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Clifford Chance · 16 hours ago

Lateral & Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $130K/yr

4+ years exp

Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms in the world, seeking a Lateral & Experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to support lateral associate recruitment for the Americas region. The role involves developing recruitment strategies, managing searches, and ensuring a high standard of candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted Talent Acquisition advisor to the hiring/sponsor partners, the Practice Areas and internal stakeholders to meet the firm's strategic goals while providing best practice expertise to the wider global network

Work alongside a global team of professional recruiters to ensure seamless recruitment and onboarding experience and process for lateral partner hires, including collaborating with Business Professional teams in the region/network

Manage lateral associate recruitment for the Americas and deliver innovative and creative recruitment solutions to stakeholders while creating best practices in the region in an extremely competitive market

Establish a recruitment strategy and roadmap for working with partners and stakeholders in the Americas region in line with the firm's strategy

Ensure that recruitment activities and initiatives are aligned with the firm's Americas growth strategy

Review market intelligence data, market mapping reports, and internal research to identify prospects

Regularly report and present to internal stakeholders regarding recruitment and strategic growth plans, progress, feedback, and market themes

Manage the internal approval processes, including assisting with documentation, business cases, market intelligence, and feedback

Manage and maintain terms with preferred suppliers (including supplier negotiation) and review them regularly to ensure they are in line with market norms

Act as the main point of contact for lateral associate candidates, from the initial approach through the selection process, ensuring each is provided consistent updates regarding status and soliciting feedback on the process as appropriate

Working with others in the team to arrange interviews in a timely manner, ensuring that interviewers are briefed and debriefed. Build out bespoke interview schedules for each candidate to ensure they get the right information at the right time

Support the preparation for and the coordination of internal and external meetings as needed with stakeholders and search firms

Coach lateral associate candidates through the resignation, offer, and onboarding process to manage a post-offer cultivation program tailored to each candidate

Ensure effective lateral associate tracking processes, including familiarity with our applicant tracking system tracking of lateral submissions, and working with the recruitment team to enable quality management information, data reporting, and status updates, including preparing relevant reporting on lateral associate hires and targets/prospects

Coordinate with internal departments and relevant stakeholders to ensure successful on-boarding, pre-partnership screening, and pre-arrival orientation activities ensure a first-class candidate experience. Provide partners with professional direction with respect to best practices to enable them to manage recruitment more effectively

Provide day-to-day supervision and mentorship to junior members of the team

Stay abreast of changes in the industry while maintaining a broad external network in the legal recruiting community, including peer firm contacts and search agencies

Qualification

Legal recruitment experienceCandidate engagementRecruitment methodologyMicrosoft Office proficiencyApplicant tracking systemsCommunication skillsTime managementInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detailProblem-solvingTeamwork

Required

Minimum of 4+ years of progressive legal recruitment experience in a law firm

Proven experience in handling sought-after candidates in a highly competitive market, managing candidate and agency negotiations, and ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience

Ability to demonstrate deep knowledge of recruitment methodology and candidate engagement with the desire to challenge the status quo and innovate

Ability to navigate a matrix organizational structure with a full understanding of a professional services environment

Ability to advise and guide our hiring partners and candidates through the entire lifecycle of recruitment with discretion and confidentiality in all your dealings

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to problem solve, work under pressure, and work within tight time frames

Proven track record of building rapport and credibility with applicable internal client groups while delivering results to meet strategic objectives

Must be reliable, resourceful, and resilient

Must have strong time management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Must have strong attention to detail with a deep commitment to client service

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and various applicant tracking systems

Ability to work independently as well as in a team dynamic

Ability to work outside the core business hours as needed

Must be able to adhere and comply with the Firm's Agile Working Policy which requires employees to work from the office at least three days each calendar week

Must be independently legally authorized to work in the United States