Strategic Growth Manager, Legal (Partner Level Attorney Recruitment)

With eleven offices across the United States, 450+ professionals and 350+ staff professionals, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. The firm’s groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates Manatt from its competitors and positions the firm to provide a unique and compelling value proposition.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Growth Manager, Legal, in either our Los Angeles, San Diego or New York office. This position is an exempt position and reports to the Director of Strategic Growth, Legal, and works closely with the Group and Business Unit Leaders and various recruiting committees to execute a national recruiting strategy with a primary focus on lateral Partner searches.

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with the Director of Strategic Growth, Legal in the creation and implementation of the annual strategic growth plan, including providing leadership and vision for the recruiting/sourcing strategy and approach.
• Manage all aspects of the Firm’s recruiting efforts, including overseeing the interview evaluation, business justification, offer, and onboarding processes (working closely with sponsoring/hiring partners) with a strong focus on Partner recruiting, in addition to supporting the Director of Strategic Growth, Legal and participating in the Summer Program for current law students.
• Use a variety of search methods (i.e. search firms, internal referrals, online research tools) and creatively source candidates to target for proactive outreach.
• Review resumes and conduct initial screenings with candidates or referral source and search firm to determine whether candidates meet the hiring criteria and should be advanced to firm leadership.
• Coordinate interviews and propose interviewer lists, collect and review feedback and manage travel arrangements. Serve as the main point of contact with candidates and referral source/search firm to lead them through recruiting process in a timely manner.
• Research lateral target candidates and monitor sources for information about candidates, peer firms, market activity, industry trends, and other information relevant to lateral recruiting.
• Serve as contact for lateral candidates, monitor interview schedules and act as the firm ambassador.
• Collaborate with the Summer Associate Program recruiting team to develop and implement strategies to brand and market the firm to schools and guide campus-specific marketing initiatives, including quarterly recruiting newsletter, recruiting brochures, outreach emails, and the recruiting pages of the website.
• Manage and train Strategic Growth team members on processes and best practices and provide work direction with clear performance expectations for accountability, professional development opportunities, and contribute to the performance review process.
• Manage conflicts clearance process by reviewing hiring questionnaire, submitting with conflicts team to run check, identifying and elevating potential issues, reporting results to sponsoring/hiring partners and candidates and managing any needed recommendations.
• Manage background check clearance by reviewing completed report, identifying, elevating and resolving potential issues, reporting results to necessary parties and managing any needed recommendations.
• Collaborate and liaison with other departments including Marketing, Human Resources, Professional Development, Practice Management and Accounting/Finance as necessary during the onboarding process.
• Assist with additional Strategic Growth projects/assignments as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-8 years of recruiting experience, preferably in an AmLaw firm or other professional services environment; recruiting and managerial experience required.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills and client service oriented: can effectively interface with attorneys and consultants at all levels (including the Firm’s CEO and Managing Partner), firmwide Business Professionals, law school administrators, and recruiters.
• Demonstrated relationships with external recruiting firms.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Must be extremely responsive to both internal and external clients.
• Demonstrates good judgment, works collaboratively, and is a team player.
• Must demonstrate a high level of professionalism and be able to maintain confiden