Lead Human Resources for the New York office with a population of 200+ lawyers and employees. Manage employe relations, talent acquisition, talent management, performance management, compensation analysis, training & development. FLSA and overtime compliance across all NYC business units. Remain current on New York State labor legislation. Advice on implementation of compliance procedures for discrimination and harassment policy. Collaborate with CHRO, Director of Human Resources, Director of Administration and Partners in leadership roles to implement strategic initiatives. Collaborate with Benefits team on various medical leaves. Counsel managers on employee career development, mediate concerns regarding work product quality, professional communication and interpersonal conflict.

Managed Attorney Hiring and HR departments for the New York office. Supervised a team of two coordinators. Supervised Legal Administrative Assistants, Guest Services Specialists and Resource Center. Collaborated with firm leadership on strategic hiring initiatives. Oversaw full life cycle of summer associate, associate, counsel and partner hiring.

Collaborate with firm leadership and Director of Attorney Hiring in developing and implementing attorney recruitment strategies for law students, associates and partner candidates. Oversaw all aspects of recruiting cycle to include sourcing resumes, interviewing, background check, conflict checks, onboarding and orientation. Coordinated on-campus recruitment and events. Established relationships with law school representatives and search firm agencies. Facilitated Hiring Committee meetings and provided metics. Liased with Business Development to create firm brochures and marketing materials.

Supported the Director of Legal Recruiting with various projects and metrics. Assisted in implementation and maintenance of LawCruit recruitment database. Collaborated with CHRO on strategic partner recruiting initiatives. Provided executive administrative support to CHRO on various confidential matters.

Under the supervision of the Director of Legal Recruiting, managed all aspects of attorney recruitment process including in-house and on-campus interviewing of experienced attorneys and law school students, summer associate program. Planned and executed social events. Oversaw work product for summer associates. Conducted exit interviews. Collaborated with firm leadership on lateral hiring needs. Led Hiring Committee meetings and gathered metrics and trends.

Appointed by NALP President to serve on this think tank group to facilitate discussion among a group of 10+ national law firms and law schools regarding NALP guidelines as it relates to law student employment.

Aided Lateral Partner Recruiting Manager and Professional Development Manager in the sourcing of applicant resumes and maintenance and tracking of candidate files, interview scheduling and feedback collection, and candidate on-boarding and orientation scheduling. Organized logistics for attorney training programs and offsite retreats. Coordinated CLE programs and maintained CLE files. Administered attorney review process.