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Legal Recruitment ManagerNYC Staffing • New York, NY, US
Legal Recruitment Manager

Legal Recruitment Manager

NYC Staffing • New York, NY, US
18 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Legal Recruitment Manager

WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,000 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States and Europe. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology, and business, and we remain committed to our guiding principles of providing quality, excellent legal and client services; developing diversity among our lawyers and staff; and cultivating an environment that promotes an ambitious spirit, collaboration, and collegiality by drawing on the extraordinary talents and dynamic experience of our lawyers. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our clients and the communities in which we practice.

What You Will Be Doing :

Responsible for the effective, efficient, and consistent delivery of recruitment functions and communications including, but not limited to, all aspects of attorney recruiting and hiring, onboarding and integration, the execution of the firm's summer programs, law school recruitment, and non-partner lateral hiring as well as additional projects upon request. Supervises, develops, and trains recruitment coordinators and assistants.

About This Role :

  • Oversees recruitment processes and reporting and works collaboratively with Recruitment Managers across offices.
  • Supervises, guides, develops, and trains recruitment coordinators and assistants.
  • Actively participates to help align recruitment efforts, best practices, and strategy across offices.
  • In alignment with the firm's strategic goals, objectives, and initiatives, develops and maintains a recruitment budget. Manages monthly monitoring of the accounts, anticipates and resolves discrepancies.
  • Ensures accuracy of recruitment and interview process data and assists with compliance and reporting.
  • Keeps abreast of industry trends and best practices.
  • Assumes other responsibilities as assigned, including the management of various firm-wide and / or department-wide projects.

Summer Associate Program :

  • In collaboration with the Legal Recruitment Department, successfully designs, manages, and evaluates all aspects of the firm's Summer Associate Program including, pre-arrival processes and communications, orientation, mentoring program with partners and associates, social and community service events, diversity initiatives, educational and special firm programming.
  • In conjunction with Hiring Partners, Summer Program Co-Chairs, and Practice Managers, generates interest and solicits substantive summer associate work assignments and observational opportunities from the firm's practice areas and pro bono programs.
  • In conjunction with Hiring Partners, manages the evaluation and offer process for summer associates.
  • Law School and Judicial Clerk Recruitment :

  • In collaboration with the Hiring Partners and Legal Recruitment Coordinator, effectively and efficiently manages the judicial clerk and law school student recruitment process including supporting efforts for the firm's branding initiatives and targeted law school communications.
  • With the Hiring Partners and Legal Recruitment Department, leads the Hiring Committee and oversees successful on-campus and in-office interviewing, effective offer extension and follow up. Successfully meets hiring targets.
  • Collaborate with the Inclusion and Opportunity team and Inclusion & Opportunity committee to implement recruiting initiatives.
  • Ensures accuracy of hiring data. Creates and maintains reports, metrics, and analysis for internal and external purposes. Review and analyze post-season metrics.
  • Responsible for ensuring consistent application of firm-wide recruitment policies and procedures.
  • Works with the Legal Recruitment team to propose and implement strategy for law student outreach and law student intern program(s) through communications with law school placement offices, email campaigns to 1Ls, contact with student groups, and other means.
  • Lateral Attorney Hiring :

  • In collaboration with the Legal Recruitment team, locally manages aspects of the non-partner and partner lateral attorney recruitment processes. Coordinates onboarding and integration for new hires. Resource to lawyers throughout their hiring and due diligence process (conflicts process, background checks, etc.).
  • Firm-wide departmental responsibility for non-partner lateral attorney hiring. Develops and maintains strong relationships with search firms to attract and source candidates.
  • Required Skills :

    What You Will Bring / Your Qualifications :

  • Strong leadership and management skills are required.
  • Strong attention to detail, excellent written and analytical skills, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task are required.
  • Strong oral communication and inter-personal skills are required.
  • Ability to work in a team environment is critical. Motivation and drive are important.
  • Successful time management skills are required.
  • Strong technical skills on the following applications preferred : Excel, PowerPoint, LawCruit, viDesktop. Experience with WebEx and Flo Recruit is an added plus.
  • Ability to juggle multiple responsibilities; excellent attention to detail; ability to take initiative and work independently.
  • Required Experience :

  • Education : Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience : A minimum of two years' management experience and three years' relevant legal, personnel, or recruitment experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and organizational skills.
  • This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees in the position. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills for positions. The firm reserves the right at all times, in its sole discretion, to add or subtract duties and responsibilities, as it deems necessary.

    WilmerHale is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination. It is our policy to take all employment actions and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, citizenship status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, disability, military status, status as a disabled or other protected veteran, or any other protected status under applicable law. WilmerHale will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and otherwise as required by applicable law.

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