Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager

O'Melveny & Myers LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is seeking a Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager to oversee lateral attorney recruitment for our ten U.S. offices, focusing on associate and counsel hires.

You will partner with leadership, manage full-cycle recruitment, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience across New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles. The role reports to the Director of Attorney Recruiting and requires collaboration with practice group leaders, HR, and professional development teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Significant experience in attorney recruiting, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle lateral attorney recruitment, ideally for associate- and counsel-level hiring.
• Strong knowledge of the legal recruiting market, including search firm relationships and lateral hiring practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with attorneys, senior leadership, candidates, and external recruiters.
• Strong project management, organizational, and follow-up skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Analytical mindset with experience tracking recruiting metrics and using data to inform hiring strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to anticipate and assess hiring needs across offices.
• Develop prioritized search plans and prepare hiring requests for leadership approval.
• Manage full-cycle lateral recruiting for each approved search from draft to onboarding.
• Draft postings, source and screen candidates, coordinate interviews and offers.
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines through referrals, search firms, direct sourcing, and other channels.
• Maintain productive relationships with search firms and set expectations for quality and responsiveness.
• Communicate hiring priorities to search firms and track candidate activity in ATS.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Experience in attorney recruiting

Relationship-building

Multitasking

MS Office proficiency

Candidate sourcing

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Microsoft Office

Job description

It's more than what you do: it's how you do it. That's why O'Melveny is counsel of choice to an ever-expanding list of market leaders. Opportunity at O'Melveny means working alongside dynamic and team-oriented colleagues on evolving legal and business issues and opportunities for prominent clients around the world. It's a place to build a rewarding career by tackling new challenges; being appreciated, included, and supported; and creating lasting connections.

With approximately 850 lawyers on three continents, more than 80 practice and industry service areas, and strong cultural ties to its 17 locations, O'Melveny is a global law firm with a local feel. At our core, you'll find a dedication to excellence, a drive to lead and innovate, and a deep sense of civic responsibility.

So, tell us. What do you want to achieve? Visit us at www.omm.com; learn more in our firm at-a-glance; and find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

O'Melveny has an immediate opening for a Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager in our New York, Washington, DC, or Los Angeles office.

The Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager will oversee lateral attorney recruitment for the Firm's ten U.S. offices, with a focus on associate and counsel level hires across all practice groups. Reporting to the Director of Attorney Recruiting, this role supports the Firm's strategic growth objectives by developing and refining recruiting and hiring processes, to ensure a consistent, high-quality candidate experience. The Lateral Attorney Recruiting Manager works closely with practice group leaders, department heads, office-based leadership, and firmwide internal teams, to manage the full-cycle lateral recruiting process, including drafting hiring requests, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, offer management, onboarding and orientation leadership, and lateral integration support.

The salary range for this role is $150,000- $200,000 and represents the Firm's good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, and location.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Recruiting Strategy, Onboarding, and Integration

• Partner with the Director of Attorney Recruiting, hiring partners, office heads, and practice and department leadership to anticipate and assess lateral associate, counsel, and judicial clerk hiring needs.
• Assess and translate identified hiring needs into prioritized search plans and partner with practice group leaders and the Professional Development team to prepare hiring requests for leadership approval.
• Manage the full-cycle lateral attorney recruiting process for each approved lateral search, including the development and drafting of hiring requests.
• Draft job postings, lead candidate sourcing and screening, coordinate interviews and candidate communications, and manage offer development, negotiation, acceptance, and onboarding.
• Develop and maintain strong candidate pipelines through attorney referrals, search-firm relationships, direct sourcing, and other appropriate recruiting channels.
• Cultivate and manage productive relationships with attorney search firms, establishing clear expectations for candidate quality, responsiveness, and alignment with the Firm’s hiring needs.
• Communicate hiring priorities to search firms, evaluate candidate submissions, monitor search activity, and maintain accurate candidate records in the applicant tracking system.
• Review candidate materials, assess qualifications, facilitate interviews, and coordinate the collection and evaluation of interview feedback.
• Provide market intelligence, candidate and pipeline insights, competitive trends, and practical hiring recommendations to Firm leadership.
• Support candidate due diligence processes and pre-arrival requirements, including conflicts and background checks and the preparation of offer documentation.
• Partner with local recruiting team members on interview scheduling, onboarding, orientation, and long- term integration, ensuring a smooth transition for new hires.
• Collaborate with internal business functions, including Professional Development and Talent Development Operations, Conflicts and Human Resources, to deliver a seamless hiring and onboarding process.
• Serve as a trusted resource and primary point of contact for candidates and O'Melveny attorneys throughout the recruiting and hiring process.

Knowledge, Skills, And Experience

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Significant experience in attorney recruiting, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle lateral attorney recruitment, ideally for associate- and counsel-level hiring.
• Strong knowledge of the legal recruiting market, including search firm relationships and lateral hiring practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with attorneys, senior leadership, candidates, and external recruiters.
• Strong project management, organizational, and follow-up skills, with the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Analytical mindset with experience tracking recruiting metrics and using data to inform hiring strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multi-office attorney recruiting in an Am Law or similarly sophisticated legal environment.
• Familiarity with attorney onboarding, integration, and due diligence processes, including conflicts and background checks.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. For more information, or to be considered for this position, Response will be given to candidates who closely meet our qualifications. EOE M/F/D/V.