Lathrop GPM, one of the nation's leading law firms, has an immediate opening for a Manager of Recruiting and Employee Relations.  Lathrop GPM is a full-service, Am Law 200 law firm with offices in Boston, Boulder, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Overland Park, St. Cloud, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a professional, challenging, yet comfortable hybrid working environment.   This position can be located in our Minneapolis, MN or Kansas City, Mo office.

The Manager of Recruitment & Employee Relations is responsible defining and implementing an innovative recruitment and retention strategy. This position will manage a variety of recruiting processes and initiatives for the firm. This position will play a critical role to acquire and maintain top talent and drive growth of the firm. The position will also manage employee relations and coaching and other various HR initiatives. The Manager of Recruitment & Employee Relations will also be expected to manage the systems that support these processes.

Recruitment/Retention Management 

· Assess, design, and implement overall recruiting strategy, defining best practices as a key part of overall human resources operations 

· Meet established hiring goals, objectives, and defined metrics 

· Create, provide, and present recruitment status reports to Senior Leadership and Department Heads 

· Collaborate with other human resources team members, particularly on the Organizational Development, Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion teams

· Manage the full recruiting lifecycle across a variety of open roles, leading the charge of locating and introducing candidates to Lathrop GPM

· Conduct periodic local, industry market research to inform recruitment best practices and strategy for the legal industry

· Develop, update, and release compelling job descriptions and job specifications with hiring managers 

· Build and maintain strong relationships with office administrators, hiring managers and others across the organization

· Assist in conducting exit Interviews and stay Interviews, compile data for real time action and feedback 

· Manage the retention efforts across all departments and roles, meeting periodically with all new hires at defined intervals to promote retention

· Lead other internal retention efforts by building trust and empowering work relationships with all internal stakeholders (staff, management, leadership)

Employee Relations Management

· Lead the effort to maintain a positive employee relations climate by facilitating discussions or by providing consistent advice and guidance to managers and employees for problem resolution of work-related conflict

· Interprets and applies understanding of corporate policy, employment law, and other regulations to provide immediate advice, guidance or clarification for ER inquiries

· Provide coaching and support to managers and supervisors

· Maintain required documentation including intake and investigative notes, supporting documents and final reports

HR Initiative Management - (Engagement Initiative – on going)

· Oversee development and release of employee engagement and satisfaction surveys firmwide

· Manage engagement matters and coordinate efforts with engagement task force and report findings to appropriate leadership

· Manage other HR initiatives as needed