours during peak period as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum of three (3) years of recruiting, human resources, talent development, legal practice, or project management experience required
• Large law firm, search firm, or professional services experience strongly preferred
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as familiarity with general database management
• Superior written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively across the organization

In support of transparency and equity in the workplace, Foley provides salary ranges for all positions. The figures below represent the full compensation range of this position. The actual offered amount will be between the range minimum and midpoint based on the following factors: education, experience, geographic market, and internal pay equity at Foley.
Milwaukee, Tampa - $77,500 to $108,500
Chicago, Dallas, Houston,- $85,300 to $119,400
Washington D.C. - $93,000 to $130,200 #LI-Hybrid

Foley & Lardner LLP is a top ranked law firm with offices throughout the United States and abroad. At Foley we strive to remain true to our core values- our clients, integrity, our people, citizenship, diversity, trust & respect, stewardship & accountability and professional satisfaction. As a result, we offer the highest quality legal counsel to our clients, as well as outstanding professional opportunities for our employees.


Foley employees enjoy a comfortable, yet professional work environment, exceptional benefit package, state-of-the-art technology, work/life balance, great working relationships and much more.


We invite you to consider a career with Foley.