Senior Partner Recruiting & Integration

New York, NY | Hybrid

A prestigious international law firm is seeking a Senior Manager, Lateral Partner Recruiting & Integration to support the strategic growth of the firm through the recruitment, onboarding, and integration of high-profile lateral partner talent.

This is a highly visible position working closely with firm leadership and practice group leaders to drive key growth initiatives, oversee complex partner recruitment processes, and deliver an exceptional candidate and onboarding experience.

• Partner with firm leadership to identify, attract, and recruit high-calibre lateral partner talent.
• Develop and maintain strategic talent pipelines through market mapping, research, referrals, and relationship management.
• Manage the end-to-end partner recruitment process, including candidate review, interview coordination, feedback collection, status reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Conduct due diligence activities, including candidate documentation review, conflict clearance coordination, reference checks, and background screening.
• Support the preparation of business cases, presentations, and materials for partnership review and approval processes.
• Assist in facilitating complex compensation and partnership offer discussions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with legal search firms and key industry contacts.
• Track competitor activity, market trends, and lateral talent movement across the legal industry.
• Maintain talent intelligence databases and support workforce planning initiatives through data-driven market insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, reporting, and operational efficiency.

• Lead the onboarding and integration process for newly hired partners.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between leadership, business services teams, and incoming partners.
• Develop tailored onboarding plans and oversee execution across all key stakeholder groups.
• Monitor integration progress and gather feedback to support long-term retention and success.
• Produce recruiting and integration metrics, reports, and year-end analyses for firm leadership.

• Experience with in law firm recruiting, legal executive search, partner recruiting, attorney recruiting, or legal talent management
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• Strong understanding of law firm structures, legal market trends, and lateral partner hiring practices.
• Exceptional project management, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple confidential matters simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, execution-focused approach.
• High degree of professionalism and credibility when interacting with firm leadership and partners.

• Opportunity to influence the strategic growth of a leading law firm.
• Significant visibility with senior leadership and key decision-makers.
• Blend of recruitment strategy, talent intelligence, business partnering, and operational leadership.
• Highly collaborative environment with a strong commitment to talent and growth.
• Excellent opportunity for an experienced legal recruiting professional seeking a senior leadership position with long-term career progression.