| We are recruiting for a Lateral Lawyer Recruitment & Integration Director. If you enjoy designing, launching, and managing creative and innovative ways to recruit and integrate experienced lawyers into law firms and legal departments to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion, please apply. Send your resume to info@DiversityLab.com. About Diversity Lab Diversity Lab is an incubator for innovative ideas and solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law. We create and pilot experimental ideas in collaboration with more than 200 top law firms and legal departments across the country. Diversity Lab leverages data, behavioral science, design thinking, and technology to further develop and test new ideas and research, measure the results, and share the lessons learned. Our inaugural project – the OnRamp Fellowship – is now the largest re-entry program for lawyers who are returning to the profession after an extended career hiatus. To date, we have placed more than 90 women lawyers, one-third of whom are racially and ethnically diverse, with top law firms and legal departments across the country. To inspire others to develop and experiment with innovative initiatives such as the Fellowship, we launched the Women in Law Hackathon in 2016, and the Diversity in Law Hackathon series in 2018. These first-of-their-kind "Shark Tank" style pitch competitions brought together 200 high-level law firm partners, legal department leaders, talent experts, and law students in small teams working together to generate ideas to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. The Mansfield Rule is an idea that was generated by one of the Women in Law Hackathon teams and further developed by Diversity Lab. Starting with the first iteration of the pilot that included more than 40 law firms through now with nearly 120 firms, Diversity Lab has measured and reported significant progress in the Certified firms’ pipelines to leadership. As a result of its success, there is now a version for midsize firms and for legal departments and we are launching a UK version this summer. In 2020, Diversity Lab launched the Move the Needle Fund (MTN), the first-ever collaborative effort among 30 legal departments, four law firms, and a dozen community leaders designed to test and measure research-backed “bias interrupters.” The MTN bias interrupters are science-driven tweaks to talent and business systems – such as hiring, feedback, work assignments, and pay processes – that interrupt and minimize unconscious biases in the workplace to provide fair and equal access to skill-building and career-enhancing opportunities for lawyers of all backgrounds. This role will support MTN and other projects as needed. More About This Role & Main Responsibilities Several of the MTN bias interrupters are focused on recruiting and integrating talented, diverse entry-level and lateral lawyers. This role focuses on lateral lawyers. The main responsibilities include: - Experiment with behavioral science and research-based ways to: (1) attract a more diverse pool of lateral associate and partner candidates through inclusive and transparent job descriptions for law firm and legal department open roles, (2) source talented candidates through referral partners, (3) minimize unconscious bias in the selection process through Structured Behavioral and Panel Interviews (SBI) and other valid assessment tools, and (4) accelerate newly hired lawyers’ integration and advancement through expert coaches, internal sponsors, and business plans.
- Assist in the development, launch, and expansion of non-traditional lateral lawyer sourcing and hiring options — such as the OnRamp Fellowship and the OpportunityDocket.com — to match talented diverse lawyers who took non-linear career paths with top law firms, legal departments, and other organizations.
- Measure the results of the experiments and non-traditional sourcing methods to evaluate the outcomes and impact with assistance from Diversity Lab’s data scientists.
- Collaborate with the entire Diversity Lab team on other projects as needed. As a 7-year young start-up with a collaborative and inclusive work culture, we encourage all team members to pitch in to help with key projects as time permits, without regard to job description, tenure, or title. We also urge our team members to take initiative to contribute on projects based on their strengths, skills, and interests.
This role is a full-time, remote work opportunity. You will be asked to travel within the U.S., likely 6-7 times per year, in 2022 and beyond. The Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role No one is perfect, so we don’t expect one human to embody of all these skills. But if you have some of these key skills and are willing to learn, we encourage you to apply. - 6+ years recruiting experience in legal search firms and/or large law firms with an in-depth understanding of and expertise in partner and senior associate/counsel hiring and integration.
- Demonstrated knowledge of law firm hiring, compensation, and advancement systems as well as lateral hiring trends in the legal marketplace.
- Ability to create and lead engaging training sessions with high-level partners and in-house corporate leaders who have limited time and attention spans.
- High EQ; ability to interact effectively with team members and external partners; self- awareness and sensitivity to communications and team relationships.
- Excellent client relationship skills, including responsiveness and a willingness to help solve problems in a friendly, diplomatic, and efficient manner.
- Ability to meet deadlines and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Embody a “learning mindset” with an interest in continuing to learn and grow professionally.
- Proactive and positive work style; ability to stay composed and focused under pressure and hard deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills; ability to think and speak quickly on demand.
- Self-motivated; able to take initiative with minimal assistance or supervision and manage time efficiently.
- Curiosity and interest in learning about relevant topics and sharing knowledge with teammates.
- Willingness to listen to and learn from feedback and offer feedback effectively to others as appropriate.
- Comfort with learning and using many forms of technology; proficiency with Google Docs/Microsoft Word, Excel/Google Sheets, Zoom and other virtual meeting platforms, and PowerPoint/Google Slides required.
- Bachelor’s degree required; JD is a bonus.
Location Details - Job format is full-time remote work; reliable internet and telephone access are required.
- Job can be performed from anywhere within the contiguous United States; the following locations, where we have other teammates, are preferred: Greater Boston; New York City or nearby; San Francisco Bay Area; Denver; and Miami. While these locations are preferred, applicants from other locations will be considered fully.
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