Specialist, Experienced Legal Recruitment

Our People team is responsible for managing and enhancing all aspects of human resources and employee experience. Our team oversees talent acquisition, including recruiting, interviewing and onboarding new hires, ensuring that the Firm attracts and retains top legal talent and business services professionals. We develop and implement HR policies, manage employee relations, and administer compensation and benefits programs to ensure a fair and supportive work environment. Additionally, the People team focuses on training, professional development, work allocation, mobility and fostering a positive workplace culture. We also handle performance management, employee engagement, and compliance with labor laws and regulations. Through our comprehensive HR strategies and initiatives, the People team ensures that the Firm's workforce around the world is motivated, skilled and mobilized to deliver on the Firm's objectives.

Position Summary

The Experienced Legal Recruitment Specialist is responsible for driving the recruitment process for lateral associates and counsel, ensuring a seamless and distinctive experience. Working closely with Partners and other key stakeholders, this role develops and implements talent acquisition strategies, oversees the full recruitment lifecycle, and cultivates strong candidate pools to support various practice groups across all US offices.

The ideal candidate will have excellent client relationship management skills and a professional presence, with the ability to balance stakeholder and candidate relationships. They will need strong time management, organization and process driven skills while managing multiple requisitions. The role also emphasizes attracting and retaining top talent by ensuring a positive candidate experience and requires an individual who continuously strives to cultivate a proactive recruitment process that is engaging, strategic and efficient.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Manage and oversee the full-cycle recruitment process for lateral associates, counsel, judicial clerks, LLM candidates, and other experienced full-time hires-including job postings, application review, interviews, candidate management, offer process, and agency engagement

• Proactively address recruitment challenges and communicate regularly with the relevant leadership on requisitions within the practice group(s)

• Build and maintain strong relationships with external search firms and recruiters to ensure effective collaboration, high-quality candidate submissions, and awareness of current hiring trends.

• Develop creative and innovative approaches to building strong candidate pipelines, while also leading recruitment initiatives-including employer branding, leveraging LinkedIn, and enhancing the Firm's talent value proposition-to attract top talent.

• Conduct screening interviews to assess candidates' qualifications and suitability for open positions

• Collaborate with hiring managers, cross-function teams, and key stakeholders throughout the recruitment process to ensure we meet their hiring needs and goals

• Serve as a subject matter expert and promote recruitment best practices

• Ensure ATS and recruitment reporting are accurate and proactively share data-driven updates with internal stakeholders

• Manage the offer process in coordination with cross functional teams (i.e., immigration, conflicts, general counsel, compensation, mobility, etc.)

• Maintain compliance and data integrity throughout the recruitment process

Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of recruitment experience within the professional services industry or a search firm; legal recruitment experience preferred

• Proven ability to lead a function or work stream, and to mentor, coach and develop team members

• Expertise in sourcing passive candidates and using applicant tracking systems (Workday a plus); proficient in MS Office Suite

• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills, ensuring an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience

• Excellent business acumen, with strong verbal and written communication skills

• Detail-oriented, with effective time management and strong administrative skills to balance multiple projects and priorities

• Tenacious, growth-oriented mindset; self-motivated, achievement-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Committed to contributing, collaborating, and consulting on recruitment strategy for Experienced Legal Recruitment team

• Dedicated to fostering an inclusive and culturally sensitive work environment

Salary range in New York market: $95,200 - $130,000. Salary range in other markets will vary.

This role reports to

Director, Recruitment

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business-specific to the relevant office-before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.