Lateral Associate Recruiting Manager

UNKNOWN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Law Firm's offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago seek a senior legal recruiter to lead lateral associate hiring for corporate practice groups. You will partner with practice and office leadership to understand needs and craft tailored recruiting plans.

You will manage the end-to-end search, advise on market dynamics, source candidates directly and via search firms, and develop the recruiting team while reporting progress to key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in legal recruiting with lateral associate focus.
• 2+ years managing or leading teams or projects.
• Strong knowledge of lateral attorney recruiting and market dynamics.
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and work across organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute tailored lateral associate recruiting strategies for corporate practice groups.
• Lead lateral associate searches from planning to offers and hiring.
• Provide market intelligence and guidance throughout the search process.
• Identify candidates via sourcing, referrals, search firms, and other channels.
• Manage relationships with search firms and vendors, including fee negotiation.
• Develop recruiting team members and prepare progress reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Market intelligence

Stakeholder advisory

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Sourcing strategies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

For the New York, Washington, D.C. or Chicago Office of a Global Law Firm

Responsibilities include

• Develop and execute tailored lateral associate recruiting strategies for corporate practice groups, working closely with practice, department, and office leadership to understand hiring needs.
• Lead lateral associate searches from initial planning and candidate identification through interviews, offers, and successful hiring.
• Serve as a strategic recruiting advisor by providing market intelligence, candidate insights, hiring trends, and practical guidance throughout the search process.
• Identify prospective lateral associate candidates through direct sourcing, attorney referrals, search firms, and other recruiting channels.
• Manage relationships with external search firms and vendors, including evaluating performance, negotiating fees, and improving recruiting processes.
• Manage and develop recruiting team members, delegate workflow, conduct performance evaluations, and prepare recruiting statistics and progress reports for key stakeholders.

Qualifications include

• 7+ years of legal recruiting experience, preferably with significant responsibility for lateral associate recruiting; Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of experience managing, supervising, or developing others through direct people management or project leadership.
• Strong knowledge of lateral attorney recruiting and the ability to advise senior stakeholders on recruiting strategy and market dynamics.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Experience using recruiting data and market intelligence to identify trends, assess search progress, and support hiring decisions.

Salary: $150k-$180k