The Talent Team is responsible for attracting, hiring, and integrating top-tier legal talent
across the firm. We are seeking an Attorney Recruiting + Development Specialist to lead and
support the full-cycle recruitment of lateral associates, partners, and temporary attorneys.
This role serves as a strategic partner to firm leadership and hiring partners, helping to drive a
thoughtful, efficient, and high-touch approach to lateral hiring. The Attorney Recruiting +
Development Specialist will work closely with the Chief Talent + Culture Officer and receive
support from the Attorney Recruiting + Development Assistant to deliver an exceptional
candidate experience and support the firm's long-term talent objectives.
This is a highly visible, hands-on role for a proactive recruiting professional who thrives in a
fast-paced environment, takes ownership of complex hiring initiatives, builds strong
relationships across the firm, and contributes to the continuous enhancement of recruiting
processes, programs, and policies.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
Develop and finalize search descriptions with hiring partners for lateral associate,
partner, and temporary attorney searches.
Coordinate the launch and distribution of searches internally and through recruiting
agencies, including setting up search infrastructure such as G-Drive folders, intake
forms, viRecruit entries, and tracking spreadsheets.
Participate in recruiting strategy, pipeline, and hiring discussions with the Chief Talent
+ Culture Officer, hiring partners, firm leadership, and recruiting agencies.
Review resumes, evaluate candidate qualifications, and assess alignment with the
firm's hiring needs.
Prepare candidate presentations and related materials for hiring partners.
Serve as the primary point of contact for candidates, recruiting agencies, and hiring
partners.
Manage active candidate pipelines, process candidate submissions in viRecruit,
conduct agency follow-ups, track outstanding items, and maintain accurate recruiting
data and reporting.
Conduct first-round associate interviews and participate in candidate evaluations.
Oversee interview scheduling and logistics, provide guidance to the Attorney
Recruiting + Development Assistant regarding scheduling issues and last-minute
changes, and review recruiting communications and materials prior to distribution.
Advise hiring partners regarding interview feedback, hiring recommendations, and
next steps, and communicate those decisions to recruiting agencies.
Collaborate with the Chief Talent + Culture Officer and firm leadership on
compensation recommendations and offer terms.
Draft and distribute Executive Committee memoranda in support of hiring
recommendations.
Extend offers to candidates; draft offer letters; prepare and distribute offer packages
and benefits materials; coordinate follow-up meetings; maintain candidate files; and
manage communications throughout the offer process.
Oversee conflicts and background check clearance in partnership with the General
Counsel, department leaders, and the Human Resources team.
Coordinate attorney onboarding, including start dates, pre-start communications, firstday
logistics, office assignments, building access, technology setup, calendar
coordination, and transition support.
Facilitate attorney integration and orientation by coordinating first-day training, firmwide
announcements, orientation materials, distribution list and meeting additions,
firm tours, cross-departmental introductions, and ongoing check-ins.
Close searches by updating tracking systems and intake forms, archiving search records
in viRecruit, and updating recruiting agencies.
Process placement invoices and maintain recruiting budget tracking and related
reporting.
Coordinate the collection of new-hire performance feedback from practice group
partners after three months.
Oversee recruiting agency agreements and support contract negotiations.
Update annual compensation and benchmarking data, conduct market research, and
monitor industry trends to improve recruiting processes and policies.
Develop and refine recruiting procedures, checklists, and workflow documentation to
improve efficiency, consistency, and overall program effectiveness.
Provide guidance and support to the Attorney Recruiting + Development Assistant.
Serve as a trusted ambassador of the firm through professionalism, sound judgment,
discretion, and exceptional client service.
Key Requirements: (Communication/skills/experience)
Bachelor’s degree required.
3+ years of attorney recruiting experience within a top-tier law firm environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage full-cycle recruiting processes with increasing
independence.
Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage
competing priorities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a polished and client-focused
approach.
High level of discretion and commitment to confidentiality.
Proactive, resourceful, and able to operate independently while knowing when to
escalate.
Strong attention to detail with flexibility to adapt in a dynamic environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel); ATS experience preferred