Wisnik Career Enterprises

For the Boston, DC or New York Office of a Top Global Law Firm

Responsibilities include:

Oversee and manage all attorney recruiting activities for the firm’s East Coast offices, including Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., ensuring alignment with firmwide recruiting processes and hiring strategy.
Lead and coordinate local recruiting teams across assigned offices, providing day-to-day guidance, oversight, and support while partnering closely with the firmwide recruiting function.
Manage all aspects of lateral attorney recruiting, including identifying hiring priorities, engaging with search firms, coordinating interview processes, and supporting candidate evaluation and selection.
Oversee and teams supporting law school recruiting programs and activities, including campus outreach, interview programs, and related initiatives.
Collaborate with practice group leaders and other stakeholders to support specific growth efforts and communicate evolving talent needs.
Maintain deep knowledge of legal market and recruiting trends, develop external relationships with headhunters, peer firms, and industry groups, and contribute to long-term regional recruiting plans and goals.

Qualifications include:

Minimum of 7 years of experience in attorney recruiting, attorney professional development, or a closely related field, within a large, multi-office law firm environment.
Bachelor’s degree required; JD preferred.
Demonstrated experience managing lateral partner recruiting.
Proven ability to lead, oversee, and collaborate with recruiting teams while working effectively with partners, practice leaders, and firm leadership.
Strong understanding of legal hiring markets, recruiting trends, and best practices, with the ability to communicate hiring priorities to internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute to long-term strategic planning.