Attorney + Development Specialist

The Talent Team is responsible for attracting, hiring, and integrating top-tier legal talent across the firm. We are seeking an Attorney Recruiting + Development Specialist to lead and support the full-cycle recruitment of lateral associates, partners, and temporary attorneys.

This role serves as a strategic partner to firm leadership and hiring partners, helping to drive a thoughtful, efficient, and high-touch approach to lateral hiring. The Attorney Recruiting + Development Specialist will work closely with the Chief Talent + Culture Officer and receive support from the Attorney Recruiting + Development Assistant to deliver an exceptional candidate experience and support the firm's long-term talent objectives.

This is a highly visible, hands-on role for a proactive recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of complex hiring initiatives, builds strong relationships across the firm, and contributes to the continuous enhancement of recruiting processes, programs, and policies.

Key responsibilities and deliverables

• Develop and finalize search descriptions with hiring partners for lateral associate, partner, and temporary attorney searches.
• Coordinate the launch and distribution of searches internally and through recruiting agencies, including setting up search infrastructure such as G-Drive folders, intake forms, vi Recruit entries, and tracking spreadsheets.
• Participate in recruiting strategy, pipeline, and hiring discussions with the Chief Talent + Culture Officer, hiring partners, firm leadership, and recruiting agencies.
• Review resumes, evaluate candidate qualifications, and assess alignment with the firm's hiring needs.
• Prepare candidate presentations and related materials for hiring partners.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates, recruiting agencies, and hiring partners.
• Manage active candidate pipelines, process candidate submissions in vi Recruit, conduct agency follow-ups, track outstanding items, and maintain accurate recruiting data and reporting.
• Conduct first-round associate interviews and participate in candidate evaluations.
• Oversee interview scheduling and logistics, provide guidance to the Attorney Recruiting + Development Assistant regarding scheduling issues and last-minute changes, and review recruiting communications and materials prior to distribution.
• Advise hiring partners regarding interview feedback, hiring recommendations, and next steps, and communicate those decisions to recruiting agencies.
• Collaborate with the Chief Talent + Culture Officer and firm leadership on compensation recommendations and offer terms.
• Draft and distribute Executive Committee memoranda in support of hiring recommendations.
• Extend offers to candidates; draft offer letters; prepare and distribute offer packages and benefits materials; coordinate follow-up meetings; maintain candidate files; and manage communications throughout the offer process.
• Oversee conflicts and background check clearance in partnership with the General Counsel, department leaders, and the Human Resources team.
• Coordinate attorney onboarding, including start dates, pre-start communications, first-day logistics, office assignments, building access, technology setup, calendar coordination, and transition support.
• Facilitate attorney integration and orientation by coordinating first-day training, firm-wide announcements, orientation materials, distribution list and meeting additions, firm tours, cross-departmental introductions, and ongoing check-ins.
• Close searches by updating tracking systems and intake forms, archiving search records in vi Recruit, and updating recruiting agencies.
• Process placement invoices and maintain recruiting budget tracking and related reporting.
• Coordinate the collection of new-hire performance feedback from practice group partners after three months.
• Oversee recruiting agency agreements and support contract negotiations.
• Update annual compensation and benchmarking data, conduct market research, and monitor industry trends to improve recruiting processes and policies.
• Develop and refine recruiting procedures, checklists, and workflow documentation to improve efficiency, consistency, and overall program effectiveness.
• Provide guidance and support to the Attorney Recruiting + Development Assistant.
• Serve as a trusted ambassador of the firm through professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and exceptional client service.

Key requirements (Communication/skills/experience)

• 3+ years of attorney…