Assistant Manager, Recruiting

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.)
  • 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.
• Minimum 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.