Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

New York, NY

Overview

The Diversity and Inclusion Specialist will be responsible for aspects of Diversity & Inclusion administration.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Diversity Committee and the Women’s Initiative Steering Committee;
• Assisting in the coordination of programming that meets the Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE requirement;
• Working members of the Legal Personnel department to develop and implement programs and events for the Women’s Initiative and affinity groups;
• Generating ideas and helping to implement programming related to heritage and identity months/weeks;
• Liaises with affinity groups;
• Coordinating the Women’s Senior Initiative and other similar programs, women’s and joint affinity group lunches, Working Parents Group meetings;
• Coordinating lawyers’ participation in professional organizations’ diversity events;
• Assisting in diversity-related client requests;
• Maintaining the content on the diversity section of firm website;
• Coordinating the completion of various diversity-related surveys;
• Gaining a thorough understanding of Firm databases and reports as they relate to diversity-related demographics;
• Assisting in the collection, analysis and reporting of diversity data;
• Responsible for administering Cvent as it relates to diversity-related internal programming;
• Working with members of the Legal Personnel department to prepare diversity-related sections of the department’s budget and track related expenses;
• Working with Recruiting and Special Events to coordinate the women and joint affinity group recruiting cocktails;
• Coordinating and monitoring follow-up recruitment efforts as they relate to women and students of color;
• Coordinating the Firm’s participation in Kate Stoneman Project events;
• Serving as the primary contact for a cohort of summer associates;
• Attending diversity-related events;
• Keeping abreast of developments as they relate to diversity and inclusion efforts in the legal profession;
• Assisting with recruiting efforts including, Super Saturdays, hospitality suites, lunch calls and on-line searches as necessary; and
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required;
• 3+ years related work experience preferably in a legal or other professional services environment;
• Ability to work and interact with attorneys at all levels;
• Ability to gain strong knowledge of the Firm, its culture, practices and policies;
• Excellent writing and communication skills, in addition to superior judgment;
• Comfortable working with and analyzing numerical data and other metrics;
• Experience and ability to use computer applications including Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, PeopleSoft and other legal personnel and recruiting applications built specifically for the Firm;
• Ability to work well under pressure and coordinate several activities at one time;
• Capable of solving problems and meeting deadlines;
• Ability to deal discreetly with confidential information; and
• Flexibility to work overtime when needed.