Legal Recruiting Regional Manager

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Legal Recruiting Regional Manager

The candidate will manage full-cycle recruitment process for law students, summer associates and lateral associates, including: Developing and executing strategies for law student engagement at key feeder schools. Developing and executing strategies for lateral candidate sourcing and search firm relationships in the relevant Texas markets. Functioning as office contact with outside organizations and vendors relevant to the recruitment process. Managing all aspects of summer associate programs. Working closely with office and practice area leaders, utilize online and internal strategic activities to source lateral associate candidates. Overseeing application screening, processing and candidate communication. Candidate tracking, interview scheduling and travel/accommodation coordination. Maintaining candidate files for reporting and validation purposes. Managing pre-employment offer and hiring process. Work with office leadership and Firmwide lateral partner recruiting team to manage lateral partner candidates for Texas offices. Manage orientation and on-boarding of all law student, entry-level, lateral associate and partner new hires in Texas offices. Manage lateral associate integration for new Texas associate hires. Other responsibilities, including: Supervising, managing, mentoring, training, and evaluating one remote coordinator and local resources. Foster a positive working environment and structure for the legal recruiting department that promotes productivity, responsiveness, local and cross-office teamwork, high staff morale, and professional excellence. Collaborating with the Legal Recruiting Managers across the firm to plan strategically and identify ways to improve processes and procedures. Monitoring local markets and staying informed with current market trends and law firm news. Providing strategic advice on hiring to offices when necessary. Assisting with local interview training for all lawyers. Recruitment budget preparation and monitoring. Actively participating in talent acquisition and other general networking opportunities, including speaking and writing articles for industry seminars and publications. Should have 4-year, accredited college degree. Must have 5-7 years professional services recruiting experience required, with experience in lawyer recruitment preferred; management experience strongly preferred.

Company info

K & L Gates LLP
1000 Main St. Suite 2550
Houston
Texas
United States 77002
Website : http://www.klgates.com