Strategic Partner Recruitment Specialist
About The Position
The Strategic Partner Recruitment Specialist plays a critical role in advancing the firm’s lateral growth strategy by supporting the identification, engagement, and evaluation of directly sourced partner-level talent. This position focuses on coordinating internally sourced candidate pipelines, facilitating strategic outreach efforts, and ensuring alignment between recruiting initiatives and firmwide hiring priorities. The Specialist partners closely with hiring partners, department leadership, and cross-functional teams to drive an organized, data-informed approach to internal lateral partner recruitment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field required. Equivalent education and work experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum four years of legal recruitment experience required.
- Experience with sourcing and hiring lateral attorneys.
- Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter™, v iDesktop, Pirical (or similar technology).
- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a strong commitment to client service and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, professional environment.
- Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously under strict time constraints.
- Possess confidence and the capability to interact with the Firm's Leadership on a regular basis.
- Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Manager of Strategic Partner Recruitment, Strategic Growth Committee, Next Gen Committee, and other Firm leaders to deliver well supported assessments and recommendations to move lateral partner prospects through the consideration process.
- Lead and/or participate in initial calls with internally sourced lateral partner prospects
- Support and execute targeted outreach initiatives to prospective lateral partners
- Facilitate intermittent and quarterly check-ins with hiring partners and department chairs to track hiring needs and pipeline progress
- Schedule intake conversations with hiring partners and ensure the search intake form is completed and shared with the Chief Growth Strategist for approval
- Collaborate with Knowledge Management & Innovation to request and assess competitive market intelligence and recruiting insights
- Conduct research on prospective candidates utilizing internal database resources such as Pirical
- Monitor and track direct applicants generated through occasional online lateral partner postings
- Coordinate the interview and evaluation process for internally sourced and directly identified lateral partner prospects
- Track candidate statuses through applicant tracking system and various spreadsheets
- Other duties, as assigned.
- Occasional travel required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
