Lateral Recruiting Manager

About the Role Gibson Dunn seeks a Lateral Recruiting Manager based in New York or Washington, D.C. to support lateral attorney recruiting across the firm. The role analyzes needs, monitors office markets, and serves as a direct advisor to practice group leaders as we build firmwide practice resources and pipelines. What You'll Do

• Develop, launch, and execute national hiring plans and processes for key practice groups; monitor needs, advise practice group leaders, and source/screen and create interview schedules for qualified candidates.
• Organize and drive lateral hiring logistics on a national level: standardize offer processes and paperwork; generate ad hoc reports.
• Collaborate with practice group co-chairs and managers to identify needs, preferred candidate profiles, novel assessment strategies, and success metrics.
• Oversee and promote existing openings; monitor candidate onboarding, integration, productivity, and performance.
• Drive sourcing, interviewing, and hiring processes for certain non-associate positions, including staff attorneys and visiting attorneys (via referrals and job fairs).
• Oversee all hiring processes, including interview scheduling and onboarding, for specific practices as needed.
• Explore innovative avenues to promote our career opportunities; compile market data and analyze internal hiring and compensation trends.
• Engage with search firms on a national and local basis, identifying key partnerships to satisfy needs and monitoring search firm fee agreements and compliance.
• Participate in the broader legal recruiting community through local legal professionals groups and NALP.
• Support the Chief Recruiting Officer by planning and generating reports, initiatives, and other content for stakeholder meetings.
• Maintain pulse of competitive landscape and market trends and drive initiatives accordingly; collaborate with Lateral Partner Recruiting Department to anticipate needs with partner hires.
• Track onboarding process and notifications, including conflicts clearance, reference checks, and background verifications; manage the Lateral Recruiting Coordinator with delegation and mentorship. What We're Looking For
• Initiative, ability to multitask and prioritize under tight deadlines; must work in a fast-paced environment, handle high volume, and be a team player; good judgment and detail orientation.
• A four-year college degree is required.
• 6+ years of legal recruiting experience, including 3+ years of significant lateral experience, preferably in a large, national or international law firm environment.
• Experience with an applicant tracking software (preferably ViRecruit). Nice to Have
• Experience in a large, national or international law firm environment (preferred).