The Legal Recruiting Manager leads the firm’s law student recruiting strategy, oversees the annual Summer Associate Program, and supports lateral attorney recruiting efforts. Responsibilities include managing 1L, 2L, and 3L recruiting, coordinating on-campus recruiting and law school outreach, overseeing candidate interviews, callbacks, offer decisions, onboarding, training, evaluations, and summer program events. This role also partners with hiring partners and practice leaders to manage lateral associate, counsel, and patent agent recruiting, oversee job postings, develop candidate pipelines, coordinate with search firms, analyze recruiting data and market trends, and support attorney onboarding. The manager provides guidance to recruiting coordinators and assistants while collaborating with internal teams on recruiting marketing initiatives and other talent acquisition projects.

Qualified candidates should have 8+ years of legal recruiting experience, preferably within a major law firm or in-house legal department. A bachelor’s degree is preferred. Strong leadership, organizational, project management, communication, and client service skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required, while experience with viRecruit, viWork Allocation, Smartsheet, and Workday is a plus.

Salary: $126,000–$189,000 annually, depending on experience, qualifications, and location, with eligibility for discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.