Legal Recruiting Leader, DC — Summer Associate Program

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. seeks a Legal Recruitment Manager for its Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm.

The role leads law student and judicial clerk recruiting, designs and manages the summer associate program, and supports hiring committee decisions. The position develops relationships with law schools and career services, tracks recruiting data, and mentors recruiting staff while coordinating lateral hiring efforts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant legal recruiting, personnel, or recruitment experience, including at least 2 years of management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Demonstrated experience managing law student recruiting and summer associate programs within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with attorneys, candidates, law schools, and internal teams.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint preferred; experience with LawCruit, viDesktop, WebEx, or Flo Recruit is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead law student and judicial clerk recruiting for the Washington, D.C. office, including outreach, interviews, candidate communications, offers, and hiring committee support.
• Design and manage all aspects of the summer associate program, including orientation, work assignments, mentoring, programming, evaluations, and offer decisions.
• Develop relationships with law schools, career services offices, and student groups to strengthen the firm’s visibility and meet hiring goals.
• Track and analyze recruiting data, prepare internal and external reports, and evaluate post-season results to improve future recruiting efforts.
• Supervise, train, and develop recruiting coordinators and assistants while promoting consistent practices and strong client service.
• Provide local coordination and administrative support for lateral associate and partner hiring, onboarding, integration, and due diligence processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LawCruit

viDesktop

WebEx

Flo Recruit

Job description

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. seeks a Legal Recruitment Manager for its Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm.

The role leads law student and judicial clerk recruiting, designs and manages the summer associate program, and supports hiring committee decisions. The position develops relationships with law schools and career services, tracks recruiting data, and mentors recruiting staff while coordinating lateral hiring efforts.