Lateral Attorney & Staff Recruitment Specialist

A&O Shearman
A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimize your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Role purpose
The Lateral Attorney Recruitment & Staff Specialist works with all staff and non-partner experienced attorney recruiting for the firm.  Under the supervision of the Recruitment Senior Manager and Manager, the Specialist will be tasked with developing and executing key initiatives in support of the Firm's strategic goals with respect to hiring, onboarding and integrating experienced staff and lateral attorneys across the U.S. offices, Toronto and Sao Paulo.

Key relationships
• HR Team and global Resourcing Team
• Department Heads/Managers, and Regional Management
• US Associates, Counsel, and Partners
• External Recruitment Agencies

Role and responsibilities
• Proactively drive recruiting and onboarding process for experienced candidates for staff and non-partner attorney openings across the firm’s U.S. offices.
• Coordinate and facilitate interview process: Correspond directly with external and internal stakeholders; Work with recruitment coordinators and admin team to create and communicate interview meeting invites, schedules, and internal confirmation emails; Handle meeting logistics; Organize, track, and disseminate information for candidates and interviewers; and collate and track feedback in timely manner.
• Track, analyze, report on, and refine recruitment metrics and outcomes, advance data-gathering efforts.
• Develop job postings and source candidates through various methods including internal referrals and recruiters as well as other recruiting venues (e.g., LinkedIn, social media, job boards, etc.).
• Work with Recruitment coordinators to create LinkedIn and candidate engagement plan for wider recruitment team.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with local search firm recruiters and regularly communicate the firm’s lateral hiring needs.
• Manage the hiring process including reviewing candidate resumes, screening candidates, coordinating interview schedules, assessing evaluations.
• Collaborate with HR, Professional Development department and other stakeholders to develop and manage orientation and onboarding program for lateral hires.
• Supervise and contribute to professional development of the Legal Recruiting Coordinators and Administrators.
• Other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

Team
This individual will report directly to the Lateral Recruitment Senior Manager and will work closely with other members of the US HR team.

Key requirements
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years of legal recruiting/talent management experience in a law firm or other professional services setting required.
• Direct sourcing experience a plus.
• Sophisticated strategic and analytical thinking, drive, initiative, and problem-solving skills required.
• Proven organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability prioritize and multi-task effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with personnel at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule that will occasionally require travel and extended hours.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and to recognize and treat confidential information in a professional

Equal Employment Opportunity, including Veterans and Disability
A&O Shearman is an equal opportunity employer, including Veterans and Disability. Every individual has the right to work in a professional environment that promotes equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination and harassment. This policy applies to all aspects of an individual’s relationship with A&O Shearman, including, without limitation, recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

If you are vision-impaired or have another disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law and wish to discuss accommodations related to applying for employment at A&O Shearman, please contact US HR Transactions at US-HRTransactions@aoshearman.com or call +1 212 610 6300 and ask for HR Transactions.