Director of Associate

The Director of Associate Recruitment is a key member of the recruiting leadership team and is charged with directing recruiting strategy and creating and implementing programs and policies to attract, recruit, and retain associates and associate-level specialists in the U.S. Offices of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader.

The Director reports to the Global Head of Recruitment and Chief Legal Talent Officer
- Americas.

• Work closely with firm leadership to determine and implement a strategic approach to law school recruitment, including recruiting initiatives and sponsor ships at law schools, and developing a strategy to broaden the firm’s network of law school sources for talent.
  
  Staying ahead of industry norms and updates to the recruiting process.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with law schools and colleagues in the legal community to understand trends and the firm’s position in the marketplace.
• Direct Hogan Lovells Cadwalader U.S. campus law student recruitment programs and liaise with firm colleagues on multi-office law school programs. Work with chairs of the Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Recruiting and Summer Associate Recruitment Committees, office managing partners and practice area leaders to understand hiring needs and direct the candidate decision-making process and direct law student candidate follow-up activities and events.
• With the U.S. Office Summer Associate Committee chairs/attorneys and recruiting staff, periodically review and maintain effective and efficient procedures for summer associates’ work assignments and evaluations.

• Work with practice groups and recruitment leadership to establish an effective lateral hiring program that meets the needs of the U.S. offices and considers utilization of existing and potential staffing resources before going to market.
• Direct the implementation of the global lateral associate approval process and ensure effective and standardized processes.
• Maintain and create positive and effective relationships with outside recruiters to ensure smooth lateral associate searches that yield a strong pipeline of candidates
• Direct the development and implementation of direct sourcing of candidates for certain lateral searches.
• Periodically assess the judicial clerk recruitment program to ensure a cohesive and strategically integrated approach across Hogan Lovells Cadwalader U.S. offices, considering associates starting at different levels of seniority and the existing pipeline of summer associates who may join the firm after clerkships.

• Direct and maintain U.S. associate recruiting policies, operational procedures, and practices consistent with the goals and objectives of the firm.
• Develop and implement U.S. office support and information-sharing systems. Guide and direct efforts to implement new technology, platforms, and efficient processes.
• Stay updated on new technology and resources in the recruiting space.
  
  Investigate, analyze, assess, and make proposals for new resources.
• Stay updated on recruiting trends in the market to ensure Hogan Lovells Cadwalader remains competitive in the market, i.e., stipend programs, clerkship bonus amounts, etc.
• Direct the development and management of the U.S. recruiting brand, including social media presence and other opportunities to promote the recruiting brand.
  
  Opportunity to work with the global recruitment effort to ensure the employee branding and candidate experience are consistent across markets, to the extent applicable.
• Direct the development and management of annual experienced associate and law school recruitment, onboarding, and summer program budgets. Investigate, analyze, and develop a budget for new initiatives.
• Direct the ongoing development of the National Summer Program for Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, ensuring summer associates are receiving an integrated and meaningful experience across all offices. Ensure robust development programming, as well as an effective staffing process and networking opportunities.
• Negotiate, review, and approve search firm…