Recruiting manager

Hecker Fink LLP is seeking a Recruiting Manager who will report to the firm’s Senior Director of Recruiting. This position will be instrumental in helping to support the firm’s legal and business operations recruiting processes and providing a positive and consistent experience for candidates and key stakeholders.

Hecker Fink LLP brings together a high-stakes, cutting-edge litigation practice serving clients across a wide range of practice areas, including commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and internal investigations, employment and discrimination, and complex regulatory and securities matters. Since its founding, the firm has also built a pioneering public interest practice geared to the great and urgent challenges of our time. Hecker Fink lawyers and business operations professionals stand at the cutting edge of litigation and advocacy for gender and racial equity, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, religious freedom, democracy protection, and immigrants’ rights.

Since our founding, we have achieved tremendous success and growth and seek motivated and talented professionals to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Senior Director to develop and maintain a robust recruiting strategy in alignment with the Firm’s strategic goals, objectives and initiatives.
• Conduct market research and monitor current trends and innovations in strategic recruitment practices. Make recommendations and assist with the implementation of new processes and policies to ensure the Firm is meeting its hiring objectives and targets.
• Develop and maintain recruiting reporting/metrics and conduct ongoing analysis to identify trends and strategically inform future recruiting initiatives.
• Serve as a Firm representative in developing relationships with recruiters.Effectively communicate hiring priorities and timely feedback to identify desirable candidates.
• Support all aspects of the law students, staff, judicial clerks and lateral recruitment life cycle from developing draft job descriptions, processing candidate materials, scheduling interviews, collecting feedback, drafting offer letters and assisting with offer extension and follow up.
• Lead the planning and execution of the Firm’s on campus recruitment efforts including law school outreach, callback scheduling and interview process, coordinating travel and drafting offer letters.
• Collaborate with the Recruiting Team to help design and manage all aspects of the Firm’s Summer Associate Program including, pre-arrival processes and communications, work assignments, and social/community service events.
• Maintain and update applicant tracking system. Compile and analyze recruiting statistics to assist with the preparation of recruiting reports and updates.
• Assist the Senior Director with both preparing and monitoring recruiting budgets.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a combination of employment, educational, and life experience that demonstrates the qualities and skills below:

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree and at least 5-6 years’ relevant experience and 1-2 years’ team management experience in a law firm required.
• Knowledge and Skills: You have a solid understanding of applicant tracking software platforms. You have advanced knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Clear Communication and Attention to Detail: You express yourself clearly and concisely and you proactively communicate the status of your work. You have excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ownership, Initiative, and Teamwork: You are a dedicated self-starter who takes ownership of your projects and follows through on their completion. You proactively anticipate, communicate, and work to independently and resourcefully to resolve obstacles you encounter in your work. You possess a strong customer-service orientation and ability to work well within a team as well independently.
• Organization and Project Management: You are comfortable balancing tasks of varying levels of urgency and complexity. You work well under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Flexibility: You are flexible to be available after hours and to work overtime as needed. You are comfortable in an environment where your responsibilities may vary from day to day. You demonstrate a "no job too big, no job too small" attitude, and take a collaborative, team-focused approach to rejuggling priorities and contributing to tasks across the Firm.
• Confidentiality: You must be able to adhere to Firm policies regarding the protection of confidential data and demonstrate sensitivity to (and good judgment in connection with) confidential attorney, personnel, and Firm matters.
• Mission Orientation: You are enthusiastic and passionate about our commitment to civil rights and public interest law. You thrive when your work is connected to purpose.

In addition, the successful candidate will be based in the New York or Washington DC area and will be available to work 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is a hybrid position.

Compensation: The expected base salary for this role ranges from $130,000 - $150,000 and is dependent on experience.

To apply for the Recruiting Manager role, please submit a resume, cover letter, and two references on our applicant portal. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Additional Information: You must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your hire date to be eligible for starting in the role.

Hecker Fink LLP is committed to fostering a workplace in which individuals from all backgrounds are welcomed, treated with respect, and given every opportunity to contribute, develop, lead, and reach their highest potential. As an equal opportunity employer, it is the Firm’s policy to ensure all employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion or religious belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status or civil partnership status, pregnancy or related medical conditions, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local civil rights law, ordinance or regulation. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment. Hecker Fink provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Please note that applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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