Manager, Early Careers Legal Recruitment

The Manager, Recruitment plays an important role, working directly with Recruitment leadership and the assigned workforce to ensure the effective operation of Firm policies. The role contributes to and supports strategic decision making, with an operational and tactical focus. Recognized as an expert in Recruitment matters, the Manager leverages comprehensive knowledge of Recruitment to address complex challenges. This role is required to provide in-depth specialist advice and counsel to the business, facilitating effective commercial decision-making and informing strategy development.

The roles and responsibilities of this job include:

• Responsible for contributing professional direction for a Recruitment discipline, such as early careers, within a department, working across regional and global offices

• Provides expert guidance and support to Recruitment leadership teams on all Recruiting matters, including sourcing strategies, candidate evaluation and onboarding processes

• Leads as a project manager, providing technical knowledge specialized expertise of Recruitment disciplines to help enact transformational change and implement People - related initiatives

• Serves as an escalated point of contact within the team, taking on complex employee queries and providing innovative insights and recommendations to resolve issues fairly and efficiently

• Supports leadership with commercial decision-making, providing knowledge and insights on recruitment approaches, market trends, and best practices.

• Leads collaboration with teams across the business to successfully implement Recruitment programmes and initiatives, setting the standard of operational excellence within the team

• Managers at this level will lead one or more teams of supervisors and/or professionals and coordinators, managing operations within a designated area or department

• Individual contributors at this level will lead projects within a broader initiative, providing technical guidance and setting priorities for the team as well as reviewing the work of others

• Engaging in operational and tactical activities, contributing to and supporting decision - making within the team/Sub-Function

• Subject matter expert, possessing advanced and specialized expertise in the discipline, including methodologies, processes and able to address atypical issues within own field

• Managing small professional and/or defined delivery teams across regional and global offices, impacting business primarily through professional or technical contributions to an area of specialty

• Ability to think critically and analytically, leveraging data and insights to inform decision - making and drive continuous improvement

• Good analytical and problem - solving skills

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders at various levels of the Firm

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent through experience/relevant certifications where appropriate to the discipline

This role reports to

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.acquisition@whitecase.com.

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business-specific to the relevant office-before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.