Job Title: Legal Recruiting Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Legal Recruiting
Reports To: Director of Legal Recruiting
Supervises: Legal Recruiting Coordinators and Assistants
Summary: The Legal Recruiting Manager will work with the Director of Legal Recruiting and the Firm’s Recruiting and International Lawyers Committee to develop, implement and administer all processes relating to on-campus and new lawyer recruiting for the Firm.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruiting:
• Assist with the development and implementation of the Firm’s on campus recruiting strategy including the selection of law schools for on-campus recruiting and setting recruiting goals and targets.
• Oversee all aspects of the on campus interview process, including the management of recruiting teams to ensure optimal candidate experience.
• Manage the firm’s on campus recruitment program including: arranging on-campus interview dates, scheduling Recruiting Committee members for interviews, meeting with candidates, participating in Recruiting Committee meetings, preparing reports and presentations, identifying trends, pre-screening resumes, and managing all communication and correspondence during the recruiting and follow-up process.
• Coordinate the development of technology programs and data entry of all critical information for students and new hires into the Firm’s recruiting database software.
• Manage all aspects of lateral associate hiring, including working with Recruiting Director to devise search strategies, liaising with legal search firms, pre-screening resumes, managing offer process and negotiating search firm contracts.
• Implement and update processes, policies and procedures for attorney recruiting and hiring for the New York Office, including the hiring of international lawyers, lateral associates, new associates and staff attorneys.
Summer Program Management:
• Assist with the development, planning and administration of the summer associate program in the New York Office, including but not limited to the planning of summer associate events and management of the summer associate work assignment and evaluation process.
• Manage on-boarding and exit procedures for summer associates, including conducting exit interviews and distribution of surveys.
International Lawyer Hiring:
• Support the Committee on International Lawyers with various duties including, organizing and attending committee meetings as well as managing the process for the international lawyer in-house and LLM job fairs.
• Collaborate with all law schools participating in the NYU and Columbia Job Fairs and supervise teams handling the international lawyer recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain relationships with law school International Career Services Directors.
• Collaborate with European offices to produce recruiting materials.
Analysis:
• Manage preparation and review of monthly legal hiring budget and related expenditure reports to ensure compliance.
• Manage preparation of surveys and statistical reports regarding attorney recruiting and conduct internal and external trend analysis.
Other Duties:
• Develop and update marketing materials for attorney recruiting (including Firm resumes, recruiting brochure, website, NALP form, etc.).
• Support the Firm’s diversity hiring goals including coordination of diversity related recruiting events.
• Ensure the Firm’s adherence to the guidelines of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and stay abreast of current recruiting and related practices by maintaining membership and active engagement with New York Recruiters Association (NYCRA) and NALP.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
• Excellent oral and written communication skill and interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing teams.
• Ability to organize and implement detailed and complex projects.
• Ability to work independently under pressure.
• Flexibility in the midst of multiple and/or changing priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of current recruiting and diversity practices.
• Integrity - Strong professional and ethical standards; Must observe confidentiality of personnel and Firm matters.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint — Familiarity with ViDesktop or other recruiting database a plus.
Education and Experience Required:
• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum of 10 years of experience of which 8 is in legal recruiting
Compensation:
• Commensurate with experience
How to Apply:
Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to Donna Harris, Director of Legal Recruiting, dharris@cgsh.com. While we would like to respond to all applicants, we only contact those applicants we are interested in meeting.
All job applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, Vietnam era or other protected veteran, or any other legally protected category. Applicants who need a disability accommodation may request one by contacting resumes@cgsh.com.