Legal Recruiting Manager

Milbank LLP; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Legal Recruiting Manager to lead their law school recruiting initiatives. This role involves managing the entire recruiting process, from planning on-campus interviews to overseeing the summer associate program. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and be adept at building relationships with law schools and candidates. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in shaping the future of legal talent. Join a forward-thinking firm that values collaboration and innovation in its recruiting efforts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of law firm recruiting experience, preferably in big law.
• Strong leadership and management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end law school recruiting process, including interviewing and summer programs.
• Oversee campus recruiting team and implement strategies for outreach.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Project Management

Education

4-Year College Degree

Tools

viRecruit

Job description

Legal Recruiting Manager

Job Locations

US-CA-Los Angeles

Job ID

2025-1524

Category

Human Resources/Benefits/Legal Personnel

Location : Address

2029 Century Park East

Type

Full-Time

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Location : Location

US-CA-Los Angeles

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