The Role
The HR department in North America consists of over 20 people. We have specialist teams in Recruitment, Early Careers Recruitment and Development, Learning and Development, Operations, Diversity and Inclusion, Systems and Reward. The HR department are based in offices across North America, working as one team to deliver a holistic service to our fee earning and business services groups.

The purpose of the Recruitment Manager role is to be a proactive member of the NA
Recruitment team, mentoring and developing more junior members of the teams as well as partnering with key stakeholders to deliver fee earner and business services recruitment for the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the regional HR Team and global/UK Team to develop the NA
  Recruitment function and ensure that it is meeting the strategic objectives of the
  firm.
• Be a subject matter expert and partner with hiring partners to develop a tailored
  resourcing solution adhering to fair selection policies and accessible to all.
• Recruit fee-earning staff ensuring the recruitment of the best candidates who are
  suitably qualified and experienced and will bring a good knowledge of their area
  and new skills to the firm.
• Responsible for adherence to, and the ongoing improvement of, the firm's
  recruitment procedure including (but not limited to) recruitment requisition sign-off, production of up-to-date job descriptions, salary benchmarking, and guidance with regard to interview questions and assessments, prior to the commencement of any recruitment.
• Conduct and facilitate fair selection interviews as part of the recruitment process as appropriate.
• Take responsibility of the recruitment of contract attorneys and act as a point of contact for the duration of their contract. Work with recruitment agencies to ensure Clyde & Co terms and conditions are understood and followed.
• Proactively encourage direct applicants through internal and external referrals and maximizing social media and other platforms.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies and conduct ongoing analysis of the preferred suppliers (PSL) and ensure communication, relationships, and quality of service are consistently maintained.
• Proactively seek to be an expert in the field by understanding key recruitment information and changes in the market. Take a lead in the contribution of market data for salary reviews.
• Maintain up to date information for regular management reporting on any hires via the ATS (applicant tracking system) and Excel, including recruitment data for Mansfield Rule certification.
• Attend in-house and other relevant training to ensure best practice approaches are being undertaken and that legal commitments are being delivered e.g. right to work verifications.
• Proactively build relationships with the senior HR team and the business to facilitate and drive various change-management projects within the firm.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and become a project lead to deliver change within the team.
• Directly line manage the recruitment team in North America taking responsibility for regular resource meetings, 1:1s, performance feedback and development.
• Inspire and mentor junior members of the team demonstrating a collaborative, supportive team environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experienced recruitment professional with substantial experience within the legal
  sector.
• Expert interviewing skills/experience ensuring fair selection and best practice
  methods. Ability to coach and advise others with the confidence to provide hiring
  managers with feedback and develop their skills.
• Ability to partner, advise and influence at all levels of the business.
• Supportive team mentoring / management experience.
• A commercial outlook with an ability to improve services and manage costs efficiently.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Articulate, confident with the ability to express oneself confidently and concisely both orally and in writing and to communicate effectively with a range of people at all levels.
• Enthusiastic and proactive approach with a supportive, client delivery focused work ethic.
• Excellent IT administration with previous experience using an ATS (applicant tracking system) and Excel.
• Highly organised and a good planner with an ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects.
• Ability to manage deadlines and communicate effectively should those deadlines vary.
• Meticulous attention to detail and proof-reading skills.
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility over all work undertaken with a commitment to supporting the wider needs of a project and not just the immediate task.
• Team player with a willingness to work collaboratively across the wider HR team.

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations. The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development.
They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
• Personal Effectiveness

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, the Firm reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.

Principals Only-

We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our work place and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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