Stoel Rives LLP

Law Student Recruiting Manager

Stoel Rives LLP$95K — $150K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or HR certification preferred.
  • 8-10 years of recruiting experience within law firms, legal organizations, or law school career services.
  • Experience managing law student recruiting and summer associate programs at regional or national firms.
  • Strong knowledge of recruiting best practices and hiring timelines in the legal sector.
  • Proven ability to build relationships with partners, hiring committees, and law school administrators.
  • Experience supervising recruiting staff and managing multiple projects in fast-paced environments.
  • Exceptional organizational and communication skills, with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the entire law student recruiting cycle, including outreach, applications, and onboarding.
  • Develop relationships with law schools and career services professionals nationwide.
  • Plan and execute the firm's summer associate program, including training and evaluations.
  • Attend summer associate events to ensure successful representation of the recruiting team.
  • Facilitate office hiring committees, managing meetings and coordinating evaluations.
  • Collaborate with attorneys and departments to enhance candidate experience and recruiting effectiveness.
  • Supervise and mentor the Law Student Recruiting Coordinator, ensuring operational efficiency and growth.

Benefits

  • Paid family and medical leave.
  • Competitive PTO and remote work options.
  • Robust medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Generous firm-contributed health savings account.
  • Pre-tax transportation/parking plan with employer subsidy.
  • Annual contribution to employee's retirement plan.
Full Job Description
Law Student Recruiting Manager in either our Portland or Seattle office. The Law Student Recruiting Manager leads the firm's law student recruiting strategy and programs across ten offices, including six offices that annually recruit law students and host summer associate programs, while promoting consistency and best practices firmwide. The position works closely with firm leadership including the Chief Talent and Recruiting Officer, Practice Group Leaders, Practice Group Directors, and Office Administrators. The position reports to the Chief Talent and Recruiting Officer and supervises one Law Student Recruiting Coordinator.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Manage all aspects of the law student recruiting cycle, including campus outreach and visibility initiatives, direct applications and resume collections, screening and callback interviews, candidate communications, offer management, acceptance tracking, and onboarding.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with law schools and career services professionals at target schools nationwide and in key local markets.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute the firm's summer associate program including orientation, training, social events, evaluations, and program assessment.
  • Attend summer associate events -- or ensure a member of the recruiting team attends the events -- to ensure events are successful and the recruiting team is represented.
  • Facilitate the work of the office hiring committees, including managing meetings, coordinating candidate evaluations, and ensuring timely decision-making.
  • Partner closely with attorneys, office administrators, and colleagues in the marketing, professional development, inclusion, and HR departments to deliver a highly effective recruiting and candidate experience.
  • Supervise and mentor the Law Student Recruiting Coordinator, establishing priorities, workflows, and development opportunities while ensuring accurate and efficient recruiting operations.
  • Analyze recruiting metrics, hiring trends, budget performance, and pipeline data to provide recommendations that strengthen law student recruiting outcomes, enhance operational efficiency, and support long-term growth objectives.


EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree, HR certification, or other relevant professional credential is a plus.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of recruiting experience within a law firm, legal organization, or law school career services office; a combination of these experiences is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated experience managing law student recruiting programs and summer associate programs at a regional, national, or AmLaw law firm.
  • Strong knowledge of law student recruiting best practices, law school hiring timelines, candidate assessment methodologies, and attorney hiring committee processes.
  • Proven ability to build trusted relationships with partners, hiring committee members, cross-functional business professionals, law school administrators, and law student candidates.
  • Experience supervising recruiting staff and successfully managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Exceptional organizational, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.
  • Experience with viRecruit, Flo Recruit, Workday, and Microsoft Office applications strongly preferred; experience with recruiting analytics, applicant tracking systems, and event management platforms is also desirable.


NORMAL WORK HOURS

This is a hybrid position, is exempt, and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Regular office hours are 8:30 - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives: Compensation, Benefits, and More!
The pay range for this position is $95,000 - $150,000; however, the base compensation presented to a candidate may vary based on skills and overall experience. This salary range is based on market location.

In addition to base compensation, Stoel Rives has a total rewards program that includes an annual discretionary bonus and rich benefits offerings. For example, our benefits offerings include paid family & medical leave, competitive PTO, and remote work options. We offer competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options. We also provide a generous firm-contributed health savings account, a pre-tax transportation/parking plan including an employer monthly subsidy of $100 for individuals who work 3+ days/week in the office, and an annual contribution into the employee's retirement plan.

No recruiters please.

About Stoel Rives LLP

Stoel Rives LLP is a U.S. law firm, with a full suite of transactional and litigation solutions for U.S. and international clients. Established in 1907, the firm has nearly 400 attorneys operating out of 11 offices in seven states and the District of Columbia. The firm provides legal services to clients in a wide range of industries including energy, real estate, land use, construction, natural resources, environmental, litigation, corporate and intellectual property law. The firm has been recognized for its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and for its pro bono work.
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