Legal Recruiting Manager

Job # WORK ARRANGEMENT: Hybrid LOCATION: Silicon Valley | San Francisco SALARY: $126,000 – $189,000 annually, based on experience, qualifications, education, and geographic location. Eligible employees may also receive a discretionary performance-based bonus. BENEFITS: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings program, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, paid time off, wellness initiatives, professional development opportunities, employee assistance resources, and a comprehensive employee benefits package. THE ORGANIZATION: Premier National Professional Services Firm KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead and execute the firm’s law student recruiting strategy across multiple office locations. Manage all aspects of entry-level legal recruiting, including campus outreach, interview scheduling, candidate evaluations, offer processes, and post-offer engagement. Oversee the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of the annual summer associate program, including onboarding, orientation, training, work assignments, evaluations, mentorship initiatives, and offer recommendations. Develop and implement recruiting strategies to strengthen relationships with accredited law schools, student organizations, and diversity-focused affinity groups. Coordinate on-campus recruiting events, networking opportunities, and employer branding initiatives to attract high-caliber legal talent. Partner with hiring leaders, practice group management, and recruiting colleagues to support firmwide hiring objectives. Support lateral attorney recruiting efforts by managing recruiting operations for associates, counsel, and other legal professionals. Coordinate attorney job postings, candidate sourcing, interview logistics, offer processes, and recruiting communications. Build and maintain relationships with legal search firms, professional organizations, universities, and industry contacts to develop strong talent pipelines. Monitor recruiting metrics and prepare reports, workforce analytics, and hiring trend analyses to support strategic decision-making. Collaborate with Human Resources, Legal Talent, Learning & Development, and other administrative departments to ensure successful onboarding and integration of new hires. Stay informed on legal recruiting trends, compensation data, and market conditions to support competitive hiring strategies. Provide leadership, coaching, and professional development for recruiting coordinators and support staff. Assist with recruiting-related marketing initiatives, website content, employer branding, and social media campaigns. Manage multiple recruiting initiatives simultaneously while maintaining exceptional service standards in a fast-paced environment. Perform additional projects and responsibilities as assigned. REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum of eight years of recruiting experience, preferably within a law firm, legal services organization, or other professional services environment. Demonstrated experience managing law student recruiting programs, summer associate programs, and lateral attorney recruiting initiatives. Proven ability to develop and execute strategic recruiting plans while managing multiple hiring priorities. Experience partnering with attorneys, firm leadership, and hiring managers throughout the recruitment process. Strong leadership skills with experience supervising, mentoring, and developing recruiting professionals. Excellent organizational, analytical, and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail. Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all organizational levels. Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, recruiting databases, and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Strong understanding of legal recruiting trends, talent acquisition best practices, and employment market dynamics. Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment. Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidential information. Flexibility to travel between office locations and accommodate changing business priorities as needed.