Lead Lateral Associate Recruiting Manager

K&L Gates; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 97 000 - 183 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid/Remote Work Opportunities

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Résumé du poste

K&L Gates is seeking a Manager, Lateral Associate Recruiting to lead end-to-end searches across U.S. practices. The role requires managing direct outreach, coordinating with hiring partners, and guiding search firms to deliver strong candidates for multiple offices.

The successful candidate will oversee pipelines, maintain momentum, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience while aligning with practice priorities and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience preferred; advanced degree a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage a portfolio of concurrent searches and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience managing search firm relationships, including scoping, submissions, and performance feedback.

Responsabilités

• Manage end-to-end lateral associate searches for assigned roles, including sourcing, screening, interview management, offer development, and handoff to onboarding.
• Execute searches against hiring priorities set by the practice Senior Managers and allocated by the Senior Manager, Associate and Entry-Level Recruiting.
• Maintain search momentum and timeline discipline across a concurrent portfolio of searches spanning multiple practices and offices.
• Flex across practice groups as demand shifts, supporting cross-training and equitable distribution of work across the team.
• Lead direct-outreach sourcing, building candidate pipelines in advance of externally posting roles.
• Use recruiting platforms, market research, referrals, and networking to identify and engage lateral associate talent.
• Maintain awareness of competitor activity, associate talent movement, and market conditions relevant to assigned searches.
• Represent the firm and its practices credibly to prospective lateral associate candidates.
• Serve as the primary recruiting contact for hiring partners on assigned searches, providing status updates, market context, and hiring recommendations.
• Partner with the practice Senior Managers to confirm role requirements, candidate profiles, and evaluation criteria.
• Manage search firm engagement for assigned roles, including scoping, submissions, and performance assessment.
• Facilitate candidate evaluation and selection discussions with hiring partners and practice stakeholders.
• Deliver a responsive, high-touch, and professional candidate experience throughout the search.
• Coordinate timely communication among candidates, search firms, and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with Human Resources and Integration to support a smooth transition following offer acceptance.
• Manage compliance requirements, including conflicts checks, due diligence, and complete recruitment file documentation.
• Maintain accurate, real-time data in applicant tracking systems, recruiting platforms, and trackers, and produce pipeline and hiring metrics to support decision-making.
• Serve as a subject-matter resource to recruiting colleagues and share market intelligence and practical guidance across the team.
• Provide day-to-day direction and mentorship to specialists and coordinators supporting lateral associate recruiting.
• Identify and implement process improvements that strengthen consistency, efficiency, and quality across lateral associate recruiting.
• Contribute analysis and recommendations to long-term lateral capacity planning, including hiring trends, time-to-fill, and market conditions.

Connaissances

Lateral associate recruiting

Portfolio management

Stakeholder relationships

Direct sourcing

Search firm management

Data-driven recruiting

Multi-office coordination

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Outils

Applicant tracking systems

Spreadsheets

Presentation software

Recruiting platforms

Description du poste

K&L Gates is seeking a Manager, Lateral Associate Recruiting to lead end-to-end searches across U.S. practices. The role requires managing direct outreach, coordinating with hiring partners, and guiding search firms to deliver strong candidates for multiple offices.

The successful candidate will oversee pipelines, maintain momentum, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience while aligning with practice priorities and compliance requirements.