Attorney Recruiting Manager

We are hiring for a Attorney Recruiting Manager on behalf of a rapidly growing national alw firm. The Attorney Recruiting Manager  owns the strategy and execution of attorney hiring across the firm, including lateral partners, lateral associates, counsel, and early-career talent. You will partner directly with practice group leaders, office leadership, and firm management to turn growth plans into hiring plans, and you will manage the recruiters, coordinators, and external search firms who help deliver them.

This is a visible, high-impact role for someone who combines strong relationship skills with a proactive, data-driven approach to sourcing and closing attorney talent in a competitive market.

Attorney Recruiting Manager Responsibilities:

• Build and execute an attorney recruiting strategy aligned with the firm’s growth plan, practice group priorities, and market expansion goals.

• Lead lateral recruiting for partners, counsel, and associates: identify targets, make outreach, manage the interview process, coordinate conflicts and business reviews, and support offer negotiation through acceptance.

• Manage the early-career pipeline, including summer associate and law school recruiting programs, on-campus and off-campus interviewing, and the associate class cycle.

• Partner with practice group leaders and partners to define hiring needs, set expectations, and advise on market conditions, compensation, and competitor movement.

• Proactively source and map the market for key practice areas using LinkedIn Recruiter, legal directories, rankings, and industry networks, and build relationships with passive candidates before roles open.

• Manage and develop relationships with legal search firms, establishing clear terms, accountability, and service levels, and reduce reliance on agencies where internal sourcing can do the job.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of attorney recruiters and recruiting coordinators; set priorities, review pipelines, and drive performance.

• Coordinate with finance, conflicts, general counsel, marketing, and operations so new attorneys are cleared, on-boarded, and set up for success.

• Track and report on key metrics such as time to fill, offer acceptance, source of hire, diversity of slates, and cost per hire, and provide regular updates to firm leadership.

• Strengthen the firm’s employer brand with attorney audiences through events, alumni networks, law school relationships, and recruiting marketing.

• Improve recruiting processes, technology, and candidate experience as the firm scales.

• Ensure compliance with employment laws, fair hiring practices, and firm policies, and handle confidential information with discretion.

Attorney Recruiting Manager Requirements:

• 6+ years of recruiting experience, with significant experience recruiting attorneys at a law firm or a professional services organization.

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Experience recruiting for a firm in a period of rapid growth, a merger, or new-office launch.

• Demonstrated success with lateral partner and associate recruiting, and familiarity with law firm economics and practice group structures

• Strong sourcing skills, with a track record of building proactive pipelines rather than relying on inbound candidates.

• Credibility with partners and senior leaders, with the ability to advise, influence, and hold firm on process when needed.

• Experience managing search firm relationships.

• Comfort using data and recruiting metrics to guide decisions and report on results.

• Excellent judgment, discretion, communication, and organization.

• Proficiency with an ATS and sourcing tools.

• Familiarity with law school recruiting, NALP guidelines, and summer program management.

• Experience with lateral partner market intelligence tools and law firm rankings and directories.

Job Details:

• Position Type: Direct Hire

• Location: Chicago – Hybrid 

• Compensation: $120,000-130,000 base salary, discretionary bonus

• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits including 401k, health, dental, vision

If you are qualified and interested, apply today!

Rachel Holmes
Principal, Human Resources Recruiting

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