Partner Recruiting Manager

Frazer Jones; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Frazer Jones is seeking a seasoned recruiter to own the end-to-end lateral partner hiring process, from search through onboarding and integration. You will partner with Practice Group Leaders, sponsoring partners, and senior firm leadership to shape strategy and governance.

The role involves managing search firm relationships, market intelligence, and guiding senior-level candidates through a rigorous partnership process, including the first-year integration.

Qualifications

• Own end-to-end lateral partner hiring process across the full lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Practice Group Leaders, sponsoring partners, and senior firm leadership.
• Manage search firm relationships and lateral market intelligence.
• Coordinate offers, governance, conflicts, and partnership vote processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and post-start partner integration.
• Manage and develop a Recruiting Coordinator.
• Own lateral partner recruiting across designated U.S. practice groups.
• Work with U.S. Practice Heads and senior partners on candidate strategy.
• Remain involved through a new partner’s first year of integration.

Skills

Lateral partner recruiting

Partner integration

Senior-level recruiting

Leadership collaboration

Job description

If you have experience across lateral partner recruiting, partner integration, or senior-level lateral attorney recruiting and are looking for a role with greater ownership and exposure to firm leadership, I’d love to connect.

• Own end-to-end lateral partner hiring process, from initial search through offer, partnership vote, onboarding, and integration
• Partner directly with Practice Group Leaders, sponsoring partners, and senior firm leadership
• Manage search firm relationships and lateral market intelligence
• Coordinate partner offers, governance, conflicts, and partnership vote processes
• Lead onboarding and post-start partner integration
• Manage and develop a Recruiting Coordinator
• Seeking approximately 7–8+ years of legal industry experience

4 days/week in office

• Own lateral partner recruiting across designated U.S. practice groups
• Work closely with U.S. Practice Heads and senior partners on candidate strategy
• Manage partner recruiting processes while becoming deeply embedded within assigned practices
• Remain involved throughout a new partner’s first year of integration
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and further develop an established U.S. partner integration program
• Open to backgrounds in partner recruiting, partner integration, or highly experienced lateral associate recruiting
• Flexibility around Manager vs. Senior Manager level depending on experience

Manager: Approximately $190K target, up to $200K base + ~13% target bonus

Senior Manager: Up to $250K base, with flexibility to ~$255K–$260K + ~16% target bonus

Who I’d especially love to hear from:

Experienced law firm lateral recruiters ready to move into partner recruiting

Candidates comfortable working directly with senior partners and Practice Heads

Strong communicators who can advise, influence, and independently drive sophisticated recruiting processes

These are both fantastic opportunities for someone who wants to be closer to the business, highly visible with senior leadership, and truly own the partner recruiting process.