Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager

For the New York or D.C. Office of a Very Innovative Law Firm
This is a filled position.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee full cycle attorney recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, preparing offers and assisting with onboarding for the New York City and Washington D.C. offices;
• Develop and drive innovative sourcing methods to build proactive talent pipelines; create a sourcing plan for open positions, including the identification and management of external sources for those open positions;
• Collaborate with leadership, including Practice Group Leaders and Office Partners-in-Charge, to identify hiring needs and recruiting objectives;
• Find effective methods of advancing the Firm's diversity recruiting efforts and attract diverse attorney candidates by collaborating with the Diversity Outreach Recruitment Manager;
• Develop, track and analyze reports and projections regarding market trends in diversity, legal recruiting, and retention;
• Assist with annual budget process.

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree required; JD preferred;
• 4+ years experience in legal recruiting, preferably in a law firm in the New York or Washington, D.C. metro areas;
• Demonstrated knowledge of current law firm industry trends in those markets required; strong relationships and connections in those legal markets required;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to exercise sound judgment and creative problem-solving skills;
• Exceptional ability to prioritize and manage projects, work in high-pressure situations and meet deadlines in a timely and organized manner;
• Working knowledge of recruiting software, preferably viRecruit.