Legal Recruiting Manager

Milbank; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Legal Recruiting Manager to oversee the law school recruiting process. This role involves managing campus recruiting teams, planning events, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance recruiting strategies. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of law firm recruiting experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work independently while fostering team collaboration. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of legal recruitment in a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact the firm's success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of law firm recruiting experience required.
• Strong leadership and management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end law school recruiting process and oversee campus recruiting team.
• Design and manage the summer associate program and logistics.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Team Collaboration

Initiative

Education

4-year College Degree

Tools

viRecruit

Job description

Overview

The Legal Recruiting Manager will manage end-to-end law school recruiting process, from interviewing to summer program, overseeing campus recruiting team.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-campus interview planning and implementation, working directly with recruiting partners and campus recruiting team on school-specific strategies, interviewer selection, reception and dinner planning and budgeting, and thoughtful and directed follow-up with candidates.
• Oversee all OCI registrations, candidate pre-selections, and preparation of OCI materials. Review all 1L, 2L, and 3L write-in applications.
• Track and report on recruiting statistics, overseeing junior members of campus recruiting team to ensure accuracy and consistency of data.
• Attend and assist in preparations for Recruiting Committee meetings.
• Manage school team meetings, producing metrics for various stakeholders including school teams, affinity groups, Inclusion, and others.
• Propose and implement strategy for law student outreach throughout the year, including building and maintaining relationships with law school career services and student groups.
• Identify new organizations for sponsorship and partnerships.
• Oversee campus recruiting team planning of logistics and events, including event, subject matter proposals, and attorney speaking points.
• Manage mock interview process.
• Attend events as needed for staffing and as a firm representative.
• Partner with Director of Legal Recruiting on proactive outreach to law school career services related to diversity recruiting, assisting in setting agendas for discussion and ensuring follow-up on action items.
• Manage round robin/evening interview process, from scheduling to logistics. Oversee the interview calendar.
• Design and manage all aspects of the summer associate program including pre-summer program administration, planning, managing and attending events, liaising with practice groups to monitor summer associate performance, maintaining summer associate evaluation files, engaging with summer associates to ensure adequacy of assignments and training, and oversight of foreign rotations.
• Supervise and mentor junior members of the recruiting team, including ongoing training and professional development.
• Assist Director of Legal Recruiting in annual survey responses and industry profiles, including Chambers and Vault.
• Collaborate with marketing department to produce recruiting materials and promotional items for both OCI and ongoing yearly campus outreach.
• Keep current with industry and peer firm developments, trends, and best practices, including NALP updates.
• Ongoing creation and updating of viRecruit reports.
• Other responsibilities as they are assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of law firm recruiting experience. Big law recruiting experience a plus.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
• Able to work independently, take initiative, and see projects to completion as well as work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Able to establish effective working relationships with all levels of firm personnel.
• Able to handle pressure situations while maintaining professionalism.
• Microsoft Word and Excel knowledge required.
• Knowledge of viRecruit preferred.
• Available and willing to travel and attend events and to work hours as needed to meet deadlines.

Education

• A 4-year college degree is required.

Salary

• $135,000 to $155,000 DOE