Lateral Recruiting Coordinator

Lateral Program

Lateral Program
Organize aspects of lateral partner recruitment including screening resumes, communicate with Sections Heads Chairs/DAPs/Board Liaisons to determine lateral needs, communications with candidates, scheduling interviews, and communicate with legal search firms.
Handle all conflict and background paperwork.
Assist with selection of mentors and supervisors for new hires.
Greet candidates and assist with day-of logistics.
Responsible for tracking candidates “in process” in the system and on the portal page for assigned markets.

Other Duties

Research the market for information on peer firms.
Organize and analyze this information for presentation to firm leadership.

Reporting Relationship

The Recruiting Coordinator reports to the Director of Attorney Recruitment, Managers, with strong accountability to the Firm Hiring Partner and Office Hiring Partners for their markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree.
  
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Ability to handle a multitude of tasks simultaneously under strict deadlines.
  
• 3+ years’ recruiting experience (preferably in a professional service industry).

Skills

• Ability to handle pressure
  
• Maintains confidentiality
  
• Enthusiasm
  
• Flexibility to work after hours, weekends and through lunch
  
• Good judgment
  
• Organization
  
• Professionalism
  
• Tactfulness
  
• Team oriented
  
• Ability to delegate, supervise and motivate recruiting assistant

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move around the office up to 15% of the time to make copies, fax, file, etc.
  
• Remains stationary at least 85% of the time.
  
• When coordinating/attending special events, might be required to move around up to 100% of the time.
  
• This position operates computers and other office productivity machines (e.g., fax machine, copier, printer, etc.) on a regular basis.
  
• Occasionally required to move documents or files weighing up to 15 lbs.

Working Conditions

• Office environment.