Talent Acquisition Manager - Premier Law Firm

Role Overview:

Our client, a premier law firm based in Mumbai, is seeking an experienced and dynamic person to drive their end-to-end recruitment strategy. In this role, you will lead both campus and lateral hiring programs across practice areas while partnering closely with firm leadership. This position offers an exceptional growth opportunity for a recruitment professional looking to expand beyond core Talent Acquisition into strategic HR Business Partnering (HRBP), performance management, and key organization-wide people initiatives.

A. Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Strategy:

- Lateral Recruitment: Drive full-cycle recruitment for legal professionals, fee-earners, and core business support functions across all practice areas.

- Campus Recruitment Drive: Design, organize, and execute structured campus hiring programs across top law universities to build a robust pipeline of junior talent and interns.

- Sourcing & Talent Mapping: Develop proactive sourcing models, market intelligence, and talent pools to attract high-caliber legal talent in a competitive market.

- Vendor & Channel Management: Manage search partners, job platforms, and legal professional networks to ensure high-quality and timely closures.

B. Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Partnering:

- Partner-Level Collaboration: Work directly with Managing Partners, Practice Heads, and senior leaders to define headcount requirements and align recruitment strategy with firm goals.

- Advisory Role: Serve as an internal advisor to hiring managers regarding talent market dynamics, compensation benchmarks, and effective assessment practices.

C. Broader HR & People Initiatives:

- HR Business Partnering: Partner with the core HR team to support talent retention strategies, employee engagement, and organizational development initiatives.

- Performance Management: Facilitate mid-year and annual performance review cycles, appraisal frameworks, and feedback mechanisms.

- Onboarding & Lifecycle: Enhance the candidate journey from offer acceptance through orientation, integration, and probation assessments.

- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to digitize, streamline, and standardize talent acquisition workflows and internal HR operations.