Legal Recruiting Manager

Legal Recruiting Manager

Drive Talent & Recruiting Excellence.

At Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP, our people are our greatest asset. We’re looking for a proactive, relationship-focused Legal Recruiting Manager to support U.S. associate, counsel, post-clerk, and patent agent lateral recruiting initiatives. This role partners closely with practice group leaders, senior management, and People & Culture teams to attract top legal talent while supporting firmwide recruiting strategies.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

What You’ll Do

• Support the full-cycle lateral recruiting process across U.S. offices, including sourcing, candidate review, interviews, offers, post-offer follow-up, and onboarding.
• Partner with practice group leaders, hiring partners, senior leadership, and recruiting teams to develop and execute effective hiring strategies and ensure consistency across the firm.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with search firms and candidates, leveraging LinkedIn, Firm Prospects, and other recruiting platforms to strengthen candidate pipelines.
• Analyze and interpret firmwide and industry data, identify hiring trends, and provide strategic recommendations to recruiting and firm leadership.
• Support clerkship recruiting events, update job postings and offer letters, and contribute to recruiting process improvements.
• Supervise and contribute to the professional development of junior Attorney Recruiting team members.

What You’ll Bring

• Four-plus years of law firm recruitment or talent acquisition experience.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Experience with