Dechert LLP ยท 1 day ago
Talent Recruiting Specialist
Dechert LLP is a leading global law firm, and they are seeking a Talent Recruiting Specialist to manage full-cycle recruitment for legal and business services positions. This role involves collaborating with hiring managers, sourcing candidates, and maintaining relationships with legal search firms to attract top talent in a competitive market.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with practice group leaders and practice group directors to identify staffing needs, devise search strategies, and draft advertisements
Participate in conference calls and meetings for practice group-specific hiring committees
Source candidates, review unsolicited resumes and applicants
Support development of go-to market strategies for advertising lateral roles and work with the marketing department to update recruiting materials as needed
Coordinate candidate interview scheduling and collect interview feedback; act as liaison to lateral candidates throughout the interview process
Facilitate decision-making process with practice group leaders, draft offer letters, and with Lateral Recruiting Senior Manager, advise on offer packages and candidate follow-up
Document and track all candidates through the recruiting process, maintain candidate tracking documents and adhere to file retention policy
Establish and maintain relationships with legal search firms, work with search firms to advertise available positions, and organize search overviews with headhunters and practice groups as needed for specific roles
Stay up-to-date on legal hiring market, including vendors and trends, and provide updates internally at Dechert
Maintain statistics on U.S. lateral recruitment, including diversity metrics for lateral associates and counsel. Partner with internal departments to facilitate lateral associate on-boarding, orientation and integration
Review fee agreements annually to ensure current terms and market considerations are included
Provide feedback to Lateral Recruiting Senior Manager, to determine preferred headhunter list and coordinate with Partner hiring group on similar
Review payment of placement fees and reimbursement of all expenses related to lateral hiring
Organize content and updates on lateral recruiting careers page
Special projects and other responsibilities, as assigned by Director and Senior Manager of Lateral Recruiting
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 4 years of relevant recruitment experience
Bachelor's degree required
Systems required: LawCruit or ViRecruit, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Must be able to effectively function in a fast-paced service environment and be a team player on an energetic recruiting team
Strong oral and written communication skills and attention to detail
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to juggle multiple tasks
Ability to communicate professionally and diplomatically with professionals at all organizational levels of the firm
Display a positive, high-energy attitude
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Company
Dechert LLP
Dechert is the law firm that helps business leaders lead.
Funding
Current Stage
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2025-12-01
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