Director of Legal Recruiting

Title: Director of Legal Recruiting

Pay Rate: $76.92 - $86.54/hrContract Length: 6+ months

Overview: A leading law firm is seeking an experienced legal recruiting leader to provide interim management of its U.S. attorney recruiting function. This role will oversee campus and lateral associate recruiting, manage a summer associate program, support partner-level searches, and serve as a key advisor to hiring partners and firm leadership. The ideal candidate has significant law firm recruiting experience and can step into active hiring cycles with minimal ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities: Lead the day-to-day operations of the legal recruiting team, setting priorities and managing recruiting activity, deadlines, and team coverage. Oversee law school relationships, student outreach, interviews, recruiting events, and offer processes. Manage the summer associate program, including rotations, assignments, mentoring, evaluations, and offers. Direct lateral associate and judicial clerk recruiting across multiple offices and practice groups. Review candidate submissions and advise hiring partners on interviews, callbacks, and hiring recommendations. Support confidential lateral partner searches, coordinating candidate review, approvals, offers, and integration planning. Advise recruiting committees and firm leadership on candidate decisions, hiring requests, and sensitive recruiting matters. Review candidate recommendations, committee materials, recruiting communications, and process changes. Coordinate headcount and hiring approvals, ensuring required authorizations are obtained before recruiting activity proceeds. Manage search firm relationships and placement terms. Partner with internal teams on compensation, conflicts, background checks, immigration matters, and onboarding. Coach and supervise recruiting professionals while maintaining accurate applicant tracking records, approval documentation, and status reports. Serve as an escalation point for sensitive or time-critical recruiting issues.