Associate Director of Global Legal Recruiting

For the New York Office of a Global Law Firm
This is a filled position.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee Legal Recruiting team; liaise closely with Recruiting team members in the Firm's global offices; run weekly NY recruiting team meetings and monthly US recruiting team meetings; project and manage all annual NY recruiting budgets;
• Oversee and develop strategy for all aspects of campus recruiting for the US, Asia and Sao Paulo offices; direct the US Summer Associate Program; identify and manage recruiting initiatives and summer associate programs;
• Liaise with appropriate partners, practice group leaders, and administrative point people regarding lateral associate and special counsel searches for all US, London, Sao Paulo, and Asia offices;
• Develop strategy for, and oversee, judicial clerkship recruiting, 1L recruiting programs, and all other campus recruiting activities and firm branding initiatives throughout the school year;
• Develop and institute information technology to improve the Firm's applicant tracking management; track and synthesize historical and real-time recruiting statistics;
• Manage relationships with contacts at industry publications, including Vault, AmLaw, etc.; provide strategy for branding and outreach; build and develop relationships with legal search firms.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree; 10+ years of legal recruiting experience; prior experience leading, managing and motivating a team;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; team-oriented;
• Demonstrated confidence in managing budgets and statistics;
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to use good judgment and decision-making.