Legal Recruiting and Integration Specialist

Powerful Partnerships. Standout Solutions.

Stevens & Lee is a 200-plus lawyer full-service law firm representing clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic, New England and across the country from 18 offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware and Florida. The firm is the cornerstone of The Stevens & Lee Companies, a platform of affiliated professional service firms that provide a full range of legal, investment banking, financial advisory, insurance risk management, public affairs and government consulting services.

Job Overview

At Stevens & Lee, the Legal Recruiting & Integration Specialist plays a key role in the firm's associate hiring and onboarding efforts, managing the full lifecycle of associate recruitment and ensuring a seamless, high‑touch integration experience. The position works closely with practice group leadership, shareholders, and administrative colleagues to attract, onboard, and retain top associate talent, while also providing operational and strategic support for shareholder recruiting and integration initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of associate recruiting, including lateral associates, entry‑level associates, law students and hiring of other lawyers or client-facing professionals as assigned.


• Serve as primary point of contact for associate candidates throughout the recruiting and interview process.


• Facilitate relationships with external legal recruiters, including recommendations concerning the utilization of legal recruiters.


• Facilitate relationships with potential candidates. Oversee candidate pipelines, job postings and applicant tracking system (ATS).


• Schedule interviews with shareholders, associates and other client-facing professionals across multiple offices and practice groups.


• Prepare interview materials and candidate summaries.


• Make recommendations to firm leadership concerning candidate offers.


• Prepare offers, driving approvals and intrafirm communication in collaboration with firm leadership.


• Direct law school campus recruiting initiatives, including managing recruitment for the firm's summer associate program and making recommendations to firm leadership about schools from which to recruit.


• Maintain accurate recruiting and onboarding data including regular reporting on associate recruiting activity, hiring timelines, and integration outcomes.


• Track integration milestones and proactively address integration challenges.


• Provide logistical and administrative support for shareholder recruiting initiatives, including interview coordination and candidate communications.


• Assist with onboarding and execution of shareholder integration plans in partnership with senior leadership.


• Support preparation of recruiting materials and shareholder hiring and integration data.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to engage candidates and represent firm in professional manner.


• Service-oriented mindset.


• Strong work ethic; integrity.


• Collaborative and adaptable approach.


• High-level coordination and follow-through.


• Maintain client, firm and candidate confidentiality.


• Comply with firm policies, employment laws and confidentiality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.


• 2-5 years' experience supporting legal recruiting in law firm environment. Exposure to shareholder recruitment preferred but not required.


• Experience with lawyer integration and/or professional development programs.


• Familiarity with legal recruiting markets, external recruitment professionals and industry compensation structures.


• Experience using ATS and/or HRIS platforms.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; highly organized; detail oriented.


• Ability and willingness to work extended hours during high volume recruiting periods, including attending evening events.

Job Type: Full-Time- 40 Hours/week

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Assistant Director of Shareholder Recruiting and Integration and Director of Professional Development and Associate Recruiting

In compliance with federal and state equal opportunity employment laws, The Stevens & Lee Companies is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in regard to race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, or gender.