Legal Recruiting Manager
For the DC Office of a Very Successful IP Boutique FirmThis is a filled position.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage the candidate experience; review candidate submissions, respond to inquiries, be point of contact for candidates, and maintain communications through the interview process to time of onboarding;
- Act as an ambassador of the firm and provide firm information to candidates;
- Build strong relationships with target schools; arrange on-campus events to build awareness of the firm and its offerings;
- Lead the fall recruitment season including identifying schools for OCI and organizing the firm’s participation; work closely with Recruitment Committee members to identify and prepare attorney interviewers, and facilitate offer decisions;
- Plan the Summer Associate program with the Professional Development Committee; Identify work projects and organize social events;
- Facilitate the hiring process for lateral attorney’s and patent agents; support Practice Group Leaders and Recruiting Committee members to make hiring decisions.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4-7 years’ experience in legal recruitment required;
- Knowledge of current best practices in legal recruitment; active participation in NALP preferred;
- Ability to manage summer and lateral recruiting programs;
- Excellent organization and oral and written communication skills, good judgment, flexibility, and the ability to work with little supervision;
- Must be able to manage projects, prioritize workload and solve problems;
- Strong computer skills required; ability to use a candidate management system; advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.