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Job Title: Senior Lateral Recruitment Manager

Location: New York, NY 10019

Salary/Payrate: $175K to $190K plus a performance-based bonus

Work Environment: Hybrid (#1 of days WFH) / Remote

Term: Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $1,000 should the person you refer

gets hired

Job Description:

Our client, an international, AmLaw 100 firm, is looking to hire

a Senior Lateral Recruitment Manager at their offices in New York

City. The position will allow for a hybrid work schedule with 4

days a week onsite, 1 remote, and will pay an annual base salary

of $175K to $190K plus a performance-based bonus and

comprehensive benefits package.

The Senior Manager of Lateral Recruiting will work closely with

the Lateral Recruiting Director to lead and manage the full

lifecycle of lateral attorney recruitment across the firm. The

Senior Manager will serve as a trusted resource to practice group

leaders and key stakeholders, executing national recruiting

initiatives that support the firm’s growth and strategic

priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

Lateral Hiring Management

* Manage lateral hiring activity, including interfacing with

recruiting agencies and partners, handling scheduling, and

coordinating onboarding and integration with the Talent

Management and Conflicts teams.

* Closely monitor practice group needs with partners and

frequently share applications with partners for review.

* Support lateral recruiting efforts for non-NY offices.

Market Intelligence & Vendor Relationships

* Monitor market conditions and trends related to lateral

recruitment; recommend process improvements to hiring practices.

* Maintain relationships with recruiters at agencies and search

firms; remain in frequent communication with trusted recruitment

partners and headhunters to ensure recruiters are submitting top

talent to the firm.

* Organize meetings between partners and recruiting agencies to

discuss hiring priorities and candidate pipelines.

* Manage vendor relationships, including those involving

recruiting technologies.

* Perform statistical analysis on hiring trends and attrition,

and present progress reports as requested.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

* Train and mentor junior team members.

* Work with Talent Management with respect to onboarding

practices.

Immigration & Visa Sponsorship

* Manage the end-to-end process for attorney visa applications

(H-1B, TN, E-3, and J-1) and permanent residency sponsorship.

* Serve as a point of contact for foreign national attorneys

regarding immigration matters.

* Partner with external immigration counsel to navigate complex

sponsorship issues and ensure timely coordination with candidate

offer and start-date timelines.

Required Skills & Qualifications

* Bachelor’s degree required.

* 7+ years of progressive legal recruiting or human resources

experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services

environment.

* Strong stakeholder-management skills; demonstrated success

building trust and influencing partners and senior leadership.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail; able to

manage multiple concurrent searches and shifting priorities under

deadline pressure.

* Proficiency with recruiting/ATS platforms (e.g., Flo Recruit)

and Microsoft Office/Teams.

* Resourceful, proactive, solutions-oriented approach with sound

judgment on confidential, sensitive, or high-priority matters.

* Availability to work extended hours during peak recruiting

seasons and to travel as needed.