Associate Recruitment Manager - Western Region

The Associate Recruitment Manager is responsible for management of the Colorado (Colorado Springs and Denver), California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley), Houston, and Minneapolis offices law school on-campus recruitment processes and outreach, the summer associate programs, as well as special projects for the national recruiting team. This team member will provide management and oversight to a team supporting these offices and projects. The Associate Recruitment Manager reports to the Director of Associate Recruitment and works closely with the lawyers overseeing the office’s recruiting and summer associate committees.

The position can be resident in Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.

RESPONSIBILTIIES

LAW STUDENT RECRUITMENT

• In connection with the National Recruiting Manager and the team, oversee law school outreach including sponsorships, mock interviews and student programming.
• Manage on-campus interview (OCI) registrations (including resume collect processes) for participating local schools, as needed, and manage direct application submissions. Assist with the attorney staffing of national level school programming and team staffing, as needed.
• Oversee candidate travel and review/approve travel expenses.
• Manage the callback invitation process, scheduling interviews with candidates as well as overseeing the scheduling of in-office and virtual interview meetings.
• Supervise the preparation of Recruitment Committee (RC) meeting statistics and reports; attend RC meetings, manage post-meeting action items, ensure preparation of candidate correspondence.
• Manage and oversee post offer follow up activity including scheduling second office visits and tracking of candidates through final hiring result.
• Manage preparation of post-offer candidate communications including electronic surveys.
• Working with the recruiting team, assist with the completion of post-interview season feedback.
• Supervise 1L resume collect and OCI process as appropriate.
• Plan, implement and drive efforts to increase and improve firm visibility and firm brand at targeted schools.
• Support law student diversity hiring and initiatives.
• Work with Recruitment Committee co-chairs to establish and meet recruiting targets and initiatives.
  
  

SUMMER ASSOCIATE RECRUITMENT

• Serve as a key contact and point of information for summer associates and others involved with the summer program.
• Work with the recruiting team to plan and manage summer associate on-boarding and orientation including pre-arrival marketing information and outreach and serve as a resource for local office programs.
• Oversee office summer program initiatives, including mentor assignments, training, work assignments and social activities.
• Manage evaluation processes including oversight of evaluation files and scheduling for mid-summer and exit interviews.
• Oversee planning and execution of summer associate social events.
• Manage the creation and dissemination of post-summer survey and analyze results.
• Serve as a resource and management support for recruiting team members for execution of summer program.
  
  

LATERAL RECRUITMENT

• With the Manager of Lateral Associate Recruitment, work with practice area leaders to identify and analyze lateral hiring needs.
• Screen candidate resumes and work with firm attorneys to identify candidates to be interviewed; oversee the timely preparation and distribution of candidate and search firm correspondence.
• Support lateral attorney diversity hiring initiatives.
• Develop and maintain relationships with legal search firms.
• Ensure the timely and accurate entry of candidate data into applicant tracking systems.
• Serve as a resource and management support for recruiting team members in for experienced lawyer recruitment.
  
  

ONBOARDING

• With he recruitment team, ensure all attorney onboarding is properly covered and local office onboarding needs are met.
• Oversee arrival information in firm applicant tracking and firm intake/HR systems.
• Manage orientation for incoming associates in relevant offices
• Serve as a resource and management support for recruiting team members in California offices for onboarding of legal hires.
  
  

Other

• Manage the preparation and maintenance of recruitment files for summer associate, associate, attorney, patent agent and specialist hires in accordance with firm policies and procedures.
• Administer and maintain Hogan Lovells US LLP associate recruiting policies, operational procedures and practices consistent with the firm goals and objectives.
• Act as a liaison and contact for US office recruitment.
• Supervise, manage and mentor recruiting staff, including training, coaching and performance feedback.
• Assist with preparation of annual budget related to summer associate, law student, and lateral attorney recruitment and attorney on-boarding initiatives.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external constituencies including HL lawyers and administrative departments, law school career services professionals, search firms vendors and others.
• Keep abreast of current recruiting practices in the relevant regions and maintain membership with the local recruiting professional organization and National Association for Law Placement (NALP).
• All members of the firm are expected to participate in our Global Citizenship program.
• Other responsibilities and special projects, such as, internal communications from the Recruiting team, national presentations and reporting, as assigned by the Director of Associate Recruitment.
  
  

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to build consensus, exercise discretion, and maintain confidential information, as well as exercise good judgment and flexibility.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage, organize and implement detailed and complex projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with all levels of firm personnel/lawyers.
• Ability to work independently and maintain composure under pressure.
• Strong supervisory skills.
  
  

Education, Certifications, And/Or Experience

• Seven (7) years of experience in law firm attorney recruitment, with at least three (3) years of experience in staff/team management.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work-related experience.
  
  

HOURS

Core hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with one hour for lunch. Must be flexible to travel and work additional hours, as needed

In Denver, the annualized salary range for this position is $138,385 to $175,125, depending on the candidate's overall experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full-time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. In addition, full-time employees as well as some part-time employees, will be eligible for the firm’s fringe benefits as they currently exist.

This job description sets forth the responsibilities of this position and may be changed from time to time as shall be determined.

Hogan Lovells is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or other factors protected by law.

Hogan Lovells complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Benefits Department at LeaveofAbsence_US@hoganlovells.com.

All vacancies are open to direct applicants. Recruitment agencies; please be advised that we have a preferred supplier list in place for all roles.