Job Application for Assistant Manager, Recruiting at Gibson Dunn

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Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Based in Denver, the Assistant Manager, Recruiting will be responsible for coordinating the Denver office’s legal recruitment efforts and offer office event and professional development support locally. This role’s impact is not limited by geography, as it also involves coordinating with practice group leadership, managing relationships with search firms, overseeing recruitment processes, and ensuring smooth onboarding and integration of lateral hires. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, collaborative, and able to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

This role reports to the firmwide Chief Recruiting Officer and work closely with the Denver Hiring Partner(s), Partner-in-Charge, Director of Administration, and Hiring Committee, to support local Denver recruiting operations, and with our Lateral Manager to support lateral attorney recruiting across the firm.

Responsibilities include:

Direct recruiting processes for the Denver office, including:
- Planning and managing the office’s overall recruitment efforts, including summer, new, and lateral associate recruiting.
- Playing an integral role in the Denver office’s recruitment leadership and team.
- Assisting in the preparation and managing summer program planning (including budget, calendar of events) and collaborate with summer coordinators and hiring partners on execution;
- Travel to and attend/manage key recruiting events, including high-profile summer program events (orientation, partner progressive and associate progressive dinners, end-of-year dinner) and new associate welcome events.
- Coordinating with in-office personnel to support local office events, including client development, or alumni events, and to direct local recruiting happenings (candidate visits, in-person interviews, etc.)
- Planning and managing the office’s overall recruitment efforts, including summer, new, and lateral associate recruiting.
- Collaborating with Law Student Outreach and local office functions to anticipate junior and summer associate needs and direct or collaborate on sourcing and hiring associates specifically interested in Denver.
Contributing to our nationwide lateral associate hiring process:
- Coordinating national and regional searches for targeted practice groups and specialized areas, including identifying needs, interfacing with candidates, and scheduling interviews.
- Providing dedicated support for lateral attorney recruiting, including scheduling interviews, collecting feedback, managing communications, and tracking candidate progress in the applicant tracking system, for specific practice groups, which may include, but are not limited to:
  - IP Litigation
- Supporting the New York Director of Legal Recruiting and Lateral Manager in practice group and practice group management discussions around needs, integration, and other topics.
- Developing, driving, and maintaining IP Fellowship summer associate hiring program, and any other practice-specific fellowship programs.
- Working closely with practice group management and professional development functions to ensure robust integration for lateral attorney hires.
Collaborating with the Washington, D.C. Recruiting Director and others involved in Supreme Court hiring to source, recruit, hire, and onboarding SCOTUS clerks.
Tracking onboarding process and notifications, including conflicts clearance, reference checks, and background verifications.

Qualifications:

Exhibit professionalism and maintain a positive attitude.
Have the willingness to learn and be a team player.
Take initiative and be able to take direction from others.
Have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and executive functioning skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and priorities.
Have strong attention to detail and quality of work, while functioning within deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
Ability to handle highly sensitive information with confidentiality and discretion.
Ability to work overtime and evening events as necessary.

Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree is required.
3-4 years of legal recruiting experience, preferably in a law firm environment, preferably supporting attorneys in multiple offices.
Experience with an applicant tracking software is preferred
Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite is a must.

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $105-120k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

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For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.

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Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

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