Attorney Recruiting Manager

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire an Attorney Recruiting Manager.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting, East Coast Region, the Attorney Recruiting Manager will be responsible for managing all non-partner attorney recruiting, including law student recruiting, lateral attorney hiring and the summer associate program for the Philadelphia, Princeton, NJ, and Wilmington, DE offices.

This position will be resident in the Philadelphia office with a hybrid in-office / remote working schedule.

Key responsibilities of this position include :

Partner with the Philadelphia hiring partner and Recruiting Committee to develop and implement recruiting strategies at target and regional law schools

Provide leadership and supervise the Attorney Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant, as well as other support staff indirectly

Drive efforts to increase firm visibility at target law schools

Develop and foster law school career services and search firm relationships

Oversee the interview process, candidate communications, and database management for student and lateral recruiting;

Manage the Philadelphia law school on-campus interview process (OCI), including overall strategy, registration, callback and offer / follow-up process

Oversee the management of the Philadelphia summer associate program, including social events, trainings, assignments, and evaluations

Collaborate with a team of recruiters across all offices to ensure firmwide consistency, and to share resourceful and creative programming

Work with practice group leadership to determine lateral associate hiring needs

Manage the offer and onboarding process for all non-partner lateral hires

Analyze recruiting trends and implement strategies to directly source lateral associates

Work with the Director of Attorney Recruiting and Chief Associate Talent Officer on strategic projects as needed

Ensure compliance with the firm's hiring policies and AAP guidelines

Establish and maintain the recruiting department budget

Experience and qualifications needed to perform this job successfully :

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of five years of law firm recruiting or related campus recruiting experience

Demonstrated ability to manage all aspects of campus / student recruiting programs

Flexibility to occasionally travel outside of the Philadelphia area, attend events and to work hours as needed to meet deadlines

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Experience with ViRecruit, Symplicity and Workday is preferred but not required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to provide exceptional customer service to internal and external clients

Team player who is committed to superior standards of professionalism and productivity

Capacity to work well under pressure

Discretion in dealing with confidential information

Detail-oriented work manner, and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team

Proactive and flexible approach, and willingness to adjust to changing priorities

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