Principal Legal Recruiter

Overview

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Principal, Legal Recruiter Asset Management & Investment Funds (AMIF) to join the firm. This position will be responsible for managing all aspects of lateral associate recruitment and collaborating with the law student recruitment team for the AMIF practice area across all U.S. offices. They help set strategic direction for legal talent acquisition and delivering top talent. Primary responsibilities include proactive management of lateral associate recruiting efforts, coordination of lawyer on-boarding and orientation, and providing subject matter expertise for hiring strategy within the AMIF practice area.

Additional responsibilities include building strong relationships with targeted legal search firms and positioning and effectively articulating the Firm’s brand and value proposition to lateral candidates.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Practice Area Leaders, Practice Group Coordinators, Office Managing Partner, Practice Operations Directors

Essential Duties

• Collaborating with Practice Area Leaders (PAL), Practice Group Coordinators (PGC), Office Managing Partners (OMP), AMIF Practice Operations Director and others to develop and implement strategic legal recruiting plans to attract top tier legal talent.

• Building and maintaining solid relationships with internal stakeholders to understand and strategically identify legal talent needs within the AMIF practice area.

• Managing advertising of open positions, including drafting and distribution of job descriptions on the Firm’s website and other applicable external job boards, and providing regular updates in partnership with targeted search firms.

• Reviewing resumes received from candidates and search firms and, in collaboration with PALs and PGCs, selecting candidates to move forward in the interview process; managing related follow-up tracking and correspondence with candidates or search firms, providing a differentiated experience to candidates and leaders alike.

• Overseeing applicant data tracking process and leveraging hiring analytics to create AMIF recruitment best practices.

• Leveraging internal and external networks to identify and engage top-tier candidates.

Contributing on the recruiting strategy, including pipeline-building initiatives and identification of appropriate target school/interview programs.

• Analyzing industry trends, market opportunities and following leads.

• Regularly attending industry events as networking opportunities to expand professional connections and promote the Firm as a leader in the AMIF practice area.

• Managing the lateral associate offer process, orientation, onboarding and integration of all lateral associate new hires for AMIF.

• Collaborating with the Professional Development department and practice leaders to identify practice-specific training opportunities for AMIF associates.

• Collaborating with the Student Recruiting Team, PALs, PGCs, local office leadership, identifying desired AMIF summer associate class size and determine recruiting strategy, including pipeline-building initiatives, identification of appropriate target school/interview programs, and summer program work assignments.

Additional Duties

• Collaborating with members of the Legal Recruiting team on firmwide initiatives and projects as needed.

• Developing relationships with lawyers within the AMIF practice area.

Experience & Skills Required

• Possess a Bachelor’s in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. A JD or legal background is advantageous.

• A minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience (required), preferably in a law firm or law school environment; a minimum of 3 years recruiting lawyers in the AMIF space is preferred.

• Must possess in-depth knowledge of legal talent acquisition strategies and best practices.

• Possess excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing…