Legal Recruiting Manager
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Overview
Job Description
Legal Recruiting Manager
Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CASalary: $90,000–$130,000Schedule: Hybrid / Remote Flexibility
About the Opportunity
A well-established national law firm is looking for an experienced Legal Recruiting Manager to join its Talent Team in Los Angeles.
This is a highly visible role for someone who understands the legal recruiting landscape and enjoys building relationships, leading a team, and managing searches from initial strategy through offer and onboarding.
You’ll partner closely with firm leadership, practice leaders, and recruiting stakeholders while overseeing both lateral attorney and law school recruiting initiatives.
What You’ll Do
Manage the full recruiting lifecycle for attorneys, including lateral associates and summer associates
Partner with senior leadership and practice area leaders to identify and attract top legal talent
Lead attorney searches across California offices
Review and screen candidates and assess qualifications and overall fit
Coordinate interviews, due diligence, approvals, offers, and onboarding
Build and maintain relationships with external search firms and legal recruiters
Lead law school recruiting initiatives, including OCI, law school events, callback interviews, recruiting committee meetings, and offers
Manage and develop recruiting team members
Prepare recruiting reports, hiring metrics, and status updates for leadership
Maintain candidate data and recruiting workflows
Manage the annual legal recruiting budget
Serve as a trusted recruiting partner to office and firm leadership
Participate in firmwide recruiting initiatives and special projects
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, efficiencies, and the overall candidate experience
What We’re Looking For
Bachelor’s degree
3+ years of management-level recruiting experience within a law firm
Strong understanding of the legal industry, recruiting market, and current hiring trends
Prior supervisory or team leadership experience strongly preferred
Experience managing attorney recruiting processes from search through hire
Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Strong judgment and ability to independently evaluate candidates
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and searches simultaneously
Candidate-focused approach with an emphasis on communication and engagement
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven professional environment
Why Consider It?
This is more than an individual contributor recruiting position. You’ll have the opportunity to lead a team, influence recruiting strategy, partner directly with firm leadership, and contribute to broader firmwide talent initiatives.
The organization has a national presence with 160+ attorneys across eight offices, providing exposure to recruiting initiatives across multiple markets.
Compensation & Benefits
The anticipated salary range is $90,000–$130,000, depending on education and experience.
The organization also offers:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Disability and life insurance
Flexible spending accounts
401(k)
Pet insurance
Employee referral program
Career growth and professional development opportunities
Hybrid work flexibility
All applications and conversations will be handled confidentially.
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