Legal Recruiting Coordinator

New York, NY

Summary

Premier, global, law firm has an immediate need for a Legal Recruiting Coordinator to join its New York City office. This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the United States. This candidate will play an integral role in providing support for the department and assist with all legal recruiting initiatives.

The responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate the Summer Associate (SA) Program, including communication with recruits prior to arrival; assist with housing as needed; plan events/functions and follow-up on SA evaluations.
• Work with legal recruiting team and other Firm staff planning and facilitating of summer events, summer calendar, invitations, intranet, attorney handbook, summer associate binders and summer gifts.
• Provide support with the on-campus recruiting process, including scheduling of attorneys for on-campus and fly-back interviews; maintenance of files for candidates; compile and distribute materials for hiring committee meetings and schedule and attend same.
• Organize in-house interview schedules, greet and escort students, maintain and update student files, aide in the planning of recruiting events, organize materials for campus programs and assist with hiring season statistics.
• Assist in the registration process for fall on-campus interviews, set up in-office callback interview schedules, compile statistical data and charts regarding callback outcome and viRecruit input and updates as
• Coordinate and assist with lateral interviews as needed, including in-house interview schedules and viRecruit input and updates.
• Any other responsibilities are required by management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years in legal or campus recruitment for a Big Law or Professional Services Firm.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and within budget.
• Self-starter; ability to remain self-directed and self-motivated with minimal supervision.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Excellent PC skills, ideally have experience with legal recruiting databases
• Makes appropriate and timely decisions within area of responsibility.
• Speaks and writes clearly and accurately; actively listens and responds to the needs of others.
• Without direction, anticipates needs and seeks alternatives to situations.
• Flexible to work overtime as needed.