Zachary Smith Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Responsible for effectively sourcing top talent for Uber's Legal and Finance orgs. I rely on an array of different techniques to discover potentially strong candidates, including utilizing LinkedIn, Entelo, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, as well as x-ray and other types of boolean searches. In addition to substantive sourcing efforts, I regularly lead both internal and external trainings and am particularly passionate about helping to increase opportunities for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Support the day-to-day operations of the partner recruiting process under the direction of the Legal Recruiting Manager and Chief Legal Recruiting and Integration Officer • Influence strategic hiring decisions by creating and circulating candidate introductions, profiles, interview feedback, and Lateral Partner Questionnaires to key partners• Maintain the internal candidate pipeline and run daily pipeline calls• Draft initial versions of proposals that detail the business case for a lateral partner’s candidacy, which are later reviewed by the firm’s Policy Committee• Communicate highly detailed and sensitive information to a range of internal and external stakeholders, and manage expectations accordingly

San Francisco, California

• Served as the point person on many of Goodwin’s West Coast legal requisitions, beginning with the initial hiring meeting with the hiring partners and taking the candidate through the post-offer acceptance stage• Coordinated most aspects of the highly ranked Silicon Valley Summer Program in conjunction with Goodwin’s West Coast Talent Acquisition Senior Manager• Collaborated with the Firm’s internal practice leaders and hiring managers on all lateral associate hiring needs for Goodwin’s four West Coast offices while effectively managing relationships and expectations of candidates, external recruiters and other internal stakeholders • Wrote initial drafts of partner and counsel memorandums supporting their candidacy that were later presented to the Firm’s Executive and Partnership Committees for review

San Francisco Bay Area

· Drafted legal documents including motions for summary judgment, discovery, complaints, demand letters, and writs· Cultivated client relationships by providing timely updates and explaining complex legal processes in a clear, concise, and comprehensible manner· Managed several aspects of firm administration including maintaining and updating all referral spreadsheets, training new administrative staff, and calendaring court dates.

Greater Seattle Area

· Conducted research involving Federal environmental statutes, including specifically the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) · Participated in organizational strategy meetings with all Earthjustice offices simultaneously · Acquired a stronger working proficiency with administrative law

Accra, Ghana

· Provided comments and proposed changes to the Amnesty International—Ghana Constitution· Conducted research that helped lead to a discharged murder allegation for an innocent man· Collaborated with local attorneys to brainstorm ideas for increasing protection of Ghanaian human rights

Beckley, West Virginia

· Learned to write a legal memorandum and other basic legal documents

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi OmegaConcentrations in biology, chemistry, and Italian.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, 3.32

Activities and Societies: Washington University Jurisprudence Review