Director of Associate Recruitment

Location: Washington, D.C.; U.S. offices

Salary: $254,000–$358,000 per year in Washington, D.C.; $272,000–$384,000 per year in New York, plus potential discretionary bonuses.

Company

hirify.global is a legal services firm with U.S. offices and a global recruitment organization.

What you will do

• Direct national law school, campus, lateral associate, law clerk, and summer associate recruitment strategies and programs.
• Build relationships with law schools, outside recruiters, legal community contacts, firm leaders, practice groups, and recruiting committees.
• Develop recruiting policies, operational procedures, technology platforms, candidate information systems, and efficient multi-office processes.
• Manage the U.S. recruiting brand, budgets, search firm agreements, onboarding, summer programming, and candidate experience.
• Design recruiting and retention metrics and reports, assess program effectiveness, and facilitate information sharing across offices and departments.
• Lead recruitment team direction, hiring, training, performance reviews, coaching, and professional development.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of experience in large law firm legal recruitment or a related industry, with progressively senior responsibilities.
• Experience managing at least two direct reports and providing mentorship, coaching, and professional development.
• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is advantageous.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
• Proficiency with recruitment software, candidate databases, and legal technology, with the ability to use data-driven insights for strategic decisions.
• Ability to work with U.S. offices and willingness to work Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with additional hours as needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off.
• Opportunity to work with global recruitment leadership and administrative departments.
• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations available during the application and interview process.