Attorney Recruiting Manager
CurrentOwn full life-cycle of attorney recruitment for multiple offices over the years, including North Carolina, Texas, New York, and Jacksonville, including on-campus interviews, summer associate programs, staff attorneys, lateral associates, entry-level and counsel hiring. Serve as main point-of contact for recruiting agencies and law schools; draft job descriptions; screen resumes; maintain firm-wide recruiting budget and manage two recruiting team members. Direct firm's participation in Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship (CLDC)Directed our participation in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) 1L Diversity Programs from 2020-2022Assess attorney resource needs via ongoing consulting with department heads, obtaining required approvals to cost-effectively recruit to meet department/firm needsConsult with Department Chairs and Recruiting members to strategize and evolve recruiting initiativesPartner with Career Services and law school affinity groups to plan and execute recruiting events, forming relationships with students and building the firm's brand Identify candidate sources and initiate/maintain contact with law schools, search firms, National Association for Law Placement (NALP)Assist with lateral attorney hiring including setting up cross-office interviews, communicating with candidates and search firms, tracking on-boarding informationSpeak on law school recruiting panels and presentations