Manager, Recruitment and Professional Development

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About the role

  • Manager coordinating law student recruitment and associate development for Dentons, a global law firm. Leading Calgary talent programs, performance reviews, mentoring, and professional development initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate all aspects of the Calgary law student recruitment process, including scheduling, logistics, application review, interviews, and candidate communications
  • Support recruitment activities including interviews, career fairs, student outreach, Firm events, and law school campus engagement
  • Maintain relationships with law schools, career services offices, and student organizations
  • Support administration and day-to-day operations of the Calgary student program
  • Manage onboarding, orientation, training logistics, and scheduling for summer and articling students
  • Manage student program logistics, including rotations, evaluations, feedback delivery, hireback processes, and development sessions
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to law students in Calgary
  • Support planning, coordination, and delivery of associate training programs and professional development initiatives
  • Support associate recruitment with the Office Managing Partner, Director Talent, Alberta, and wider management team
  • Identify underperformance trends and coordinate development planning
  • Manage the annual associate performance review process in Calgary
  • Manage the Calgary Associate Mentoring Program
  • Collaborate with national teams on responsible AI and legal technology enablement in alignment with Firm policies, data governance standards, and emerging best practices
  • Coordinate associate talent processes, including performance, promotion, compensation, and bonus decisions
  • Prepare and implement engagement-survey action plans and align with national talent strategy
  • Assist with preparation and tracking of the Calgary talent budget
  • Contribute to firmwide and regional talent initiatives
  • Promote diversity and inclusion outcomes aligned with the IDEA strategy

Requirements

  • A JD or LL.B
  • 4+ years of legal practice or relevant talent/professional development experience
  • Experience with student and/or associate recruitment and development (strong asset)
  • Demonstrated interest in talent functions, including people development, performance management, policy development, succession planning, compensation, inclusion and diversity, and recruitment
  • Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with a high level of attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion
  • A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

Benefits

  • Extended health and mental health benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Fitness subsidy
  • Parental leave top-up
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Employee networks
  • Leadership development initiatives
  • Inclusive and flexible benefits supporting wellbeing and development

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

OnsiteCalgaryCanada

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