Legal Recruiting Senior Coordinator
About The Position
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm, is seeking a Legal Recruiting Senior Coordinator. With over 500 professionals and 350+ business professionals, the firm is known for its quality and client commitment. This role leads full-cycle recruiting for experienced lateral associates and partners, focusing exclusively on the experienced attorney market. The Senior Coordinator manages senior-level candidate pipelines to support the strategic growth of the firm’s practice groups. This position acts as a liaison between firm leadership, practice group chairs, candidates, and external search firms, combining administrative execution with strategic planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- At least 3+ years of legal recruiting experience in a law firm environment.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience utilizing applicant tracking systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, iCIMS, LawCruit, or ViRecruit.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Outlook.
- Experience with virtual platforms such as Zoom or Teams.
- Experience with search tools such as Pirical Legal Professionals, Leopard List, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- Proven ability to manage highly sensitive, confidential client and candidate credentials with absolute integrity.
- Superior written communication and public presentation abilities across all professional levels.
- Ability to prioritize rapidly shifting tasks, stay organized under pressure, and meet strict deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Foundational knowledge of, or experience with, generative AI tools applied to high-volume recruitment workflow optimization is highly preferred.
- Flexibility to work occasional evening or weekend hours during peak recruiting periods.
- Ability to occasionally log irregular evening or weekend hours during peak lateral hiring seasons.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Director of Strategic Growth (Legal), Strategic Growth Managers, Practice Group Leaders, Hiring Partners, and other internal stakeholders to support lateral hiring while ensuring compliance with firm policies and processes.
- Coordinate the full candidate lifecycle, including job postings, applicant tracking system maintenance, interview scheduling, candidate communications, feedback collection, and the preparation of offer materials and pre-arrival documentation.
- Manage relationships and communications with search firms, candidates, attorneys, business professionals, and other third parties to deliver a responsive, high-quality candidate experience.
- Own key recruiting operations, including interview logistics, background checks, references, preliminary conflict clearance, candidate expense reimbursements, agency agreements, invoices, and recruiting records.
- Maintain accurate candidate pipelines and recruiting data, prepare reports and administrative materials, and support special projects and broader recruiting operations.
- Conduct market research, track talent movements, support sourcing strategy, compile recruiting metrics, and help inform hiring decisions and search progress.
- Produce timely, accurate work product, communicate effectively, meet deadlines, foster positive working relationships, and uphold firm policies and standards.
Benefits
- A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
