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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 Americas Senior Lateral Recruitment Manager will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the activities for the US Lateral Recruitment function (incorporating Legal and Business Services recruitment) at an operational level while contributing to the strategic direction and decision making to take our recruitment function to the next level and be a best in class function.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Global Director to develop strategic plans and a partnership with the business to deliver outstanding client service.
• Drive the lateral recruiting strategy, thinking creatively, strategically, commercially and competitively to meet our objectives of hiring top talent and recruiting for long-term strategic fit.
• Manage the growing US lateral recruitment team, offering guidance and support, and ensuring a high level of service delivery across all vacancies, as well as managing the varying workloads across the team, providing support and managing reallocation as needed.
• Actively lead and manage roles in both legal and business services, in particular complex or difficult to fill vacancies, senior regional roles, and other challenging vacancies. Source candidates via search firms, web advertising, referrals, networking, candidate portals, etc.
• Keep abreast of trends in recruitment, market intelligence, and competitor benchmarking.
• Manage all reporting, metrics, and data management, and be able to report data accurately in real time. With a strong eye for detail and an analytical mind-set, use data to tell the recruiting story, and demonstrate the ability to improve results year on year.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders and partner with them on recruitment strategy. This will include recommending and acting on different approaches to lateral sourcing and recruitment, including the use of search firms, direct recruitment (particularly via LinkedIn), and advertising.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key search firms, ensuring we stay competitive with our terms and conditions, recognising that they remain a crucial source of talent.
• Manage the team’s use of our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), reviewing reports on a regular basis to ensure that we are tracking applications and candidates through the system, to allow accuracy of reporting as well as regular stakeholder management.
• Keep global mindset at the forefront of recruiting strategy, ensuring continued links with regional counterparts; participate in Global Recruitment meetings, sharing knowledge and new initiatives to ensure our global approach to recruitment is best in class.
• Work with regional counterparts to manage the Recruitment Approvals process on a weekly basis, supporting the firm’s leadership in workforce planning and headcount management.
• Work closely with colleagues in Recruitment and People Advisory across the US to ensure we maximize our reach and approach recruitment in a coordinated way.
• As a Senior Manager within the Global Recruitment team, participate in (and, where relevant, lead) firm-wide projects designed to improve and elevate our recruitment activity in such areas as direct recruitment, D&I, and lateral recruitment employer branding.
• Forecast, budget and monitor costs.
• Ensure a constant flow of consistent, on-brand information and ensure diligence in presenting the W&C EVP and Firm Values.

Qualifications

• Client service oriented and credible; partnering with internal and external clients and colleagues; solid communication and relationship management skills; client facing and credible; strong negotiation skills; ability to develop internal and external relationships; ability to manage multiple stakeholders and build networks quickly.
• Results-oriented; ability to handle multiple, time sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients.
• Strong project management skills; ability to handle multiple priorities and project plan on an ongoing basis.
• Strong analytical skills; critical analysis, forward thinking; ability to foresee the impact of emerging trends/patterns.
• Strong team player; ability to work effectively in teams is a must.
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven and fast paced environment.
• Strong leadership and management skills and able to provide evidence of coaching, mentoring and developing people.
• Ability to translate strategy and thinking into successful delivery through effective project and people management
• Excellent oral and written communication with outstanding presentation skills, and strong competency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Self-starter, creative thinker and problem solver

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.

New York Pay Range: $181,450 - $294,850. Salary range in other markets will vary.

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.