Lane Powell seeks a motivated individual to support our Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Diversity Departments. This role works directly with the directors in each department and assists in the coordination of law student and lawyer recruiting, pre-arrival and integration activities, and lawyer talent development, and firm-wide diversity efforts.
This is a full-time, Monday through Friday position (non-exempt) located in our Seattle or Portland office. This is a matrixed position that reports to the Director of Professional Development and Diversity and the Director of Attorney Recruiting.

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Job Responsibilities:

Job responsibilities fall in to three primary categories: Talent acquisition, Talent Development and Diversity, and Talent Management Administration.

Talent Acquisition:

• Coordinate Legal Talent Acquisition initiatives and activities for lateral, entry-level, and summer associate recruiting
• Coordinate interviewer trainings and candidate evaluation process
• Schedule candidate interviews
• Coordinate candidate experience, such as assist candidates with questions related to travel for interviews and updating candidates on their status post interview
• Support the Director of Attorney Recruiting with the offer process in close partnership with HR
• Coordinate the Firm’s participation in recruiting events
• Assist with sourcing legal talent utilizing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter
• Partner with HR to collect and track data to support Mansfield Rule certification and other reporting needs and to assist in analyzing internal metrics and industry benchmarks related to recruitment, hiring, and retention efforts
• Maintain tracking system for prospects and candidates (viRecruit and UltiPro)
• Assist with calendar management for the Director of Attorney Recruiting to ensure participation in key interviews and to help facilitate regular meetings with lateral hires and key stakeholders within the organization
• Support new attorney and lateral attorney integration, including event assistance and coordination of integration efforts
• Track new and lateral associate integration processes
• Coordinate new attorney onboarding process, including orientation and communication
• Support the administration of the summer associate program, including managing logistical details and the work assignment system

Talent Development and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI):

• Provide support for the Firm’s DEI initiatives, committees, and programs focused on the recruitment, development, retention, and advancement of women and diverse lawyers, including sponsorships of and partnerships with external organizations, bar associations, and law schools
• Assist with attorney talent development initiatives, resources, trainings, and programs, including Continuing Legal Education (CLE)-related duties for internal professional development programs
• Coordinate mentor and sponsor programs, including tracking assignments, planning and coordinating programming, communications, and resources
• Collaborate with HR and coordinate attorney evaluation, advancement, and compensation processes, including managing the performance review platform (viEval), preparing materials and communications, and scheduling related meetings
• Collaborate on internal and external reporting and completion of diversity-related RFPs and surveys
• Serve as department point person for Learning Management System
• Track associate metrics including assignments, workflow, and utilization rates
• Perform other duties as assigned, including those with respect to Firm efforts focused on wellness, attorney engagement, and pro bono and community service

Talent Management Administration:

• Assist with department tracking of expenses and balances to support adherence to the budget; process expense reports and check requests
• Coordinate and maintain relevant data, reports, documents, and presentations
• Maintain and update department documents and resources on a regular basis
• Provide logistical support for events, training, programming, and initiatives
• Maintain department schedules and manage calendars for regular and periodic department and committee meetings, trainings, and programs
• Collaborate with Marketing and IT departments on recruiting, professional development, and DEI content for internal and external communications, such as newsletters, intranet, Firm website, and social media
• Attend and represent the firm at internal and external programs, conferences, trainings and client events, some of which are held after normal work hours. Travel or work overtime as needed for programs, activities, and initiatives
• Miscellaneous administrative duties such as filing, creating nametags, and preparing materials
• Handle additional related projects as assigned