Strategic Growth Assistant

With eleven offices across the United States, 450+ professionals and 350+ staff professionals, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP (www.manatt.com), is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. The firm’s groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates Manatt from its competitors and positions the firm to provide a unique and compelling value proposition.

Manatt currently has an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Growth Assistant in our Los Angeles, CA office. This position will provide support to the Strategic Growth Department (“SG”) and will report to the Director of Strategic Growth.  The SG Department manages the firm’s strategy surrounding the proactive targeting and recruiting of top lateral partner, managing director, counsel and associate candidates to the firm and also supports broader strategic projects that align with the firm’s overall business strategy.

POSITION SUMMARY

This full-time position is responsible for the administrative management of senior level lateral candidates (Partners, Counsel etc.) as they advance through our recruiting process, and for providing support to the SG Department. This position includes work of a highly confidential and complex nature; the successful candidate will work closely with all levels of firm administration across all U.S. offices on various lateral recruiting, training and development, as well as other team initiatives. This individual must be comfortable working at a fast pace while not compromising attention to detail and overall work product.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating, updating and maintaining candidate profiles in the firm’s candidate database, viRecruit.
• Entering candidate interviews in viRecruit, including preparing and distributing interview schedules electronically to all relevant parties.
• Distributing, collecting and compiling evaluations of candidates from lawyers and professionals and distributing them to the necessary individuals for review.
• Owning and maintaining numerous recruiting files (tracking sheets, reports, etc.) and databases.
• Monitoring and maintaining the Strategic Growth mailbox, replying to candidate and recruiter inquiries, and forwarding messages and candidate submissions to the appropriate team members for review and follow-up as necessary.
• Generating and distributing various reports on lateral Partner and Counsel level recruiting, including relevant metrics, candidates in the pipeline, interview schedules, and other action items and next steps needed to advance candidates through our process.
• Performing other administrative and strategic projects as necessary.

Job Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office (knowledge of viRecruit a plus).
• Demonstrate a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess finely developed written and verbal communication skills and excellent organizational skills and work proactively with precision and follow-up.
• Be client service oriented and able to relate to people at all levels within the firm.
• Function well in a team environment, be responsive and possess a “will do” attitude.
• Ability to recognize confidential information and maintain confidentiality of information.

The base annual pay range for this role is between $52,000-$60,000. The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity.  A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

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