Legal Lateral Recruiting Manager (Law Firm Experience)

Overview We are conducting a search for an experienced Legal Lateral Recruiting Manager with a B.A. and at least seven years of recruiting experience—preferably in a law firm—who demonstrates strong communication skills with personnel at all levels, including attorneys and staff. The ideal candidate will support the full life-cycle of lateral recruitment — with a particular focus on special counsel and all associate-level positions across all practice areas. The Lateral Legal Recruiting Manager will assist the Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting in creating, developing, and implementing effective processes and best practices. What You'll Do Manage lateral hiring activity (e.g., interface with recruiting agencies and partners, handle scheduling, coordinate onboarding and integration with the Talent Management and Conflicts teams) Monitor market conditions and trends related to lateral recruitment; make suggestions on process improvements to hiring practices Maintain relationships with recruiters at agencies and search firms; remain in frequent communication with trusted recruitment partners and headhunters to ensure top talent is being submitted to the firm Performs statistical analysis on hiring trends and attrition, and present progress reports as requested Closely monitor practice group needs with Managing Partners; and frequently share applications with senior partners for review Assist with coordinating the Firm’s Visiting Lawyers Program by managing communication between partners, clients, and candidates (e.g., tracking candidates and correspondences, scheduling interviews, participating in LL.M. Job Fairs aimed at recruiting Visiting Lawyer candidates, etc.) Organize firm meetings between partners and agencies related to recruitment programming Manage vendor relationships, including those involving recruiting technologies Manage relationships with other service departments (i.e., notifying other departments of upcoming hires, tracking technology requests/changes, etc) Work with Talent Management with respect to onboarding practices Manage events calendar with other constituents Train and coach junior staff. Work closely with recruiting teammates, as needed, when lateral recruitment needs additional support Assist non-NY offices with lateral associate recruitment, as well as the Executive Director’s office with partner recruitment, as needed on an ad-hoc basis Special projects or other duties may be assigned within other areas of the LTO specifically, Talent Management, Learning & Development, and Diversity Management Department. In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management. What You'll Bring B.A. required. 7 or more years of recruiting experience. Recruiting experience at a law firm is strongly preferred but is not a requirement. Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel, lawyers and staff. Must thrive in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Must possess excellent supervisory and interpersonal skills. Must be highly organized, motivated and energetic. Ability to maintain confidentiality and address sensitive matters with discretion. Ability to work in a fast-paced, high pressure environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr SourcePro Search