Senior Legal Recruiting & Summer Program Lead

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, is seeking an experienced legal recruiting leader to manage law student and judicial clerk recruiting for our DC office.

You will design and oversee the summer associate program, mentoring, and evaluation processes while building strong relationships with law schools and career services. The role requires 5+ years in legal recruiting with at least 2 years in management, plus excellent leadership and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal recruiting 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.

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

Legal recruiting

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

LawCruit

viDesktop

WebEx

Flo Recruit

Job description

Wisnik Career Enterprises, Inc. in Washington, DC, is seeking an experienced legal recruiting leader to manage law student and judicial clerk recruiting for our DC office.

You will design and oversee the summer associate program, mentoring, and evaluation processes while building strong relationships with law schools and career services. The role requires 5+ years in legal recruiting with at least 2 years in management, plus excellent leadership and organizational skills.