Senior Manager of Career Counseling (Legal)

Location: New York, United States; full-time role with required travel and extended and/or weekend hours as needed.

Annual pay range: $155,000–$225,000.

Company

hirify.global is a law firm supporting attorneys, clients, alumni, and legal and business professionals.

What you will do

• Build and lead the Career Counseling Office as a resource hub for attorneys exploring careers beyond the firm.
• Provide confidential one-on-one counseling, career exploration, transition planning, resume and LinkedIn feedback, job-search strategy, mock interviews, and senior-level negotiation preparation.
• Manage and expand a curated job board, develop relationships with legal recruiters, in-house counsel, and alumni, and facilitate appropriate introductions.
• Create panels, webinars, workshops, and other programs covering career transitions, in-house expectations, and business acumen.
• Support secondment identification, deployment, and reintegration; connect departing attorneys with alumni support and collaborate with Marketing and Business Development on client engagement.
• Track legal hiring trends, counseling volume, outcomes, and placements; share insights with Legal Talent and firm leadership, and supervise direct reports.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in attorney professional development, career counseling or coaching, attorney recruiting, in-house or law firm practice, alumni relations, or legal career services, including 2+ years of exempt or management experience in an applicable field.
• Demonstrated experience advising lawyers on career transitions, ideally including moves to in-house roles.
• Familiarity with legal markets, legal operations, and corporate hiring needs.
• After orientation at hirify.global LLP, proficiency in Microsoft Office, iManage, and other firm applications.
• Ability to work extended and/or weekend hours and travel as required.
• Professional demeanor; initiative, diplomacy, tact, independent judgment, and the ability to act as a trusted, neutral advisor.
• High emotional intelligence, discretion with highly sensitive information, and strong discernment in sensitive career conversations.
• Strategic thinking, deep knowledge of legal career paths, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to provide direct yet supportive feedback.
• Skills in resume editing, interview coaching, narrative development, relationship building across practice groups and offices, educational program development, organization, and data tracking.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s and/or JD degree.
• Supervisory experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a full range of elective benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, HSA options, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care, and parental support benefits.
• Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short-term medical benefits, 21 days of PTO, and 10 paid holidays annually for benefited employees.
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits, plus detailed benefits orientation for new employees.
• Commitment to fair and equitable employment practices.