Legal Recruiting Business Partner
CM Legal
A law firm is seeking a Legal Recruiting Business Partner for its Los Angeles office. This role owns the successful recruitment and onboarding of lateral associate attorneys, off-track attorneys, and technical professionals firm-wide, executing the firm’s lateral recruiting strategy from intake through offer and onboarding.
Functioning as an individual contributor, the Business Partner serves as a trusted advisor to practice group leaders, office managing partners, and senior leadership, offering market intelligence and recruiting strategy guidance that aligns hiring activity with practice priorities. Responsibilities include managing a portfolio of active searches, conducting and overseeing structured interviews, synthesizing feedback, and facilitating debrief discussions to support consistent hiring decisions. The role also involves developing and maintaining recruiting policies and procedures, serving as the primary liaison to candidates and search firms, and continuously refining recruiting processes and tools to improve efficiency and data quality. The Business Partner reports to the Director of Early Career and Associate Recruiting.
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a preference for professional services or law firm backgrounds. Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills are essential, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and legal recruiting software. Travel of approximately 25% is required.
The salary range for this position is $120,000$150,000.