Lateral Partner Recruiting Manager

Beacon Hill Staffing Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Federal and state leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group in Chicago seeks a Lateral Partner Recruiting Manager to drive the firm’s lateral partner recruitment across multiple offices and practice groups, primarily focusing on corporate partners. This full-time role requires 7+ years in recruiting, including 3+ years in lateral partner recruiting, with law firm experience preferred.

The position involves market research, sourcing, interview coordination, due diligence, and onboarding support, with ongoing collaboration with

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• 3+ years of direct lateral partner recruiting experience required.
• Corporate lateral partner recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Prior law firm recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of lateral partner recruiting across multiple offices and practice groups.
• Conduct market research, develop target candidate lists, and execute proactive sourcing and market-mapping strategies.
• Partner with firm leadership, practice group leaders, and recruiting leadership throughout the hiring process.
• Coordinate candidate interviews, prepare candidate materials, develop interviewer slates, and track feedback.
• Support recruiting-related due diligence, including conflicts disclosures, background checks, and collection of information.
• Maintain recruiting pipelines, candidate tracking materials, business justification summaries, and reports for firm leadership.
• Assist with lateral partner onboarding and integration with operations and administrative teams.
• Maintain relationships with legal search firms and external recruiting contacts.
• Support recruiting across practice areas as needs shift, including litigation partner recruiting when needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, reporting, technology, and workflows.

Skills

Executive presence

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

MS Office proficiency

Applicant tracking systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

An established law firm is seeking a Lateral Partner Recruiting Manager to join its Chicago office. This is a full-time position supporting the firm's lateral partner recruiting efforts across multiple offices and practice groups, with a primary focus on corporate partner recruiting.

The salary range for this position is 140k-195k, depending on experience.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including at least 3+ years of direct lateral partner recruiting experience. Prior law firm experience is strongly preferred, although candidates with a combination of agency and law firm recruiting experience will also be considered. Experience recruiting corporate partners is highly preferred. This position is specifically focused on lateral partner recruiting rather than associate or law student recruiting.

Job Duties:

• Manage the full lifecycle of lateral partner recruiting across multiple offices and practice groups
• Conduct market research, develop target candidate lists, and execute proactive sourcing and market-mapping strategies
• Partner closely with firm leadership, practice group leaders, and recruiting leadership throughout the hiring process
• Coordinate candidate interviews, prepare candidate materials, develop interviewer slates, and track feedback
• Support recruiting-related due diligence, including conflicts disclosures, background checks, and collection of financial and practice-related information
• Maintain recruiting pipelines, candidate tracking materials, business justification summaries, and reports for firm leadership
• Assist with lateral partner onboarding and integration in coordination with operations and administrative teams
• Maintain relationships with legal search firms and external recruiting contacts
• Support recruiting efforts across practice areas as business needs shift, including assisting with litigation partner recruiting when needed
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, reporting, technology, and workflows

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of progressive recruiting or talent acquisition experience
• 3+ years of direct lateral partner recruiting experience required
• Corporate lateral partner recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Prior law firm recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong understanding of lateral partner recruiting processes, law firm structures, and the legal market
• Experience managing complex recruiting processes and confidential candidate information
• Strong executive presence with the ability to work directly with partners and firm leadership
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicant tracking or recruiting database systems

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Benefits Information:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• federal and state leave programs

Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.