Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire an Attorney Recruiting Manager. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting, East Coast Region, the Attorney Recruiting Manager will be responsible for managing all non-partner attorney recruiting, including law student recruiting, lateral attorney hiring and the summer associate program for the Boston, MA and Hartford, CT offices.
This position will be resident in the Boston office with a hybrid in-office/remote working schedule.
Key responsibilities of this position include:
Partner with the Boston hiring partner and Recruiting Committee to develop and implement recruiting strategies at target and regional law schools
Provide leadership and supervise the recruiting assistant, as well as other support staff indirectly
Drive efforts to increase firm visibility at target law schools
Develop and foster law school career services and search firm relationships
Oversee the interview process, candidate communications, and database management for student and lateral recruiting; Manage the Boston law school on-campus interview process (OCI), including overall strategy, registration, callback and offer/follow-up process
Oversee the management of the Boston summer associate program, including social events, trainings, assignments, and evaluations
Collaborate with a team of recruiters across all offices to ensure firmwide consistency, and to share resourceful and creative programming
Work with practice group leadership to determine lateral associate hiring needs
Manage the offer and onboarding process for all non-partner lateral hires
Analyze recruiting trends and implement strategies to directly source lateral associates
Work with the Director of Attorney Recruiting and Chief Associate Talent Officer on strategic projects as needed
Ensure compliance with the firm's hiring policies and AAP guidelines
Establish and maintain the recruiting department budget
Experience and qualifications needed to perform this job successfully:
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of law firm recruiting or related campus recruiting experience
Demonstrated ability to manage all aspects of campus/student recruiting programs
Flexibility to occasionally travel outside of the Boston area, attend events and to work hours as needed to meet deadlines
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Experience with ViRecruit and Symplicity is preferred but not required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to provide exceptional customer service to internal and external clients
Team player who is committed to superior standards of professionalism and productivity
Capacity to work well under pressure
Discretion in dealing with confidential information
Detail-oriented work manner, and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Proactive and flexible approach, and willingness to adjust to changing priorities
Qualified candidates can apply online by visiting our website at www.morganlewis.com and selecting “Careers.”
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