NAELA's CareerCenter

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General Statement of Duties:

The Recruiting Coordinator will be an integral part of the firm wide attorney hiring process for law students and lateral attorneys. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with departmental leadership and local office partners to guide candidates through the Firm’s recruiting and onboarding process
• Assist with scheduling interviews and feedback/debrief process
• Draft and finalize offer letters
• Prepare materials for recruiting meetings
• Document and prepare all correspondence for assigned offices (decline letters, database tracking)
• Attend recruiting meetings; track and organize decisions and action steps following meetings
• Maintain position tracking reports; enter required information and data in recruiting system; generate accurate and timely reports as needed
• Prepare and process recruiting expenses and invoices in Chrome River as needed
• Ensure new hire paperwork is complete for assigned lateral and fall associates; assist with the on-boarding of lateral associates and fall associates
• Attend social events as needed
• Assist with the coordination of venue logistics such as contract, budget, menu, room set-up etc. and calendaring for recruiting/development events
• Coordinate attorney development and in-house CLE programs in local office, including logistics
• Participate as a member of recruiting team to provide assistance to other members of the team on recruiting/associate development projects as needed
• Actively serve in NALP and local law firm recruiting organizations
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 2+ years of previous law firm experience in recruiting, marketing or development
• Event management experience in professional services preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience with viRecruit and Workday a plus
• Must be able to develop strong relationships with internal customers across the firm
• Possesses superior organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to ‎prioritize projects and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ‎ability to work independently and be proactive
• Display strong service orientation in responding to attorney or student needs
• Display a high degree of flexibility in a demanding, fast-paced, and frequently changing environment
• Project enthusiasm and positive attitude; foster collaboration and team atmosphere
• Display self-starting attitude; take initiative; possess the ability to take projects from the beginning stage through fruition; goal-oriented
• Understand and apply Firm culture in everyday tasks
• Exhibit a commitment to the position and the Firm
• Maintain high degree of confidentiality