Legal Talent Acquisition Manager

Job Description

**The role**

Talent Acquisition is critical to our people priorities to allow our business to be agile in anticipating and responding to demands, so that ultimately the Firm is able to deliver an exceptional service to our clients.

One Europe* has 15 offices in 10 countries and, within that, Continental Europe has 13 offices in 9 countries. It is the largest region in terms of hiring activity in the firm. Working with the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, the Country head of HR based in Luxembourg and Co head of HR, One Europe*, as well as with the regional management team (RCOO, regional Practice area leaders and regional business managers aligned to practice areas), and working day to day with the talent acquisition teams in each location, you will build on the strategy to implement a comprehensive and innovative talent acquisition approach for legal early talent and legal lateral hiring in the Continental European offices, ensuring alignment with global talent acquisition strategies and business goals.

In addition, you will be responsible for managing entry level legal and experienced lawyer hiring into Luxembourg, working with the partners in the office on recruiting needs as required, both on planned campaign recruiting (early talent) and ad hoc experienced hire single head requisition hiring.
- _One Europe refers to the firms UK and continental European businesses which have combined._

**Who you will work with**

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to understand talent needs, identify key trends, and provide data-led insights to inform talent acquisition decision-making.

You will also collaborate with the regional HR business partnering teams as well as the local HR specialists in each CE office on end-to-end recruitment processes.

**What you will be responsible for**

You will lead, manage, develop and coordinate the talent acquisition teams across the Continental European locations, providing guidance, support, and coaching to drive performance and success. You will also be responsible for recruiting activity across legal early talent and legal lateral hiring in the Luxembourg office.

**What you will do**

**Planning & Strategy**
- Implement and deliver talent acquisition initiatives targeted at law students and lawyers, building on a strong employer brand. Develop multi-location activities to benefit each of the offices in having a stronger presence, building shared talent pools, and creating events and initiatives to ensure a strong talent pipeline for the region.
- Take part in global and regional TA initiative and projects - coordinating resources across the CE locations to fully embed global projects such as the people proposition.

**Team Management**
- Manage, through direct reports, the Talent Acquisition Teams across the Continental Europe region and ensure alignment with overall company goals and objectives.
- Provide ongoing guidance, support, and coaching to team members to drive performance and success.
- Facilitate regular meetings to encourage idea-sharing and collaboration across different countries within the region.
- Conduct performance reviews of direct reports, provide feedback, and implement development plans to enhance team performance.
- Develop and execute strategies to improve regional operations and drive performance and success.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between regional teams and senior management, ensuring clear and effective communication.
- Address and resolve any issues or conflicts within the regional team promptly and effectively.
- Prepare and present regular reports on regional performance, challenges, and achievements to senior management.

**Operational**
- Manage end to end recruitment process for lateral legal hires whilst providing an excellent service delivery.
- In collaboration with the regional HR business partnering team, partner with the leadership teams and hiring managers to identify and shape current and future resource needs.
- Define market maps and research in collaboration with the Global Research team, with the objective of approaching agreed targets on behalf of the business.
- You will run both online and in-person university events on campus, including skills sessions, in person, virtual and hybrid events - depending on the need of the talent and the local talent competitor landscape
- You will run wash-up discussions where appropriate, taking responsibility for ensuring that all assessment materials and documentation is recorded and stored appropriately.

**Relationships**
- In collaboration with the regional HR business partnering team, provide Partners and hiring managers with professional direction and guidance, ensuring that they have the skills and tools to hire talent effectively.
- Influence at all levels to ensure the balance of best practice and the needs of the Firm are met.
- Approach prospects and develop niche talent pools.
- Manage 3rd party recruitment agency r