DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Summary

As a Manager of Legal Talent Acquisition, you will be in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, creates and implements effective processes for recruiting and hiring talented experienced client-facing time-keepers.  

Location   

This position can be remote with occasional visits to the local office as needed. Candidates may be based in Northern Virginia, Tampa, Minneapolis, Dallas, Wilmington, Miami, Boston, Austin, Houston, Phoenix, Raleigh, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, or Short Hills office.

Responsibilities  

• Connects with hiring manager to understand role requirements. Develops a sourcing strategy based on role requirements.

• Assesses candidates through various processes based on skill set, experience, capabilities, and cultural match.

• Develops recruitment related programs and initiatives. Designs, tests and oversees their successful implementation. Develops communication strategy.

• Conducts candidate interviews and assesses candidates based on their performance in interviews.

• Creates, manages and negotiates job offers with the selected candidates. If relevant, this includes negotiation of the job offers and agreement on terms to complete the hiring process. The process also includes managing cases where candidates decline, or the organization rescinds the job offer.

• Manages new hire/rehire screening, which includes administration of background and/or reference checks for new hires/rehires and communicating due diligence outcomes.

• Manages recruitment-related social media outreach.

• Drafts correspondence related to legal hires; interviews, next steps, coordinates relocation, moving, bar exam and other expenses/disbursements with candidates. Works closely with responsible partner regarding extension of offers, follow-up, and office set-up and integration upon arrival.

• Correspond and attend meetings with hiring manager and other stakeholders regarding candidate feedback, updates, and ongoing hiring strategy.

• In collaboration with the Student Recruitment Manager, supports summer program, including budget, social and training calendar, assignment process, mentors, and readers. Collects and maintains work product and evaluations. Collaborates with Student Recruitment Manager, summer program chairs and local Hiring Partner to ensure success of each summer associate.

• Monitors market trends and works with Director to keep Firm management apprised of trends in compensation, bonus and training and development areas.

• Oversees recruitment administration - systems tracking/dispositioning, data entry, employee referral pay-outs, audits, etc.

• Develops and manages job specific requisitions based on recruitment needs. This process includes advertising the positions on internal and external portals and the overall management of job requisitions, approvals, and the activities to initiate and close a requisition.

• Organizes and executes recruiting activities and events.

• Provides information and reports regarding recruitment to business and HR leadership team.

• Manages and administers executive hiring, which includes sourcing candidates and partnering with vendors and sourcing channels to fulfil executive requisitions.

• Develop, monitor and administer recruiting budget and resource allocation to fund the plan.

• Attends staff meetings

• Corresponds and attends meetings with hiring managers and other stakeholders regarding candidate feedback and updates.

• Creates and governs short-term and long-term recruitment forecast plans in alignment with the strategic recruitment goals and business objectives.

• Develops and maintains recruiting brand by creating exceptional candidate experience.

• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills   

Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; have general knowledge and understanding of US Visa process and requirements; must be creative and detail oriented; knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel; ability to handle difficult situations professionally and tactfully; ability to solve problems; ability to multi-task and manage projects; must be able to treat confidential information in a professional manner. May need to travel on occasion.

Minimum Education   

• 4 Year / Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience  

• 5 years’ recruiting experience in a law firm or legal/professional services environment.

Essential Job Expectations   

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:  

• Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;  

• Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;  

• Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;  

• Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;  

• Foster positive work relationships;  

• Comply with all firm policies and practices;  

• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;  

• Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.  

    

    

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.  

Physical Demands   

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.  

Work Environment   

• Hybrid - Regular in-office presence with some flexibility for work-from-home

Disclaimer   

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at-will nature of employment. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process.  

*Application Process *   

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add dlapiper@myworkday.com to your list of safe senders.  

Accommodation   

Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com .  

Agency applications will not be considered.   

No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.  

DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Job applicant poster viewing center (https://mandatoryview.com/?LicenceId=09b17fa3-b781-4022-bfdd-ec61a570463c&ProductType=OnlineApplicant) .

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive

Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Get to Know Us

We invite you to learn more about us. Please visit the following pages for more information about DLA Piper.

Laterals (http://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/careers/laterals)

Lateral Partners

Law Students (http://www.dlapiper.com/en-us/careers/law-students)

Business Professionals

Recruitment Agencies:

Per the terms of our agreement, all candidates must be submitted through the firm’s agency portal for consideration. If you have an agreement with the firm, please log in to the agency portal via the following link (https://www.myworkday.com/wday/authgwy/dlapiper/login.htmld?redirect=n) to review positions accepting agency submissions.

Lawyer Positions Only: If you do not have an agreement with us and would like us to consider candidates, please send a blind candidate profile to legalrecruiting-bos@dlapiper.com