Job Overview:
The Talent Acquisition Specialist leads full-cycle recruiting for the firm and delivers a welcoming Day 1 experience through new employee orientation. Serving as a brand ambassador in the marketplace, this individual builds strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers alike, ensuring every interaction reflects the firm with authenticity and professionalism.
The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, and relationship-driven, with strong judgment, a consultative approach, and the ability to engage talent with credibility and enthusiasm.
Key Responsibilities: (perform other related duties as assigned)
Recruiting & Hiring
- Lead full-cycle recruiting across all firm markets for all non-attorney positions including sourcing, screening, interviewing and offer negotiation.
- Build and maintain pipelines of passive talent for key roles through creative, multi-channel sourcing strategies.
Partnerships & Reporting
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand current and future hiring needs, providing ongoing alignment and workforce planning support.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to strengthen employer branding, enhance social media presence.
- Provide regular reporting and data-driven insights to leadership, and support early talent initiatives, including internship and university partnership programs.
Process & Systems
- Own and optimize the applicant tracking system (ATS) and other systems, ensuring they remain accurate, organized, and actionable.
- Maintain and improve recruiting processes, including interview frameworks and screening guides, to drive consistency and quality across hiring efforts.
- Create and maintain clear, compelling job descriptions, and manage key hiring logistics such as interviews, assessments, background checks, offer letters, and pre-employment coordination.
Onboarding & Orientation
- Plan, schedule, and facilitate Day 1 new employee orientation, covering the firm’s history, mission, and culture; key policies; benefits overview; systems access; and introductions to the team.
- Coordinate pre-boarding activities from offer acceptance through the start date, including new-hire paperwork, equipment and system access requests, and Day 1 logistics, in partnership with HR, IT, and hiring managers.
- Partner with HR and hiring managers to hand off new hires smoothly into onboarding and use new-hire feedback to continuously improve orientation and the first-week experience.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
Who You Are
- Strong interpersonal skills, approachable and team-oriented, with the ability to build credibility and trust with candidates, hiring managers and colleagues across the firm
- High level of professionalism, emotional intelligence, and sound judgment
- Organized, proactive, and results-oriented, with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
- Adaptable and flexible, with a positive attitude and a collaborative mindset
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess situations and communicate clearly
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a proven ability to source and engage candidates through LinkedIn and other professional networks.
- Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS), job boards, and social media recruiting tools
- Polished interviewing skills across multiple formats, including structured, behavioral, and phone screenings
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and priorities simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, professional guidance to both candidates and hiring managers
- Comfortable presenting to and facilitating groups, with the ability to deliver engaging, well-organized new employee orientation sessions.
Nice to have
- Prior experience recruiting within a legal, professional services, or high-growth environment is a plus
What We Offer:
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k) with up to a 4% match
- 3 weeks of paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Great work/life balance—no long hours
- Free on-site parking
- Stable job with a growing law firm and a supportive team