Proskauer Rose is one of the nation's largest law firms, providing a wide variety of legal services to clients throughout the United States and around the world from offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, Boca Raton, New Orleans, Paris, London, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong and Beijing.
The Legal Recruiting Specialist will report to the Firm’s Manager of Legal Recruiting and assist in the management and supervision of the recruiting staff in all aspects of hiring summer associates and lateral associates and plan the Firm’s Summer Program for the New York office. The Specialist will also liaise with recruiting staff in other U.S. offices.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Supervise all preparation for on-campus recruiting season
Schedule candidate interviews and collect interviewer feedback
Maintain applicant tracking database and generate reports and analyze statistics for the production of charts
Organize and maintain documentation related to the hiring process including coordinate correspondence with candidates, track candidate travel expenses, and screen resumes
Supervise the completion of on-campus interview (OCI) materials for attorneys including binders, resumes, evaluation forms, office statistics, and school information
Participate in firm-wide recruiting initiatives, activities, and meetings
Plan and implement the summer program including working closely with Summer Program Committee Co-Chairs and members
Collect recruiting data and respond to surveys from the American Lawyer, Chambers Associate, NALP and other organizations
Coordinate with the Business Development Team to create a marketing strategy and materials for law student outreach
Facilitate foreign associate hiring and tax LL.M. hiring as directed by the departments
Assist with judicial clerk recruiting efforts including the planning and execution of a clerk hiring reception
Bachelor’s degree required
4-5 years of attorney recruiting experience, preferably in a large firm setting
Excellent interpersonal skills
Impeccable written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
Display leadership, intelligence, and initiative and have the ability to maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality in all department and Firm matters and otherwise exercise impeccable judgment
Proskauer, founded in 1875, is a global law firm providing a wide variety of legal services to clients worldwide from offices in Beijing, Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Paris, São Paulo, and Washington, DC.
