Overview
This role has overall responsibility for the implementation and management of the attorney recruitment and professional development functions in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the Firm. At the direction of the Chief Talent Officer (CTO) and working closely with the firm’s Hiring Committee and Hiring Partners, this position oversees the recruitment and professional development of all attorneys. This position provides leadership and direction for these important functions by proactively interacting and communicating with appropriate individuals within Firm leadership to articulate needs and/or obtain buy-in for appropriate plans and solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for the recruitment from/of law schools, Judicial Law Clerks, lateral attorneys, and foreign legal interns, to include:
- Responsible for the design and execution of appropriate programs and processes in support of effective and efficient attorney recruitment, selection and hiring.
- Propose and implement strategy for law student outreach including building and maintaining relationships with law school career services and student groups, identifying new organizations for sponsorship and partnerships, and attending events as needed for staffing.
- Work closely with the CTO, hiring partners and Hiring Committee to analyze recruitment efforts and, as appropriate, recommend changes to ensure all processes are executed timely and are effective.
- Plan, manage, and implement new attorney orientation and onboarding programs to include the new associate fall program and programs for attorneys arriving throughout the year.
- Oversee all non-partner attorney performance evaluation processes to include the spring and fall processes utilizing the Firm’s online evaluation system, viEval.
- Create and oversee, working with appropriate internal partners, attorney developmental programs, including relevant CLEs.
- Working with assignment partners and coordinators, provide strategic oversight of the work allocation processes.
- Oversee the Firm’s attorney mentor programs to include designing, implementing, and encouraging participation in appropriate mentoring activities and events.
- Take necessary steps to develop, foster, and support positive relations to include serving as a resource and providing counsel to all lawyers on issues and concerns, and overseeing the execution and facilitation of various attorney events to include attorney, departmental, and case team lunches and dinners.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- 10+ years of direct and/or relevant legal recruitment and professional development experience
- 4+ years of management experience
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Well-developed Microsoft Office Suite skills, including proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel
- viDesktop and Flo Recruit proficiency preferred
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work within and create a collaborative work environment, including ability to establish effective working relationships with all levels of Firm personnel
- A flexible problem solver who is self-directed, customer service oriented, and collaborative
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to take complete ownership of designing and executing Firm-wide programs and ability to focus on long and short-term initiatives
- Desire and ability to stay abreast of trends in legal recruitment, professional development, and legal industry to ensure the organization is proactive in its functioning
