[Hiring] In-House Legal Recruiter @Mayer LLP

Role Description

Manage full-cycle recruiting for positions across multiple offices with a focus on Houston and San Antonio.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, develop recruiting strategies, and establish appropriate candidate profiles.
• Recruit for a broad range of positions, including: Attorneys, Paralegals, Legal Secretaries, and other office hiring needs.
• Manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously, typically supporting approximately 15-20 positions at a time.
• Develop and post compelling job descriptions across the firm's career site and external job boards.
• Source, identify, and engage qualified candidates through job boards, professional networks, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
• Conduct initial candidate phone interviews and assess candidates against position requirements.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers and provide thoughtful candidate summaries and recommendations.
• Coordinate virtual and in-person interviews, ensuring a smooth and professional candidate experience throughout the process.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information within the firm's Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Lever.
• Assist with offer processes, candidate communications, and pre-employment requirements.
• Help identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and time-to-fill.
• Participate in and support employee onboarding initiatives, including 30/60/90-day new hire check-ins, to help ensure new employees are supported and successful in their roles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in a corporate, professional services, legal, or similarly fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions and competing hiring priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for a variety of professional, administrative, and/or specialized positions.
• Strong candidate sourcing and interviewing skills with the ability to effectively assess candidates and communicate recommendations to hiring managers.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage a high-volume workload and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate candidate and hiring information.
• Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS); Lever experience is a plus.
• Comfortable learning and utilizing recruiting technology, job boards, and other sourcing tools.
• Professional, approachable, and service-oriented communication style.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive candidate and employee information.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively as part of a recruiting and People team.
• Experience recruiting within a multi-office or geographically dispersed organization is preferred.

Benefits

• Full suite of health/dental/vision benefits that go into effect the 1st of the month after an employee starts with the firm.
• 10 company holidays + 4 early release days.
• 16 PTO days.
• 401k + firm match based on previous year revenue. Historically we have matched 25% up to 6% of the employee contribution.
• Discretionary year-end bonus.
• $70,000 - $80,000 a year.
• Compensation is commensurate with years of experience.