Lateral Recruiter

Lateral Recruiter

Frost Brown Todd LLP, a national law firm with 1000+ legal and business professionals in eighteen offices, is hiring a full‑time Lateral Recruiter to advance its strategic attorney recruitment efforts. The role focuses on sourcing, attracting, and hiring top‑tier and diverse legal talent in targeted growth markets.

• Proactively support all aspects of the lateral recruiting cycle, including posting openings, sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, coordinating interviews, collecting feedback, and facilitating decision‑making.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the duties of various attorney positions and the requirements for success.
• Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to build and manage a robust pipeline of potential candidates and referral sources.
• Identify and engage associate‑ and partner‑level attorneys at target firms through strategic outreach, including direct contact via phone, email, and Linked In to generate interest in lateral opportunities.
• Design and execute targeted outreach campaigns aligned with strategic practice area needs.
• Serve as a trusted liaison between candidates and the firm, ensuring a positive and professional experience throughout the hiring process.
• Ensure timely and accurate entry of candidate information and recruitment activity into the firm’s applicant tracking system; generate reports, analyze metrics, and identify trends to inform recruitment strategy.
• Prepare recruitment‑related communications and offer letters for candidates in identified growth markets.
• Collaborate with the Lateral Recruiting Director and Manager to coordinate the decision‑making process and support follow‑up tasks, including conflict check, due diligence, and preparation of offer letters.
• Proactively assess lateral hiring needs and support the identification and attraction of qualified lateral attorney candidates.
• Provide insights on competitive market activity, candidate movement, and sourcing trends in identified growth markets.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the firm’s recruiting brand, messaging, and candidate engagement strategies.
• Implement recruiting DEIB initiatives to cultivate a more inclusive and diverse workforce.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum of three years of legal recruiting experience required.
• Knowledge of legal employment issues.
• Ability to credibly discuss legal markets, practice areas, and career progression with candidates.
• Strong interpersonal skills for professional communication by e‑mail, telephone, and in person.
• Demonstrated cross‑cultural skills and awareness related to individuals from diverse backgrounds, races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities.
• Understanding of unconscious bias and its impact on recruiting and hiring.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage time effectively, prioritize competing tasks, and meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to set priorities, work independently, and handle a variety of duties under time constraints.
• Confidentiality and discretion with sensitive information.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Resourceful and creative, identifying innovative solutions to support lateral recruiting needs.
• Highly proactive, responsive, and results‑driven.
• Professional demeanor and poise in managing demanding workloads.
• Excellent computer and technical skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and database management.
• Proficiency in using social media platforms such as Linked In and Instagram.
• Financially responsible, with the ability to budget and track recruiting expenses.
• Ability to work over 40 hours per week and travel as required across the firm’s regional footprint; weekend travel may be required time to time.

Frost Brown Todd is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. The firm provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, military status, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or…