Legal Recruiting Specialist
confidential Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | Not mentioned |
|---|---|
| Location | Kansas |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Legal Recruiting Specialist is a non-exempt, full-time role based in our Kansas City, MO office. This role coordinates recruiting and hiring processes for summer associates, entry-level associates, and lateral attorney candidates, and assists in other lawyer recruiting and retention efforts. This role is also responsible for programming and coordination of the Summer Associate Program and related events.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage the traditional summer associate program and fall associate recruiting and hiring for all offices
- Review and screen resumes submitted by candidates through our applicant tracking system and on campus recruiting efforts. Enter resumes into applicant tracking system when needed to maintain database.
- Manage the scheduling of fall and spring on-campus interviews and job fairs
- Coordinate attorney information packets for interviewing law students
- Schedule follow-up and call-back interviews for candidates; maintain communications throughout the recruiting and hiring process
- Manage and confirm travel, hotel, and transportation arrangements
- Plan, coordinate, and attend Summer Associate Program events and professional development opportunities
- Coordinate summer associate mentoring program
- Finalize and send all offer letters for summer associate candidates
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with law school and career service representatives, including law student affinity groups
- As requested, update the Firm »s website content and publications relating to legal recruiting
- Complete annual NALP Director of Legal Employers survey
- Monitor and maintain the summer associate budgets, ensuring expenses stay within budget
- As applicable, train staff and attorneys in use of viDesktop applications for administration of summer program, interview schedules and project evaluations
- Work with Office Managing Partners and Practice Group Leaders continuously to ensure recruiting efforts align with firm needs
- Handle recruiting projects and initiatives as requested by the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee including but not limited to conducting outreach initiatives to support the firm’s recruitment of a diverse candidate pool
- As needed, assist with the recruiting process for lateral associate attorneys
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:
- Undergraduate degree required; business, human resources, or marketing preferred
- 2 or more years working in a professional services firm in recruiting, training, campus relations, or marketing; law firm preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- High degree of attention to detail
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding candidates, firm matters, and recruiting matters
- Ability to work under pressure, handle conflicting priorities, and meet deadlines
- Ability to represent the firm in a favorable and businesslike manner
- Up to 20% travel
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel required
- Experience with applicant tracking systems (such as viRecruit) required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Position is generally sedentary in nature; involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time
- Ability to talk and hear required
- Ability to perform repetitive motions required
- Ability to sit, stand and walk required
- Ability to reach, lift, climb, balance, stoop and crouch required
- Ability to see and read PC screens, detect color coding, read fine print, and/or normal type size print
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Company description:
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