Senior Manager, Lateral Attorney Recruiting Specialist

1 week ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Full time

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is a leading law firm that advises technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide. We have a strong presence in the US, China, and Europe, with a team of over 1,200 attorneys across 19 offices. Our firm is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, broad spectrum of practices, and commitment to career growth and development.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead our firmwide talent acquisition initiatives, focusing on lateral non-partner hires for the Corporate, Litigation, and Regulatory departments. In collaboration with our Senior Director of Attorney Recruiting, Managing Partner, Department Leaders, Practice Group Leaders, and Chief Practice Officers, you will design and execute recruitment strategies to attract, hire, and retain top candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and execute recruitment strategies to attract, hire, and retain top candidates.
  • Manage the lateral offer process, including requisition approval memos, offer approval memos, offer letter language, and terms.
  • Oversee due diligence and compliance with risk management policies and procedures.
  • Contribute strategically and creatively to discover novel lateral hiring sources beyond traditional search firms and referrals.
  • Oversee the entire onboarding journey of new attorneys, from initial orientation to seamless integration, and facilitate regular interaction between new hires, partners, associates, and the Career Development team.
  • Establish and maintain strong and constructive relationships with other firm departments to identify, recruit, and retain talent.
  • Collaborate with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team to progress the firm's diversity hiring strategies and initiatives.
  • Mentor and supervise the non-IP lateral recruiting team, cultivating a diverse, inclusive environment.
  • Manage staffing, work hours, time off requests, and ensure policy compliance of direct reports.
  • Manage the annual lateral recruiting budget and conduct cost-analysis for new recruiting initiatives.
  • Keep abreast of market trends, competitive data, and best practices to inform recommendations.
  • Establish and nurture robust and collaborative relationships with search firms.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • A bachelor's degree with at least 7 years of legal recruiting experience, with a minimum of 3+ years in a management role.
  • Acute knowledge of attorney recruitment best practices, policies, procedures, unconscious bias, and legal employment issues.
  • The role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented individual with strong project management skills, superior client service orientation, and relationship-building skills with demonstrated leadership ability that promotes a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and high performance.
  • Ability to follow and report on market trends in diversity, legal recruiting, and retention.
  • Sophisticated analytical and quantitative abilities (e.g., able to collect and use data to make decisions, including ability to use tools such as Excel at a high level).
  • Superior creative problem-solving skills, and an ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple and shifting priorities under time constraints.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, facilitation, influencing, and organizational skills, with the ability to work proactively to obtain information and develop the consensus needed to make sound business decisions.
  • A strong commitment to continuous improvement and adaptation to business changes and trends.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills (both listening and speaking) with the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with multiple constituencies.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability that promotes a culture of collaboration, teamwork, and high performance.
  • Proven ability to build trust and gain buy-in from firm leaders and other key stakeholders.
  • Ability to follow and report on market trends in diversity, legal recruiting, and retention.
  • Possess superior judgment and able to respect, protect, and maintain highly confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to understand unconscious bias and its effect on recruiting and hiring.
  • Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours, as required.
  • Proficient with MS Office and applicant tracking systems, preferably Workday and viRecruit.

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