Legal Recruiting Specialist

4 weeks ago

San Diego, California, United States Tyson & Mendes Full time
Job Description

At Tyson & Mendes, we are seeking a highly skilled Legal Recruiting Specialist to join our dynamic team. As a key member of our talent acquisition process, you will play a crucial role in identifying, attracting, and securing top-tier attorneys for our insurance defense practice.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Talent Acquisition Strategy:
    • Partner with practice group leaders to understand specific attorney hiring needs.
    • Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality legal talent, including associate and lateral attorneys.
    • Proactively identify new talent pools and expand Tyson & Mendes' recruiting network.
  • Candidate Management:
    • Participate in full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, candidate sourcing, resume screening, interviews, and offer phase.
    • Maintain communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a positive and professional experience.
    • Conduct initial phone screens and interviews, assessing candidates based on the firm's legal and cultural needs.
  • Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
    • Collaborate with recruiting team, partners, practice group leaders, and HR to ensure a streamlined hiring process.
    • Provide regular updates and reports on recruitment efforts, market trends, and candidate pipeline status.
    • Build and maintain strong relationships with law schools, legal recruiting firms, and professional organizations to enhance the firm's visibility and branding.
  • Employer Branding:
    • Promote Tyson & Mendes as an employer of choice within the legal industry.
    • Support the firm's diversity and inclusion initiatives by ensuring diverse talent pools in all recruiting efforts.
  • Administrative Duties:
    • Maintain an organized database of candidates, utilizing recruiting software and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
    • Prepare recruiting-related reports and data for the management team.
    • Special projects and initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Human Resources, Business, or related fields.
  • 3+ years of legal recruiting experience in a law firm or in-house legal department strongly preferred.
  • 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience required.
  • Familiarity with insurance defense or civil litigation practice areas preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
  • Proficiency in recruiting software and applicant tracking systems (ATS), such as Greenhouse, iCIMS, Workday, or similar platforms.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
  • Positive Mindset and Attitude: Demonstrates a proactive, optimistic approach to challenges, with a focus on solutions rather than problems.
  • Resilience and Adaptability: Maintains a positive attitude in the face of setbacks, showing the ability to recover quickly and adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Growth-Oriented: Displays a positive, growth mindset, consistently seeking opportunities for personal and professional development.
  • Collaborative and Uplifting: Promotes a positive work environment by encouraging and motivating team members through constructive feedback and an optimistic outlook.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans (some at no cost to the employee)
  • 401K matching
  • Paid parental leave
  • Internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, Women's Initiative and Young Professionals Initiative
  • Firm-wide charitable giving program
  • Numerous social and off-site events each year to enrich your relationships with your colleagues
  • Employee Assistance Program through HealthAdvocate
  • Access to Maven resources for new parents through Blue Shield

Why Tyson & Mendes?

We are one of the country's fastest growing civil defense firms. We have steadily and successfully made our mark as a trailblazer in the legal ecosphere. We are a progressive, dynamic and diverse firm that prides ourselves in breaking the mold upheld by the 'traditional' law firm. Here, you will discover an exceptionally smart, deeply talented team of trial lawyers who have continuously made a profound impact on the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of people. From Howell vs. Hamilton Meats, to our many trial wins, our promise is to provide unparalleled service and achieve exceptional results for our clients.

In addition to our outstanding legal work, we take an innovative approach to law firm management; we invest wholly in our employees. From our specialized internal training program on our proven defense methods, to clear paths to leadership and partnership, we provide the professional development resources and tools needed for attorneys to make significant advancements in their careers - all while building their own brands and becoming sought-after experts in their respective fields.

OK, now for the legal copy (we are a law firm, after all). It is Tyson & Mendes' policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS/EMPLOYEES OF TYSON & MENDES: Please take notice that the Firm collects certain information about you. For more information on the Firm's policies, please refer to the document provided here.

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