Manager of Partner Recruiting

Manager of Partner Recruiting

(Full-time, Remote)

At Fisher Phillips, Partner Recruiting is a strategic growth function that directly supports the firm’s expansion across markets, practices, and industries. The Partner Recruiting Manager plays a critical role in identifying, attracting, and onboarding high-performing lateral partners, attorney groups, and selecting senior attorneys who align with the firm’s long-term business strategy.

This role combines strategic sourcing, project management, market intelligence, and stakeholder partnership. You will work closely with firm leadership, Regional Managing Partners, Practice Group Chairs, Finance, Conflicts, HR, and Marketing to execute recruiting initiatives that drive meaningful growth.

This is not a traditional recruiting role — it is a highly collaborative, consultative position that serves as a trusted advisor to firm leadership and manages complex hiring processes from sourcing through integration. Because of the complexity and visibility of this work, a minimum of 5+ years of law firm recruiting experience is required.

Reporting to the Director of Partner Recruiting, the Partner Recruiting Manager will serve as a project lead for sourcing, recruiting, and onboarding lateral partners, groups, and select senior attorneys across the firm. This position is part of a growing team and will work alongside other Partner Recruiting Managers to support firmwide hiring priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partner & Recruiting Group

• Lead firmwide lateral partner and group recruiting efforts aligned with the firm’s strategic growth objectives.
• Partner closely with Regional Managing Partners, Practice Group Leaders, and firm leadership to identify hiring needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
• Conduct proactive market mapping, competitive intelligence, and pipeline development across priority markets and practices.
• Develop and maintain relationships with search firms, industry associations, and professional networks to expand candidate pipelines.
• Support broader growth initiatives including office expansion, new markets, practice buildouts, and acquisitions.

Pipeline & Process Management

• Own and manage the full lifecycle of complex partner recruiting processes from outreach through onboarding.
• Guide candidates through LPQ, interview, conflicts, compensation modeling, and Letter of Understanding stages.
• Prepare detailed candidate profiles, business case summaries, and briefing materials for leadership review.
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence with Finance, Conflicts, HR, IT, Marketing, and Operations.
• Track multiple concurrent searches and ensure clear communication with all stakeholders.

Data, Reporting & Strategy Support

• Prepare data analyses, reports, and dashboards on recruiting activity, market trends, and competitive intelligence.
• Maintain and leverage recruiting databases and sourcing tools to drive efficient pipeline management.
• Present insights and recommendations to leadership to inform hiring strategy and priorities.
• Continuously improving processes, workflows, and tools to enhance effectiveness and scalability of the Partner Recruiting function.

Onboarding & Integration

• Support onboarding and integration of lateral partners and groups in collaboration with firm departments.
• Ensure a seamless transition from offer through launch and early integration.

Team & Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with other members of the Partner Recruiting and broader Attorney Recruiting teams.
• Share best practices and contribute to consistent, high-quality service across the function.
• Support department initiatives, communications, and special projects as needed.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required, JD would be a plus.
• 5+ years of law firm recruiting experience required, with a minimum of 5 years focused on lateral partner recruiting.
• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder hiring processes.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting and sourcing technology (LinkedIn Recruiter, viRecruit, Leopard List, or similar platforms.)

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable advising senior leadership and operating as a trusted partner.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Exercises sound judgment and discretion with highly confidential information.
• Self-directed, proactive, and solutions oriented.
• Collaborative with a strong client-service mindset.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $160,000. Actual base pay within this range will be determined by several components, including but not limited to, location, relevant experience, internal equity, skills, qualifications, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Equal Opportunity / FCA statement

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with both the FCO and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fisher Phillips is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including related medical conditions), gender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or any other protected status, in compliance with all applicable laws.

Why Join Us

At Fisher Phillips, exceptional talent is the foundation of our success. Joining our team means collaborating in a professional, dynamic environment leveraging cutting-edge technology. Our leadership fosters professional growth and provides opportunities to challenge yourself.

We believe in rewarding talent with more than just a competitive salary. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) with profit sharing, sick leave per Seattle law, 18 days of vacation and 10 paid holidays per benefit year. This position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus of up to 5% of the annual salary (prorated in the first year). The final bonus amount, which is based on your individual performance and other relevant factors, will be determined at the Firm's sole discretion.

Additional Notes

The statements in this position description are not necessarily all-inclusive. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned, and requirements may vary from time to time.

As part of our initial screening process, we may use an AI tool to compare the skills and job titles from your resume with the job description, using machine learning or artificial intelligence based on their contextual meaning and relevancy. This is NOT an automated employment decision tool (AEDT’) and will not be used to make selection decisions. It is only used (occasionally) in addition to manual screening.

If you are a resident of New York City and would like to request an alternative evaluation process or reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected].

Relocation costs are not covered. We are only accepting direct applicants; third-party recruiters or agencies will not be considered. No phone inquiries, please.