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About the Role

The Manager, Legal Recruitment and Student Development manages the full law student lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, evaluations, programming, events, and law school relationships. This role also handles lateral associate recruitment in Toronto and onboarding across all offices, partnering with teams globally for consistency and best practices.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of the 1L and 2L student recruitment.
Act as the central hub for all processes and information regarding candidates, scheduling, interviewers and communications with law schools.
Act as primary liaison with the Law Society of Ontario (LSO), staying apprised of rule changes, providing guidance on recruitment best practices, ensuring compliance, and responding to lawyer and student inquiries regarding LSO matters.
Conduct first level review of all applications for the 1L and 2L recruits.
Manage the process for on-campus and in-firm interviews, including preparing materials.
Maintain and synthesize candidate data and interviewer feedback.
Work with the events team to plan and execute all student events.
Draft student offer letters.
Analyze recruitment data, prepare post-recruit report and recommendations for the next recruiting cycle.
Manage Toronto’s year‑round law student recruitment efforts.
Act as a key external representative and firm ambassador, including attending career fairs and on-campus events.
Act as a primary liaison with law school representatives and staff.
Act as a resource for law students interested in joining the firm, answering questions, hosting coffee meetings and otherwise serving as a resource for prospective candidates.
Collaborate with Marketing, Business Development, Diversity & Inclusion, Human Resources, and others to maintain the Student Program website and create promotional content.
Manage advertising, law school sponsorships and awards, including tracking historical contributions.
Act as primary contact for summer and articling students and their mentors.
Manage student onboarding, integration, engagement, development, and departure, including systems changes.
Design and execute law student orientation and ongoing training for Toronto students.
Manage student external secondments, including identifying opportunities, preparing agreements, and collecting client feedback.
Oversee the student mentoring program.
Manage the performance review process for summer and articling students.
Manage the hire back process, including scheduling meetings and preparing supporting materials.
Manage the full lateral associate recruitment process for Toronto associates.
Centralize, manage and oversee the pre-onboarding, onboarding and integration process and experience for all lateral associate hires across all offices.
Evaluate end-to-end recruitment processes to propose efficiencies and implement enhancements.
Manage Aderant (viRecruit and viEval) system updates.
Lead knowledge sharing and training on key processes across the PR team.
Identify opportunities to optimize processes using technology and AI.
Lead and develop the team to ensure alignment with departmental goals, service standards, and firm needs.
Manage team performance, development, and performance improvement activities.
Manage the recruitment, onboarding, and integration of new team members.
Manage team resources to support departmental priorities and project requirements.
Analyze monthly GL reports, reconciling expenses, authorizing entries, and reallocating costs as needed.
Prepare the annual Toronto student and recruitment budget.
Design and execute the Torys 1L Scholar Connect Workshop.
Manage the LAWS mentoring program.

Requirements

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business or Human Resources Management, or comparable educational qualifications (complete or in progress).
5+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services firm.
A minimum of 2+ years of managerial experience or coaching people is preferred.
Proficient in MS Office product suite.
Strong client service orientation combined with the ability to manage multiple client needs with a sense of urgency.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels, work collaboratively and independently, and effectively communicate and interpret policies, practices, and procedures.
Effective people management skills, including the ability to delegate, provide timely feedback, and collaborate respectfully with direct reports.
Proactive self-starter with strong organizational and time management skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess options, adapt approaches to changing circumstances, and exercise tact, poise, and discretion.
A flexible and positive attitude.
Ability to assess current processes or services and make recommendations on how these can be improved, and lead and coordinate implementation.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks. This process includes criminal record checks, social media checks, and employment and educational background checks.

Skills

MS Office product suite
Client service
Communication
Interpersonal skills
Relationship building
Collaboration
Independent work
People management
Delegation
Feedback provision
Organizational skills
Time management
Attention to detail
Prioritization
Problem-solving
Judgment
Adaptability
Tact
Poise
Discretion
Process improvement
AI tools

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid (4 days in office per week)

Experience Level

5+ years of relevant experience
2+ years of managerial experience or coaching people

Education Level

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business or Human Resources Management, or comparable educational qualifications

Salary/Compensations

CAD $95,000.00/Yr. - CAD $105,000.00/Yr.

Benefits

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

About the Company

At Torys, we are committed to diversity in the recruitment, retention and advancement of our people.
We believe that diversity of backgrounds, experience and perspectives enhances the quality of our work and enriches our lives.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to diversity in the recruitment, retention and advancement of our people.
We believe that diversity of backgrounds, experience and perspectives enhances the quality of our work and enriches our lives.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment.
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.