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Director of Legal Recruitment
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
New York, NY
Posted March 08, 2010
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is seeking a Director of Legal Recruitment, located in New York, who will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the firm’s legal recruiting program across all the firm’s offices. The successful candidate will be directly responsible for the firm’s legal recruiting program in New York.
Responsibilities include: Provide leadership and vision in the development of law school student and attorney recruiting strategies. Provide strategic planning and collaborate with marketing team to create and implement marketing initiatives to distinguish firm in marketplace; advise on key legal recruiting issues and trends. Develop and implement strategies to brand and market the firm to law schools and guide campus-specific marketing initiatives. Plan and coordinate on-campus and in-office interviewing. Plan and organize the summer associate program. Cultivate and maintain relationships with law school career service offices and assess results to ensure effective ongoing relationships. Formulate, administer and maintain recruiting policies, operational procedures, and practices consistent with the goals and objectives of the firm including, in particular, the firm's diversity goals. Compile and analyze competitive data, best practices, and trends in legal recruitment and make recommendations to adopt where appropriate. Monitor market and compensation to ensure that the firm remains competitive. Establish and maintain tools for measuring the success of recruitment efforts within and across practice groups and offices. Evaluate recruiting effectiveness at various law schools and develop marketing plan. Maintain historical data and firm-wide legal recruiting statistics. Develop and maintain the annual budget for firm-wide attorney recruiting activities and operations. Oversee all partner and lateral associate hiring on a firm-wide basis.
Qualifications: Must be a seasoned professional with relevant experience in legal or other professional services or financial industry recruiting. Bachelor's degree is required and law degree is preferred. Must have the ability to: (a) develop strong and collaborative relationships with candidates, law schools, and recruiting professionals; and (b) build effective relationships with and inspire trust in attorneys, candidates, and team members. Salary commensurate with experience. Please email resumes and cover letters to cwtresume@cwt.com.
Contact Information:
cwtresume@cwt.com
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