Legal Talent Acquisition Lead - DC Summer Program

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

Job summary

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. in Washington, DC, seeks a seasoned legal recruiting leader to oversee the DC office's hiring of law students and judicial clerks. You will drive outreach, interviews, offers, and committee support, ensuring a premier candidate experience.

You will design and manage the summer associate program with orientation, assignments, mentoring, evaluations, and offer decisions, while building relationships with law schools and career services to meet hiring goals.

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

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

LawCruit

viDesktop

WebEx

Flo Recruit

Job description

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. in Washington, DC, seeks a seasoned legal recruiting leader to oversee the DC office's hiring of law students and judicial clerks. You will drive outreach, interviews, offers, and committee support, ensuring a premier candidate experience.

You will design and manage the summer associate program with orientation, assignments, mentoring, evaluations, and offer decisions, while building relationships with law schools and career services to meet hiring goals.