Senior Manager, Legal Recruiting, Associate Life

🕒 March 13

🏢🏡 Los Angeles – Hybrid

💵 $180k - $210k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1884

💸 Finance

🏠 Real Estate

📋 Compliance

Finance • Real Estate • Compliance

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a leading global law firm providing a wide range of legal services to businesses and institutions. The firm specializes in areas such as litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, and more. With a history of over 140 years, it serves clients from its offices in major cities around the world, including New York, London, Tokyo, and São Paulo. Simpson Thacher is known for its work in financial services, private equity, and infrastructure, advising clients on major transactions and regulatory matters.

📋 Description

• Oversee the attorney recruitment process (both lateral attorney and campus recruitment) for the Los Angeles office • Assist in ensuring the Firm’s marketing materials align with overall recruiting strategy, including promotional and educational pieces, industry surveys, website, etc. • In coordination with the Manager, Legal Recruiting & Associate Life, manage summer associate work assignments, evaluation and review process, including providing direction to associate assignors, directing summer associates on usage of the tracking database and compiling performance review materials for partners • Support the orientation and integration processes for new associates and the coordination of formal mentoring assignments for all incoming associates and laterals. • Develop and coordinate events for associates to foster morale, collegiality and teamwork, including working in conjunction with the Firm’s Inclusion team and the Los Angeles office affinity groups • Manage associate work assignments and out of office requests to ensure adequate staffing is always available • Assist the Corporate Training Manager and CLE Compliance Specialist with training and CLE efforts for attorneys in the Los Angeles office • Serve as an advisor and liaison between associates and partners; direct attorneys to resources within the Firm to help resolve concerns or problems and coordinate available resources to help find solutions • Oversee and maintain the Los Angeles office’s mentoring programs • Conduct exit interviews for departing associates • Maintain budget to ensure appropriate resource allocations within the context of the Firm’s financial goals • Additional duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience in a professional services firm or comparable environment • Strong business and financial acumen • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal • Strong leadership skills • Gravitas to liaise with partners and senior professionals • Highly organized with strong attention to detail • Self-starting; able to take projects from conceptual stage through to implementation • Creative problem-solving and strategic thinking skills • Great interpersonal skills and keen ability to carry out needs and objectives of the office while maintaining an excellent work environment and culture • Positive and bright personality with a proactive approach to the job • Ability to anticipate the needs of management and the office • Lateral and Campus Recruiting experience in the legal field (preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development