Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough seeks a Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter to lead the firm's lateral partner recruitment strategy across multiple offices. You will source, engage, and place top partner candidates in alignment with our culture and growth plans.

The ideal candidate brings at least seven years of legal recruiting experience, strong relationships with external search firms, and exceptional communication and project-management skills to drive sourcing, assessment, and timely

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of proven legal recruiting experience.
• Strong knowledge of partner recruitment and external search firm relationships.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for lateral partner hiring and build proactive talent pipelines.
• Collaborate with firm leadership and external search firms to expand candidate reach.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Stakeholder management

Legal recruiting

Candidate assessment

Communication

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter

Job Locations: US-FL-Orlando | US-GA-Atlanta | US-NC-Charlotte | US-SC-Columbia | US-TX-Plano | US-FL-Fort Lauderdale | US-FL-Boca Raton

Job ID: 2026-4612

Category: Human Resources

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Overview

Nelson Mullins, an AmLaw 60 Firm, is seeking a Senior Lateral Partner Recruiter to support the Firm's Lateral Partner recruitment. In this role you will be the key driver in leading efforts to source, attract and place top-tier partner candidates who align with our firm's culture and strategic growth plans. You’ll collaborate closely with leaders and partners to understand strategic hiring needs.

A Day in the Life

Lead the full-cycle recruitment process for lateral partner hiring, developing and executing strategic recruiting initiatives to identify, engage, and attract top legal talent. Partner closely with firm leadership and attorneys to understand evolving hiring needs and build proactive talent pipelines through targeted research, networking, referrals, social media, legal industry connections, and direct outreach. Collaborate with external search firms and recruiting partners to expand candidate reach while ensuring a seamless and professional candidate experience through consistent communication and timely follow-up. Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within the applicant tracking system, monitor recruiting metrics and analytics to evaluate hiring effectiveness, and recommend process improvements that enhance recruitment outcomes and support the firm's strategic growth.

We Know You

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years of proven legal recruiting experience, with significant knowledge of partner recruitment, legal market trends, external search firm relationships, and the unique dynamics of the legal industry. Success in this role requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build credibility and influence attorneys, firm leadership, and candidates at all levels. Candidates should possess strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize multiple searches and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel, as well as experience using applicant tracking systems and recruitment technology, is required.

Who We Are

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals, and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

It is the policy of the Firm to provide equal opportunity in employment to all Employees and applicants for employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, age, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran status, service member status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.