Overview In this role, you will own the full attorney recruiting lifecycle, focusing on lateral associates and student recruitment, to strengthen the firm's talent pipeline. You will blend data-driven strategy with market intelligence and leadership to deliver a high-touch candidate experience that supports firm growth. You'll partner with partners and leadership to design proactive recruiting plans and ensure exceptional service to internal and external stakeholders. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role at a leading international law firm with opportunities to shape talent strategy.
Compensation / Benefits- healthcare
- paid time off
- discretionary merit bonuses
- life and disability insurance
- retirement plans
- tailored learning opportunities
Responsibilities- Own full-cycle lateral associate recruiting: intake, sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, onboarding
- Build proactive pipelines for priority practices; align with hiring partners on staffing and growth objectives
- Maintain relationships with external recruiters; manage terms, performance, and submissions quality
- Monitor market trends and compensation; translate insights into sourcing strategies
- Oversee data hygiene across ATS; generate dashboards and analytics for decision-making
- Lead student recruitment programs: OCI calendars, interviewer selection, callbacks
- Design and manage Summer Associate Program: orientation, training, events, evaluation, conversion
- Track student recruiting outcomes; analyze yield, acceptance drivers, ROI
- Develop skills mapping plan to match practice group needs
- Lead and develop Recruiting Coordinators/Specialists; enforce service standards
- Drive cross-team projects to elevate the recruiting function; foster collaboration with attorneys and staff
Key requirements- 5+ years of attorney recruiting or talent management in a multioffice law firm or professional services environment
- 2+ years of people management preferred
- Proven success in high-volume, full-cycle legal recruiting with strong organizational skills
- Strong consultative communication; able to influence senior stakeholders with data-backed recommendations
- Proficiency with ATS/CRM systems (e.g., VI Recruit, FloRecruit, or similar), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Microsoft 365; track record of data integrity and reporting
- High discretion with confidential information; calm under pressure and adaptable to last-minute changes
- relationship management
- client-oriented service mentality
- effective communication
- VI Recruit
- FloRecruit
- LinkedIn Recruiter
