Senior Manager of Partner Recruiting

Seyfarth Shaw LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 181,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Seyfarth Shaw LLP in New York, NY seeks a Senior Manager of Partner Recruiting to lead recruitment, onboarding, and integration for lateral partners across multiple offices. You will collaborate with senior leadership to identify needs, build pipelines, and shape interview strategies to attract top partners.

This role requires a deep understanding of the legal market, strong relationship-building with search firms, and proven leadership of a recruiting team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years of legal recruiting/talent management experience in a law firm or professional services setting.
• Existing network of relationships with productive recruiters and search firms at the partner candidate level.
• Prior experience managing direct reports strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the legal market and relationships in legal professional groups and other organizations related to the legal industry.
• Sophisticated strategic and analytical thinking, drive, initiative, and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and recruiting databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Senior Director of Legal Recruiting and stakeholders to identify hiring needs and growth priorities.
• Develop market research and competitive intelligence to build a robust lateral partner pipeline.
• Track market issues and provide strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Cultivate relationships with search firms and counterparts in other firms.
• Create strategies to identify and contact potential candidates and tailor interview topics.
• Review evaluations and business plans to guide due diligence and final decisions.
• Partner with inclusion and diversity teams to advance recruitment initiatives.
• Coordinate with marketing to craft materials supporting recruitment objectives.
• Supervise and develop other Recruiting team members.
• Represent the firm in local and national legal recruiting organizations.
• Handle additional projects as assigned.

Skills

Legal recruiting

Talent management

Lateral partner recruiting

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

J.D. Preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

LawCruit

viDesktop

Firm Prospects

Job description

Why Seyfarth

At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

The Opportunity

As the Senior Manager of Partner Recruiting, you will oversee and manage the recruitment, onboarding and integration for all lateral partners in the firm’s Boston, New York, Miami, Washington, DC, and London offices. You will report to the Senior Director of Legal Recruiting and work closely with Department Chairs, Office Managing Partners and other stakeholders in the assigned offices to identify, assess and recruit lateral partners and groups, in alignment with the firm’s lateral hiring priorities and growth strategy.

The Day-To-Day

• Collaborate with Senior Director of Legal Recruiting, Office Managing Partners, Department Chairs, and other stakeholders in assigned offices to identify hiring needs, strategic growth priorities, and target candidates.
• Work with the Senior Director of Legal Recruiting and other business services professionals to conduct market research and obtain competitive intelligence in order to build a robust lateral partner pipeline and drive forward the firm’s strategic growth plan.
• Keep abreast of key market issues and trends. Track information and analyze competitive data, best practices and trends to provide strategic recommendations to recruiting team, practice group and firm leadership in alignment with the firm’s strategic recruitment goals.
• Cultivate relationships with search firm recruiters, counterparts in other firms, industry groups, and others and regularly communicate the firm’s lateral hiring priorities and strategic goals.
• Develop successful strategy and tactics for identifying and contacting potential candidates and creating bespoke approach for successful recruitment of each lateral partner candidate, including creation of optimal interview slate and targeted interview topics.
• Review interview evaluations, LPQs, business plans, etc. to identify areas that require further analysis and work with Senior Director of Legal Recruiting and partners to execute additional due diligence on any such items.
• Consult with Senior Director of Legal Recruiting, firm management, and Office of Inclusion & Diversity professionals to develop and implement partner recruitment initiatives that support and advance the firm's diversity commitment and goals.
• Strategize with Senior Director of Legal Recruiting and internal marketing team to create effective marketing materials (including social media content, pitch materials, etc.) to support and enhance the firm's lateral partner recruiting objectives.
• Supervise and contribute to professional development of other members of the Legal Recruiting team involved in lateral partner hiring.
• Represent the firm in local and national legal recruiting organizations.
• Other projects and responsibilities as assigned.

You Have

• Minimum of 6+ years of legal recruiting/talent management experience in a law firm or other professional services setting, including experience with lateral partner recruiting, required.
• Bachelor's Degree Required; J.D. Preferred.
• Existing network of relationships with productive recruiters and search firms at the partner candidate level required.
• Prior experience managing direct reports strongly preferred.
• A strong knowledge of the legal market and relationships in legal professional groups and other organizations related to the legal industry.
• Sophisticated strategic and analytical thinking, drive, initiative, and demonstrated problem-solving ability required.
• Effective client service skills, with proven organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and multi-task effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and candidates at all levels.
• Proficiency in the use of computer programs, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and legal recruiting databases and applicant tracking programs (e.g., LawCruit, viDesktop, Firm Prospects, etc.).
• Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule that will occasionally require travel and extended hours.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and to recognize and treat confidential information in a professional manner.

What We Provide

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm. Our professional staff are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm. We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence.

More About Seyfarth

With approximately 1,000 lawyers across 19 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/.

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

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Location Specific Language

The salary range for this role is $181,000 to $205,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York City. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

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This position is based in New York, NY 10018