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The Senior Manager will be expected to provide strategic direction to and implement firm, multiple office, and industry focused recruitment plans; act as primary hiring contact for lateral associate and summer associate hires for their assigned office and act as firm-wide Legal Recruitment liaison for multipleIndustry Groups(major practice groups).

What You Will Do:

Lateral Associate Recruitment

• Lead the lateral associate recruiting strategy and execution for all California offices, partnering closely with office, practice group, andIndustry Groupleadership to identify talent needs and develop proactive hiring plans.

• Build and maintain strong lateral associate pipelines across key practice areas, leveraging market intelligence, industry relationships, and targeted sourcing strategies.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to firm leadership on lateral market trends, competitive intelligence, and recruiting best practices.

• Manage the full lifecycle lateral associate recruitment process, including candidate identification, assessment, interviewsandoffer strategy.

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with local and national legal search firms, ensuring alignment with firm hiring priorities and quality standards.

California Office Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight for recruiting operations and initiatives across all California offices, ensuring consistent execution, service delivery, and candidate experience.

• Manage, develop, and mentor recruiting professionals across multiple offices, fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

• Establish and implement best practices, workflows, and processes that drive operational efficiency, consistency, and scalability across the California region.

Law School Hiring & Summer Associate Program

• Oversee the planning and execution of on-campus recruiting and law school engagement activities for California offices, including interview programs, callback processes, and offer management.

• Overseeall aspects of the California Summer Associate Program, including hiring strategy, orientation, work allocation, evaluations, professional development, and engagement programming.

• Manage mentoring initiatives and feedback processes to enhance development, engagement, and retention.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to strengthen the firm's visibility, reputation, and recruiting presence at targeted law schools and within the broader legal community.

• Oversee recruiting operations related to candidate management, interview coordination, evaluations, offer administration, and candidate communications.

• Partner with Human Resources, Conflicts, Professional Development, and other administrative teams to facilitate hiring, onboarding, compliance, and integration activities.

• Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers supporting recruiting programs and events.

• Lead and participate in firmwiderecruitinginitiatives, process improvement efforts, and strategic recruiting projects.

• Prepare and present recruiting updates, hiring trends, and performance metrics to office and firm leadership.

• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Who You Are:

• Working knowledge of recruiting software and applicant tracking systems; LawCruit, Workday, and Flo expertise strongly preferred.

• Exceptional planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven ability to lead, develop, coach, and motivate high-performing teams across multiple offices and geographic locations.

• Demonstrated success managing complex recruiting operations and driving consistent processes, service standards, and performance across a distributed team.

• Strong project management and strategic execution skills, with the ability to lead firmwide initiatives, implement process improvements, and deliver measurable results.

• Outstanding relationship management skills with the ability to influence and build credibility with attorneys, business professionals, firm leadership, and external partners.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with candidates, all levels of firm personnel, and a variety of external entities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience leveraging data, metrics, and market intelligence to inform decision-making and drive recruiting strategy.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment, navigate ambiguity, and make thoughtful decisions in a highly collaborative and client-service-oriented environment.

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture.

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