Legal Recruiting Manager

4 weeks ago

Los Angeles, California, United States Reed Smith Full time
Job Summary

This role is responsible for the direction, coordination, and overall management of lateral associate and law student recruiting, including but not limited to: recruitment and integration of lateral lawyers, management of the campus recruitment process, summer associate program, and new associate program for Reed Smith's Los Angeles, Century City, and Orange County offices.

Key Responsibilities
  • Works in partnership with Director of Recruiting, Department Heads, Practice Leaders, and Office Managing Partners to identify and attract lateral candidates.
  • Collaborates with sponsoring partners and local administrative teams to guide lateral candidates through the recruiting and onboarding processes, ensuring the experience is representative of the Firm's standards of excellence.
  • Teams with attorneys and Business Development to ensure the seamless transition of each lateral's integration and business development efforts.
  • Develops and analyzes reports and projections regarding market trends in diversity, legal recruiting, and retention.
  • Prescreens all lateral attorney and law student applications for employment and ensures that appropriate correspondence is produced and that appropriate records are maintained in ViWave.
  • Frequent contact with candidates to discuss the Firm's recruitment procedures and policies.
  • Manages formal due diligence and offer process for lateral hires.
  • Serves as the contact with all outside organizations involved in the legal recruiting process, including but not limited to: legal search firms, the National Association for Law Placement, and other professional organizations.
  • Develops, prepares, and analyzes reports, projections, and statistics regarding market hiring, general management, and other attorney-related personnel issues for use by Firm management.
  • Active member of Recruiting and Summer Associate Committees.
  • Prepares and manages legal recruiting annual budget.
  • Designs, attends, and implements all components of summer program, including but not limited to: on-campus and call-back interview process, pre-employment communications, orientation, training, work assignments, educational and social events, and evaluation process.
  • Manages Summer Associate mentoring program.
  • Maintains summer associate files, work assignments, evaluation forms/processes; follows up with assigning attorney regarding feedback to summer associates.
  • Counsels and advises Summer Associates throughout the summer on firm policies, procedures, and other firm matters.
  • Plans and coordinates law school recruiting efforts, such as receptions and targeted correspondence.
  • Manages (in conjunction with the firmwide recruiting team) pre-employment correspondence to entry-level associates, new hire start dates, moving and bar-related expenses/reimbursement, and stipend.
  • Disseminates information regarding new hires to appropriate firm personnel.
  • Communicates with new associates about bar application process, firm policies, and manages reimbursement process for bar application fees.
  • Coordinates new associate mentoring program.
  • Prepares and manages new associate program annual budget.
  • Works with Legal Recruiting Team in the various Reed Smith markets to coordinate recruiting efforts, Summer/New Associate programs. Meets regularly with other recruiting managers to make recommendations for strategic development of recruiting efforts and summer programs.
  • Participates in various HR, Recruiting, and Summer Committee meetings and Firmwide attorney meetings, as scheduled.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.
  • A minimum of four years of management-level recruiting experience in a law firm and prior supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
  • Should have a demonstrated understanding of current law firm industry, market trends, and philosophies.
  • Strong leadership, management, and organizational skills.
  • Requires excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, good judgment, a professional demeanor, and the ability to provide an excellent first impression of the Firm.
  • Must work well with all levels of Firm personnel and establish effective working relationships throughout the Firm.
  • Must be highly motivated, creative, flexible, and results-oriented and have the ability to prioritize appropriately.
Working Conditions

This role is classified as hybrid, meaning that you will be required to work in the office three (3) days per week.

Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

Reed Smith offers a challenging work environment, business casual dress code, and a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits program, tuition assistance, and generous 401(k) plan.

Reed Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reed Smith's success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, disability, veteran's status, or any characteristic protected by law.

As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

Reed Smith provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, including in the application and interview process.

Qualified candidates only. No search firms.

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