Manager of Legal Recruiting

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

JOB SUMMARY

The Manager of Legal Recruiting is responsible for partnering with the Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting to manage the legal recruiting team and the full recruitment cycle to attract, hire, and retain top entry level legal talent for our Boston office.

This includes the efficient and effective management of all aspects of activities related to the recruiting and hiring of entry level lawyers, the summer associate program and partnering with law schools. The Manager of Legal Recruiting reports to the Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting and works closely with the firm-wide hiring partners, as well as the local office hiring partners.

The role requires a focus on people-management, continuous process improvement and the ability to engage in close collaboration with attorneys and other administrative departments at the firm.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manage the on-campus recruiting process, including: organizing on campus interview (OCI) materials and logistics, scheduling callback interviews, organizing agenda materials for local office hiring partner meetings, updating legal recruiting database, and coordinate appropriate communication to candidates regarding employment status.
• Organize and manage law school outreach initiatives, including attending and engaging candidates at recruiting receptions designed to market the firm.
• Network and partner with career services personnel and faculty to raise firm’s profile.
• Manage and execute Boston office summer associate program, including: serving as a main point of contact for summer associates, organizing and executing summer program social events, tracking and assigning work, preparing materials for mid-summer and end-of-summer
• Work closely with the Legal Recruiting Managers and Senior Managers in other geographical regions to coordinate and synchronize cohesive approach on all initiatives
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of talent, facilitating connections between law students and attorneys.
• Help with executing marketing strategy of recruiting efforts, ensuring that we are effectively communicating with clients (internal and external).
• Benchmark, design, administer, and maintain recruiting policies, operational procedures, and practices consistent with the goals and objectives of the firm.
• Manage members of Boston recruiting team. Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among staff; lead team to meet the firm’s expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishments.
• Collaborate with Director of Lateral Recruiting on lateral associate recruitment and onboarding, as needed.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Chief of Legal Talent.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work with attorneys and support team members of all levels and help to influence firm expectations in both the recruiting and development of attorneys.
• Flexibility in responding quickly and ability to prioritize workload and shifting demands.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and to work independently, under the direction of others, and as a part of a team.
• Must be team-oriented and share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to new systems and processes.
• Demonstrate great attention to detail; be well organized, resourceful and highly effective and efficient at marshaling multiple resources to get things done across a variety of
• Proactive in learning and able to adapt to new systems and processes.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of work experience at a mid-sized or large law firm, career services office, or other professional services industry is preferred.
• Prior people management experience.
• Strategic and creative thinking skills.
• Relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detaill.
• Sound judgement and the ability to recognize confidential information and to maintain confidentiality of such information.
• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tools and emerging technologies to enhance processes and data analysis.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and proactive approach to exploring, evaluating and implementing new technologies to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture.

The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance.

The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston: $134,700 - $205,450

Working Conditions

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.