Legal Recruitment Director WilmerHale
Overview
WilmerHale seeks a Director of Legal Recruitment to lead recruitment functions and communications. The role involves developing and executing summer programs, law school recruitment, and non-partner lateral hiring while managing budgets and fostering a collaborative environment.
What You'll Do11
- 1Guide legal recruiting team in partnership with office hiring chairs to deliver quality services
- 2Develop state-of-the-art reporting systems for talent management analytics
- 3Stay current on market trends to advise on recruiting strategies
- 4Ensure accurate recruitment data and support Affirmative Action compliance
- 5Manage firm-wide Legal Recruitment and Summer Associate budget
- 6Lead onboarding processes for attorneys and summer associate programming
- 7Design and evaluate the ten-week summer associate program
- 8Generate interest and solicit work assignments from practice areas
- 9Oversee judicial clerk and law school student recruitment on campus
- 10Facilitate strategy meetings with hiring partners and recruiters
- 11Collaborate with Hiring Partners to manage offer extensions and follow-ups
Requirements10
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 2Experience with AWS and Kubernetes
- 3Proficiency in React and CPC Card certification
- 4Strong leadership and management skills
- 5Attention to detail and analytical capabilities
- 6Excellent written and oral communication abilities
- 7Ability to multitask and work in a team environment
- 8Experience with Excel and Powerpoint
- 9Familiarity with LawCruit and viDesktop applications
- 10Experience with summer associate program management
Salary Insight
$248 - $309k per year
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