Senior Lateral Recruiting Manager

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Law Firm in New York seeks a Senior Lateral Recruiting Manager to drive national lateral hiring strategies across key practice groups. You will lead sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring processes for associates, staff attorneys, and visiting attorneys, while managing end-to-end operations and compliance.

The role requires 8+ years in legal recruiting, with 4+ years of significant lateral experience in large law firms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal recruiting experience, including 4+ years of lateral experience.
• Experience in large national or international law firms is preferred.
• Ability to lead strategy development and advise law firm leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute national lateral hiring strategies for practice groups.
• Lead sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring processes for various attorney positions.
• Manage national lateral hiring operations including postings, interviews, offers, onboarding, and background checks.
• Build relationships with search firms and oversee fee agreement compliance.
• Analyze market data and compensation trends to inform recruiting strategies.
• Collaborate with recruiting leadership on workforce planning and reporting, mentoring the Lateral Recruiting Coordinator.

Skills

Legal recruiting

Talent strategy

Leadership

Multitasking

Tools

ViRecruit

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Lateral Recruiting Manager

New York Office of a Global Law Firm

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute national lateral hiring strategies for key practice groups, advising leaders on talent needs, candidate profiles, assessment methods, and measures of success.
• Lead sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring processes for associate, staff attorney, visiting attorney, and other designated positions.
• Manage national lateral hiring operations, including job postings, interview scheduling, offer processes, onboarding, conflicts clearance, reference checks, background verifications, and related documentation.
• Build and maintain relationships with national and local search firms, oversee fee agreement compliance, and identify recruiting partnerships that address immediate and ongoing hiring needs.
• Analyze market data, internal hiring activity, compensation trends, and the competitive landscape to inform recruiting strategies, reports, and new approaches to promoting career opportunities.
• Work closely with recruiting leadership and related departments on workforce planning, stakeholder initiatives, reporting, and integration efforts, while managing and mentoring the Lateral Recruiting Coordinator.

Qualifications include:

• 8+ years of legal recruiting experience, including 4+ years of significant lateral experience, preferably in a large, national or international law firm environment.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel is a must. Experience with an applicant tracking software (preferably ViRecruit) is preferred.
• Initiative, ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle high volume, and be a team player.
• Strong attention to detail and good judgement.

Salary: $190k-$225k