Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

A highly regarded global law firm is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and deliver its US recruitment strategy across all talent segments. This is a high-impact leadership role combining strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to drive hiring aligned to business growth.

The Role

This position is responsible for end-to-end talent acquisition across the US , covering:

• Early Careers (campus / summer associate hiring)
• Experienced lawyers (associate and counsel lateral hiring)
• Business services / operational hiring across all functions

You will act as a trusted advisor to firm leadership , integrating hiring strategies across all talent channels and ensuring alignment with workforce planning, diversity priorities, and broader people strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver all US hiring activity across legal and business populations
• Develop integrated hiring strategies aligned to business growth and workforce plans
• Provide market insight and recruitment intelligence to senior stakeholders

Early Careers & Campus Recruitment

• Define and execute campus and law school recruiting strategy
• Build relationships with universities and key talent pipelines
• Oversee on-campus interviews and summer associate programmes
• Manage conversion of early talent into full-time hires

Lateral Hiring (Attorneys)

• Own full-cycle recruitment for associates and counsel
• Partner with practice leaders on hiring priorities
• Lead execution across screening, interviews, offers, and onboarding
• Ensure a high-touch candidate experience for senior hires

Business Services Hiring

• Lead recruitment across all US business functions
• Build proactive pipelines and market mapping capability
• Drive improvements through data and performance insights

Stakeholder Advisory

• Act as a strategic partner to partners and senior leaders
• Provide commercially aligned hiring guidance
• Support workforce planning and succession discussions
• Present hiring updates to leadership forums

Vendors & External Relationships

• Manage search firms, agencies, and external partners
• Ensure strong governance and performance management
• Maintain strong external talent networks

Process, Data & Governance

• Drive best-in-class recruitment processes and methodologies
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and compliance
• Support diversity and inclusion outcomes across hiring
• Lead, coach, and develop the US TA team
• Build a high-performing, collaborative recruiting function
• Drive continuous improvement and capability development

Candidate Profile

• Significant experience in legal talent acquisition/Business Service Recruiting
• Proven track record across:
• Campus / early careers hiring
• Lateral attorney recruitment
• Business services hiring
• Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders and partners
• Commercially minded with ability to align hiring to business strategy
• Experience managing search firms and external vendors
• Data-driven, with strong analytical and reporting capability
• Excellent communication, influencing, and advisory skills

Qualifications

• Degree-educated (HR, Business, or related field preferred)

Why This Role

• Broad, strategic + hands-on leadership remit
• High visibility with senior partners and leadership
• Opportunity to shape US growth and talent strategy
• Collaborative, integrated global People function