Talent Acquisition Senior Coordinator, Legal

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP in Washington, DC seeks a Talent Acquisition Senior Coordinator to lead the full-cycle recruitment of experienced lateral associates and partners. The role focuses on the experienced attorney market and partners with practice group leaders to align sourcing with strategic growth goals.

You will manage candidate pipelines, coordinate postings, scheduling, communications, and offers, and handle recruiting operations from search firms to onboarding, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of legal recruiting experience in a law firm.
• Hands-on experience with ATS systems (Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, LawCruit, ViRecruit) and MS Office (Excel/Outlook).
• Strong communication, discretion, and ability to manage multiple priorities; flexible to evening/weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and leaders to support lateral hiring and ensure policy compliance.
• Coordinate full lifecycle: postings, ATS maintenance, interview scheduling, candidate communications, feedback, offers.
• Engage with search firms, candidates, attorneys, and third parties to ensure quality candidate experience.
• Own recruiting operations: interview logistics, background checks, references, conflict clearance, reimbursements, invoices, records.
• Maintain candidate pipelines, recruit data, reports, and support projects.
• Conduct market research, track talent movements, inform sourcing strategy and hiring decisions.
• Deliver timely, accurate work, communicate effectively, and uphold firm policies.

Skills

Judgment and discretion

Written and verbal communication

Multitasking under pressure

Flexibility for evenings/weekends

Confidential information handling

Generative AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Workday

Greenhouse

iCIMS

LawCruit

ViRecruit

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Outlook

Zoom

Teams

Pirical Legal Professionals

Leopard List

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

With 500+ professionals and 350+ business professionals, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (www.manatt.com), is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. The Firm’s groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates Manatt from its competitors and positions the Firm to provide a distinct and compelling value proposition.

Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Senior Coordinator in our Washington, D.C. office. The Senior Coordinator leads full-cycle recruiting for experienced lateral associates and partners. Focused exclusively on the experienced attorney market, this role manages senior-level candidate pipelines that support the strategic growth goals of the firm’s practice groups. The Senior Coordinator serves as a liaison among firm leadership, practice group chairs, candidates, and external search firms, balancing administrative execution with strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Talent Acquisition team, Practice Group Leaders, Hiring Partners, and other internal stakeholders to support lateral hiring while ensuring compliance with firm policies and processes.
• Coordinate the full candidate lifecycle, including job postings, applicant tracking system maintenance, interview scheduling, candidate communications, feedback collection, and the preparation of offer materials and pre-arrival documentation.
• Manage relationships and communications with search firms, candidates, attorneys, business professionals, and other third parties to deliver a responsive, high-quality candidate experience.
• Own key recruiting operations, including interview logistics, background checks, references, preliminary conflict clearance, candidate expense reimbursements, agency agreements, invoices, and recruiting records.
• Maintain accurate candidate pipelines and recruiting data, prepare reports and administrative materials, and support special projects and broader recruiting operations.
• Conduct market research, track talent movements, support sourcing strategy, compile recruiting metrics, and help inform hiring decisions and search progress.
• Produce timely, accurate work product, communicate effectively, meet deadlines, foster positive working relationships, and uphold firm policies and standards.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 3+ years of legal recruiting experience in a law firm environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing applicant tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, LawCruit, or ViRecruit, along with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Outlook, virtual platforms such as Zoom or Teams, and search tools such as Pirical Legal Professionals, Leopard List, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential information, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, and flexibility to work occasional evening or weekend hours during peak recruiting periods.
• Foundational knowledge of, or experience with, generative AI tools applied to high-volume recruitment workflow optimization is highly preferred.
• Proven ability to manage highly sensitive, confidential client and candidate credentials with absolute integrity.
• Superior written communication and public presentation abilities across all professional levels.
• Ability to prioritize rapidly shifting tasks, stay organized under pressure, and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to occasionally log irregular evening or weekend hours during peak lateral hiring seasons.

The base annual pay range for this role is between $75,000-$90,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, and location. A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

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