Executive Legal Recruiter (Pittsburgh)

Executive Legal Recruiter

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a national law firm with a proven reputation for providing progressive, industry-leading legal, business, regulatory and government relations advice to our regional, national and international clients.

We are currently searching for an Executive Legal Recruiter to add to our first-rate Human Resources and Talent Management Team in Pittsburgh, PA. The Executive Legal Recruiter will play a key role in sourcing legal and government relations candidates for our growing Tier 1 National Firm.

Our firm is currently operating on a hybrid work schedule.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Acquire a strong understanding of the legal market in key strategic markets with a focus on Pittsburgh as well as geographic areas identified in the Firm's strategic plan.
• Build and maintain internal relationships with Firm Management, Section Chairs, Section Directors, Office Heads, the Hiring Partner, the Hiring Committee and other key stakeholders to understand the Firm's strategic vision for growth.
• Create various paths for sourcing candidates inclusive of social media, networking events, industry and bar organization activities as well as direct outreach.
• Coach Buchanan Shareholders on how to best leverage their network to identify lateral targets and assist with effective outreach strategies.
• Effectively utilize sourcing and recruiting technologies including adapting to advanced intelligence platforms and resources.
• Evaluate the initial viability of a candidate to make informed decisions on whether to introduce them to the Firm and begin the formal process.
• Manage candidate relationships from initial identification through the offer and acceptance process.
• Liaise with Firm's recruiting professionals to assure timely and accurate communication, efficient processes and successful experiences for candidates regardless of outcome.
• Build relationships with potential candidates and routinely check-in with those who are long-term targets for recruitment.
• Develop and maintain a lateral target database to track direct touches and other recruiting outreach made to specific candidates or groups over time for the purpose of fulfilling long-term strategic targets as well as tracking success.

Required Qualifications :

Why should you work at Buchanan?

Our Firm offers outstanding benefits that include :

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.