Senior Manager, Legal Recruiting & Integration (Hybrid)

Thompson Coburn LLP; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance & ADD

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) Profit Sharing

Paid Holidays

PTO

Job summary

Thompson Coburn LLP, a large law firm with offices nationwide, seeks a Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting & Integration in a hybrid-remote role based in Dallas. You will lead strategic recruiting efforts, drive integration programs for lateral hires, and partner with senior leadership to grow the firm’s attorney talent pool.

The ideal candidate will have seven years in legal recruiting, at least three in management, and prefer a JD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in legal recruiting or a closely related field required.
• Minimum of three (3) years prior management experience required.
• Prior experience working within a law firm environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief Legal Recruiting Officer to develop and execute attorney recruiting and integration strategies that support firm growth objectives.
• Provide leadership and operational oversight to the Legal Recruiting team.
• Oversee the firmwide Summer Associate program.
• Support strategic hiring initiatives through market research, competitive intelligence, and analysis of attorney talent trends.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with legal search firms, law schools, recruiting organizations, and industry contacts.
• Develop and manage integration programs and onboarding plans for entry-level associates, lateral attorneys, partners, and groups.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for attorney integration matters.
• Establish, implement, and continuously refine best practices, strategies, processes, and materials related to attorney onboarding and integration.
• Track integration progress, prepare reports and metrics, evaluate outcomes, and document lessons learned.
• Supervise the coordinator and specialist positions. Provide performance-related coaching and feedback to direct reports. Formally review and evaluate the performance and work of team members; prepare performance evaluations and recommend compensation adjustments.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic recruiting

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Relationship building

Policy development

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Juris Doctor preferred

Job description

Thompson Coburn LLP, a large law firm with offices nationwide, seeks a Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting & Integration in a hybrid-remote role based in Dallas. You will lead strategic recruiting efforts, drive integration programs for lateral hires, and partner with senior leadership to grow the firm’s attorney talent pool.

The ideal candidate will have seven years in legal recruiting, at least three in management, and prefer a JD.