Current HR, Professional Development, and DEI Opportunities

**If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed below - or any other position in a law firm please contact Geri Moreland to discuss at  geri@capitolrecruiters.com.

Capitol Recruiters Inc. is a legal recruiting company based in Washington, DC. We represent law firms. These positions are openings with our clients.

Senior Manager, Attorney Recruiting – for a top global law firm client in NYC.  This hybrid role is responsible for overseeing law school recruitment, lateral associate, and judicial clerk recruitment for the NY office.  

Responsibilities: Manage the associate, judicial clerk, and summer associate recruitment programs.Oversee the law student recruiting season including outreach, interview program registration, and assembly of interview teams. Responsible for summer associate screening interview/callback process. Working with the team, coordinate/confirm interview schedules. Manage post-offer activities.  Maintain law school relationships with career services professionals, and student organizations. Manage lateral associate hiring. Manage judicial clerk applications and former associates returning from a clerkship.  Prepare and analyze recruiting metrics and reports related to student, lateral associate, and judicial clerk hiring. Work closely with the team to plan summer associate program. Oversee the scheduling summer associate exit interviews. 

Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required.  Must have at least five years of coordinating/managing law firm attorney recruitment. Proficiency with MSOffice Suite, and viRecruit (preferred), or similar. Strong interpersonal skills.  Proven ability to work in a team environment. Strong project management skills. Flexibility for OT, and occasional travel. Salary is $165k - $207k commensurate with experience.

Business Services Recruiter for global law firm client. This role is fully remote and based on the west coast to support CA Offices. *At least three years of non-lawyer recruiting experience in a law firm is required.

Duties: Coordinate with hiring managers to determine job qualifications and skills required for open roles. Work closely with candidates and hiring managers throughout the interview/hiring process. Maintain job description electronic files. Coordinate with outside vendor agencies, social media, job boards etc. Keep recruiting team updated on status of assigned openings, guide candidate communications, and expectations of timelines. Utilize compensation calculation metrics to determine potential salaries for applicants. Review candidate applications/resumes. Schedule interviews using ATS. Perform reference checks. Assist with onboarding/orientation, as necessary. Utilize knowledge of general EEO and applicable employment guidelines.

Position Requirements: A minimum of three years of high volume recruiting in a law firm ideal. Experience with behavior-based interviewing skills. Strong interpersonal, and written communication skills. Proficiency with ATS technology and MSOffice. Salary 75k – 123k depending on experience and location.

Human Resources Director, this is a fully remote role for a premier law firm client. This firm has a unique focus on Privacy, Compliance, eDiscovery and AI Information Governance. This role will be responsible for strategic leadership of HR firm-wide, oversight of HR functions and will report to the Chief Operating Officer. Responsibilities include full talent acquisition lifecycle, employment compliance, and organizational effectiveness. The Senior Manager will collaborate with leadership and function as the builder of talent programs that attract and retain diverse talent. This is a fully remote role with occassional travel to U.S. offices.

This role is the firmwide lead regarding recruiting strategy across all levels and coordinates with practice/department Managers on hiring forecasts, sourcing, and external search firm relationships as well as tracking recruiting metrics and report results. Duties:  Ensure EEO compliance in all hiring. Manage employment law compliance and policy development. Oversee policy decisions and Employee Handbook updates. Ensure audit-readiness of all HR records. Liaison regarding the HR department to firm stakeholders, with guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, and culture. Lead the HR team. Support DEI strategy. Oversee the annual performance reviews. This role oversees HR Operations with team support for benefits administration, HRIS data governance; Payroll, IT, Finance, and Operations.

Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. SHRM-SCP or SPHR strongly preferred. Must have ten or more years of progressive HR experience, including a minimum of three years at a Manager or Senior Manager level; law firm experience required. Solid experience with employment law, benefits, compliance, and full-cycle recruiting. Proven ability to lead, mentor and motivate an HR team. Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills; high discretion and sound judgment. Proficiency with ADP Workforce Now required; ViGlobal a plus. Salary range is $150k - $215k+++ depending on experience and location. Strong benefits package offered

Professional Development Manager – for a global law firm client in NYC.  This is a hybrid role focused on professional development initiatives supporting success of Associates firmwide.

Duties: Establish a standing as a trusted advisor to the Practice Group Chairs, Assigning Partners, and Associates. Work closely with the Professional Development firm leaders to address career and professional development needs of Associates. Welcome Associates to the firm and provide professional development resources available to them. Together with Professional Development team leaders direct the associate and interim review processes firmwide and support the counsel and senior associate evaluation processes. Identify individual associate development gaps and propose solutions. Support stakeholders by providing data and recommendations for utilizing associates to further career development. Manage and develop junior members of the Professional Development team. Monitor current trends and best practices and implement new innovations ensuring the firm’s efforts are innovative. 

Position Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree or law degree a plus. Coaching experience and certification a plus. Must have at least five years of  career development experience in a law firm, consulting, or other professional services firm. Proven success in career development functions in national or international, multi-office environments. Understanding of best practices in professional development and career development. Strong interpersonal and written communication skills. Enthusiasm for driving change and delivering innovative solutions.  Salary $128k - $160k+ commensurate with experience.