Senior Legal Recruiter

About the role

Vorys is a special place! Vorys offers competitive pay, professional development, a robust benefits package on day one, and a culture of client service that permeates not only how we serve clients, but how we treat one another. Join us and experience The Vorys Difference! The Senior Legal Recruiter will work directly with the Hiring Committee and Legal Talent Department to evaluate the firm’s recruitment of summer associates and patent professionals, develop and implement an effective year-round hiring strategy, and coordinate hiring activities throughout their pre-employment cycle (including continuous improvement of all of these processes and endeavors). Responsibilities also include the development of a strategic plan, logistics and communications for the firm’s annual summer associate and scientific advisor and patent agent (SAPA) programs, as well as other student recruitment and engagement activities throughout the year.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Hiring Committee and Legal Talent Department, develop, implement, and maintain a year-round strategy for meeting the firm’s recruitment and hiring goals as they relate to summer associates, patent professionals, and first-year attorneys.
• Plan and develop and implement logistics and communications for the summer associate and SAPA programs, including onboarding, orientation, work allocation, social events, feedback and evaluations, and extension of return or permanent offers.
• Maintain various department and Hiring Committee reports related to summer associate and patent professional recruitment.
• Support internal partners, including the Hiring Committee and Legal Talent Department, with regard to their roles in same.
• Oversee the direct application, resume collection and interview process and communications for the firm’s summer associate and SAPA programs, including interview scheduling and confirmations, candidate feedback and evaluations, and extension of offers.
• Maintain all files and tracking of candidate status and interactions through the applicant tracking system (FloRecruit).
• Continuously review, evaluate, and develop improvements to foregoing processes in conjunction with relevant internal partners.
• With internal partners, develop comprehensive recruitment strategy for building ongoing relationships with career development office (or equivalent) leaders at designated schools.
• Independently implement and consistently evaluate that strategy.
• Independently identify suitable on-campus and firm-sponsored recruiting and engagement events throughout the year at designated schools (e.g., career fairs, seminars and career development panels, mock interview workshops, mentoring programs, receptions and social events, etc.).
• Coordinate logistics and communications for attorney attendance at same.
• Update and maintain recruitment content on the firm’s intranet,