Lateral & Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That's why we're so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You'll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they've reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that's possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you'll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you'll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Job Description

The role

Clifford Chance US LLP is seeking to hire a full time, Lateral & Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to supporting lateral associate recruitment for the Americas region.

This role will deliver an effective, proactive, and efficient recruitment service by partnering with the business to develop strategies and manage searches to meet the region's strategic associate resource needs while delivering the highest standard of expertise to our clients and will also support lateral partner recruitment as needed. This role will be integral in driving sourcing strategy, building talent pipelines, designing recruitment campaigns, reviewing, and shortlisting of candidates, interviewing, and managing offers and candidate feedback of the recruitment process for lateral partners.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted Talent Acquisition advisor to the hiring/sponsor partners, the Practice Areas and internal stakeholders to meet the firm's strategic goals while providing best practice expertise to the wider global network.
• Work alongside a global team of professional recruiters to ensure seamless recruitment and onboarding experience and process for lateral partner hires, including collaborating with Business Professional teams in the region/network.
• Manage lateral associate recruitment for the Americas and deliver innovative and creative recruitment solutions to stakeholders while creating best practices in the region in an extremely competitive market.
• Establish a recruitment strategy and roadmap for working with partners and stakeholders in the Americas region in line with the firm's strategy.
• Ensure that recruitment activities and initiatives are aligned with the firm's Americas growth strategy.
• Review market intelligence data, market mapping reports, and internal research to identify prospects.
• Regularly report and present to internal stakeholders regarding recruitment and strategic growth plans, progress, feedback, and market themes.
• Manage the internal approval processes, including assisting with documentation, business cases, market intelligence, and feedback.
• Manage and maintain terms with preferred suppliers (including supplier negotiation) and review them regularly to ensure they are in line with market norms.
• Act as the main point of contact for lateral associate candidates, from the initial approach through the selection process, ensuring each is provided consistent updates regarding status and soliciting feedback on the process as appropriate.
• Working with others in the team to arrange interviews in a timely manner, ensuring that interviewers are briefed and debriefed. Build out bespoke interview schedules for each candidate to ensure they get the right information at the right time.
• Support the preparation for and the coordination of internal and external meetings as needed with stakeholders and search firms.
• Coach lateral…