Bureau Chief of Legal Recruitment

Job Description
The Bronx County District Attorney’s Office seeks well-qualified staff whose diverse backgrounds contribute to serve the 1.4 million members of the Bronx County community and to pursue a safer Bronx through fair justice. We are seeking to hire a Chief for the Recruitment Bureau to work under the supervision of the Chief of Staff. The Bureau Chief will be an experienced, well-rounded professional with a strong track record in legal and professional staff recruitment, particularly with respect to qualified lateral attorneys, and an ability to create innovative and results-oriented solutions to address an agency-wide staffing shortage.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish and implement recruitment efforts that effectively communicate and support the Office’s mission and strategic vision;
Oversee and direct recruitment of attorneys and professional staff, with a full understanding of the recruitment process starting with drafting the job posting through making the job offer to successful applicants;
Develop innovative strategies for expanding and increasing the recruitment and retention of lateral attorneys and addressing unfilled positions;
Provide leadership and “hands-on” guidance to the entire Recruitment team by overseeing on-campus recruitment efforts, individual recruiter performance, efforts to address attrition and retention, and the efficient movement of legal and professional candidates through the recruitment process;
Engage in meaningful and ongoing discussion with the management staff to realistically assess and determine staffing needs;
Represent the Office as necessary at job fairs, on-campus recruitment, law school panel discussions, and recruitment conferences;
Collaborate with Human Resources, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, and data analysis staff to compile and analyze recruitment metrics for review by the District Attorney and her executive staff;
Effectively communicate job postings and recruitment updates within the Office and engage in expanded and effective dissemination of job postings and promotional material outside of the Office;
Serve as liaison to law schools to strengthen efforts to attract talent, assess optimal use of resources, and ensure seamless on-campus recruitment programs;
Collaborate with Litigation Training to oversee summer internship program, including event planning, work assignments, evaluations, mentorship, and final program reviews;
Monitor interview protocols to ensure a fair and equitable recruitment process; and
Handle sensitive and confidential information, work under pressure, and meet multiple deadlines.
All other projects as assigned.