Senior Lateral Recruitment Manager- 3697885

AMS Staffing•New York City, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

An international AmLaw 100 firm is seeking a Senior Lateral Recruitment Manager for its New York City office. The role leads and manages the full lifecycle of lateral attorney recruitment across the firm, working closely with the Lateral Recruiting Director and serving as a trusted resource to practice group leaders and other key stakeholders. The position executes national recruiting initiatives in support of the firm’s growth and strategic priorities, and supports lateral recruiting for offices outside New York. The work arrangement is hybrid, with four days onsite and one day remote each week. The annual base salary is $175,000 to $190,000, plus a performance-based bonus and comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 7 years of progressive legal recruiting or human resources experience, preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
Strong stakeholder-management skills, with demonstrated success building trust and influencing partners and senior leadership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organized, with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple concurrent searches and shifting priorities under deadline pressure.
Proficiency with recruiting or ATS platforms, such as Flo Recruit, and Microsoft Office and Teams.
Resourceful, proactive, solutions-oriented approach and sound judgment when handling confidential, sensitive, or high-priority matters.
Availability to work extended hours during peak recruiting seasons and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

Manage lateral hiring activity, including liaising with recruiting agencies and partners, coordinating interviews and scheduling, and arranging onboarding and integration with the Talent Management and Conflicts teams.
Monitor practice group hiring needs with partners and regularly share applications with partners for review.
Support lateral recruiting efforts for offices outside New York.
Monitor market conditions and lateral recruitment trends, and recommend improvements to hiring practices.
Maintain relationships and frequent communication with recruiters at agencies and search firms to support strong candidate submissions.
Organize meetings between partners and recruiting agencies to discuss hiring priorities and candidate pipelines.
Manage vendor relationships, including recruiting technology vendors.
Analyze hiring and attrition trends and present progress reports as requested.
Train and mentor junior team members.
Work with Talent Management on onboarding practices.
Manage the end-to-end process for attorney visa applications, including H-1B, TN, E-3, and J-1 visas, and permanent residency sponsorship.
Serve as a point of contact for foreign national attorneys on immigration matters.
Partner with external immigration counsel on complex sponsorship issues and coordinate immigration matters with candidate offer and start-date timelines.