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.

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.
• 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.

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.

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