Manager, Legal Recruiting

Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Washington, DC is seeking a Legal Recruiting and Associate Relations Manager to oversee recruiting and associate relations. The role involves managing hiring processes, training, and budget oversight. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in legal recruitment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

401K Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Disability Coverage

Flexible Spending Plan

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in legal or campus recruitment for a professional services or Big Law firm.
• Ability to prioritize, juggle multiple responsibilities, and exercise good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal recruiting and associate relations functions in the DC office.
• Coordinate and facilitate associate training and professional development.
• Prepare and track the recruiting budget and expenses.

Skills

Communication

Detail Oriented

Team Player

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Legal Recruiting Software

Job description

Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team. Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.

Job Description

The Legal Recruiting and Associate Relations Manager (“Manager”) is responsible for the overall administration of the department and manages the legal recruiting (lateral attorneys, judicial clerks, and summer associates) and associate relations functions in the Washington, DC office. The Manager will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating associate training, professional development, and event planning for the DC Office. The Manager will prepare, administer, and track the recruiting budget and recruiting related expenses.

Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential functions:

• Collaborate with Managing Partners, Practice Group Leaders, and DC Recruitment Partners, to analyze hiring needs, coordinate, and manage lateral attorney, judicial law clerk, and summer associate hiring. This will include: screening of candidates, scheduling of candidate interviews, and liaising with practice group leaders regarding interview feedback and offer decisions.
• Coordinate conflict clearance and background check process for summer associates and lateral attorneys.
• Serve as liaison to search firms engaged to support the DC office in meeting hiring needs.
• Manage summer associate recruiting process and all aspects of the summer associate program, including communication with summer associates, event planning, mentor assignments, assignment coordinators, and training.
• Maintain regular correspondence with the Legal Recruiting Departments at Law Firms; work directly with career services offices at law schools to conduct presentations for law students; and suggest law student group sponsorship opportunities to DC Recruitment Partners.
• Work collaboratively with DC Recruitment Partners, DC Director of Administration, and DC Human Resources Manager to handle personnel issues and crisis control regarding summer associates.
• Assist with the development, implementation, updates, and management of hiring policies and procedures with the DC Recruitment Partners and Firm-wide Recruiting Department.
• Produce monthly, year-end, and ad hoc office recruiting reports.
• Oversee production of DC office external-facing recruitment materials and internal records, statistics, and reports.
• Work with US recruiting team and preferred vendors regarding ordering branded swag for on-campus giveaways, as well as lateral attorney and summer associate gifts.
• Oversee the attorney recruitment database (viRecruit) to ensure candidate tracking and record keeping.
• Initiate revisions to the Firm’s careers webpage to reflect any changes to the DC office’s recruiting initiatives.
• Support inclusive hiring and work with the Chair of the Inclusion Committee.
• Maintain an open line of communication with NY Senior Director of Legal Recruiting.
• Work with recruitment managers and staff in other offices to develop and promote Firm-wide recruiting initiatives.
• Maintain membership with the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and WALRAA to remain current on trends in the legal industry and recruitment.
• Prepare, update, and track the DC recruiting budget. Review and approve invoices related to recruiting and the Firm’s mentoring program. Review budget and variance reports on a monthly basis to determine compliance.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 5+ years in legal or campus recruitment for a professional services or Big Law firm.
• Ability to prioritize, juggle multiple responsibilities, and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Must be detail oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle confidential material with discretion.
• Ability to create and effectively monitor a budget.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and be a team player.
• Candidate must be self-motivated, energetic, flexible, detail-oriented, and highly organized.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of legal recruiting software a plus
• Some travel is required.
• Requires frequent interaction with attorneys, support staff, law school placement offices, search firms and Weil’s US offices.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Estimated salary range is $145,000- $160,000.Compensation decisions within the range are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case including but not limited tothe individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers a competitive compensation package comprised of base pay and discretionary year-end bonus for eligible employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, flexible spending plan and a 401K plan. Weil also offers generous paid time off and holidays. All decisions affecting employment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are made on the basis of qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors, and without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran’s status, genetic information or any other legally protected status.