Talent Recruiting Manager

Position: Talent Recruiting Manager

Location: Washington, DC or Charlotte, NC

Schedule: Hybrid, with four days onsite and one remote day per week. Some travel for law school recruiting events and career fairs, particularly during on-campus interviewing (OCI) season.

Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 base salary, plus a discretionary bonus based on individual performance

Responsibilities:

• Lead U.S. law school and campus recruiting, including fall interviewing, and coordinate hiring across offices.
• Partner with hiring partners, practice group leaders, and firm leadership to identify entry-level attorney hiring needs and set recruiting priorities.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for law students, summer associates, and entry-level associates, from application review and interviews through offers and post-offer follow-up.
• Design and run the U.S. summer associate program, including training, events, work assignments, feedback, and mid-summer and final reviews.
• Build relationships with law schools and student organizations. Partner with Marketing and Legal Talent on recruiting campaigns, website content, and NALP updates.
• Track recruiting activity and share metrics with hiring committees and firm leadership. Coordinate conflicts, references, and other pre-employment checks with internal teams.
• Guide and mentor junior recruiting staff through day-to-day coordination, training, and feedback.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. An advanced degree or HR certification is preferred.
• Five or more years of recruiting experience in a large law firm or comparable professional services environment.
• Hands-on experience overseeing law school recruiting, summer associate programming, and full-cycle attorney hiring.
• Ability to build relationships with hiring partners, practice group leaders, and other senior stakeholders across offices.
• Experience managing recruiting initiatives, tracking recruiting metrics, and coaching junior team members.
• Experience with viRecruit, Workday, and Microsoft Office, including Outlook.

Benefits:

• Four weeks of vacation, separate sick time, medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k), a separate employer-funded retirement plan, parental leave, fertility coverage, and paid holidays.