Legal Career Center

Position Summary: Primarily responsible for coordinating legal talent efforts. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Position Responsibilities:

Recruiting

• Assist Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development with the coordination of interview processes (including lining up interviewers, scheduling office interviews and escorting recruits)
• Assist in Hiring Committee meeting organization and provide support to Hiring Committee as requested
• Data entry of all search firm, unsolicited and on-campus applicants into the attorney recruiting database;
• Update and maintain Hiring Committee materials
• Assist the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development in winter post-clerkship recruiting efforts
• Assist with all aspects of law school on-campus interviews (OCI), including OCI registrations, preparing OCI materials for attorneys and students, and preparing callback interview schedules, travel arrangements, and other logistics for candidates.

Summer Program

• Coordinate orientation schedules for summer associate onboarding

• Assist Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development and Summer Committee with the planning of the summer associate program
• Plan and organize various summer associate activities (e.g., luncheons, seminars, social activities)
• Assist Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development in preparation, completion and distribution of summer associate letters, questionnaire, conflict check and housing information
• Assist in the planning for the summer associate orientation and the assembly of documentation to be distributed to summer associates
• Assist in compiling/proof-reading summer associate picture book
• Keep summer work allocation system up to date, including compiling mid and final summer feedback packets
• Prepare summer associate offer letters

New Attorney Hires

• Coordinate orientation schedules for new hire onboarding

• Assist in drafting new associate letters, questionnaire, conflict check, bar information, relocation policy, etc
• Assist in the implementation of programs and events designed to integrate new and lateral attorneys into the Firm

Other Duties

• Assist the Director of Attorney Recruiting & Development in ensuring that all recruiting forms and documents are kept current
• Perform various clerical/secretarial duties for the attorney recruiting function as needed
• All other duties as assigned or required

Skills & Experience:

Required:

• Available to work overtime, as required
• 2 + years’ experience working within and supporting legal talent/HR department
• Knowledge of relevant firm computer software programs (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel) with the ability to learn new software and operating systems.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree
• Prior experience in a law firm

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Strong organizational skills with ability to juggle several tasks at once
• Self-motivated
• Reliable and cooperative manner
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines