Senior Lateral Recruiting Coordinator (12-Month FTC)

Proskauer Rose LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Proskauer Rose LLP in London seeks a Senior Lateral Recruiting Coordinator on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support the Firm's Legal Recruiting Department.

You will coordinate lateral associate recruitment, manage relationships with search firms, and help analyze market trends while ensuring a positive candidate experience and seamless operations across offices.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience in a professional services environment.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with strong attention to detail.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to take ownership of responsibilities.
• Experience with recruiting systems and managing a high volume of requisitions in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships and provide a high level of service.

Responsibilities

• Supporting lateral associate recruiting for multiple practice groups across London and other international offices, as required
• Assisting with managing relationships with search firms across multiple practice areas and helping to promote the Firm’s talent brand
• Preparing and analyzing lateral recruiting statistical information and legal market trends
• Processing, tracking, and filing candidate submissions
• Assisting with screening resumes, scheduling and administering interviews (in-person and virtual); reserving conference rooms, greeting candidates and arranging visitor passes
• Gathering all necessary pre-hire information from candidates and liaising with the human resources team for any pre-hire assessments (e.g. background checks)
• Tracking and collecting interviewer feedback
• Assisting with posting lateral positions internally and distributing postings externally, as required
• Tracking and preparing vendor and search firm agreements, as well as monitoring agency placement fees
• Processing recruitment and placement invoices for payment
• Maintaining various recruitment-related spreadsheets and tracking relevant data
• Ensuring the highest standard of client service and a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
• Providing ad hoc support for the Graduate Recruiting team, as required

Skills

MS Office

English communication

Time management

Client service

Tools

Recruiting systems

Job description

The world's leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 900+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and business-savvy approach.

Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies.

Proskauer is looking for a Senior Lateral Recruiting Coordinator on a 12-month fixed-term contract who will provide comprehensive support to the Firm's Legal Recruiting Department in London.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting lateral associate recruiting for multiple practice groups across London and other international offices, as required
• Assisting with managing relationships with search firms across multiple practice areas and helping to promote the Firm’s talent brand
• Preparing and analyzing lateral recruiting statistical information and legal market trends
• Processing, tracking, and filing candidate submissions
• Assisting with screening resumes, scheduling and administering interviews (in-person and virtual); reserving conference rooms, greeting candidates and arranging visitor passes
• Gathering all necessary pre-hire information from candidates and liaising with the human resources team for any pre-hire assessments (e.g. background checks)
• Tracking and collecting interviewer feedback
• Assisting with posting lateral positions internally and distributing postings externally, as required
• Tracking and preparing vendor and search firm agreements, as well as monitoring agency placement fees
• Processing recruitment and placement invoices for payment
• Maintaining various recruitment-related spreadsheets and tracking relevant data
• Ensuring the highest standard of client service and a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
• Providing ad hoc support for the Graduate Recruiting team, as required

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience, within a professional services environment
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple time-sensitive tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Strong proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and willingness to take ownership of responsibilities
• Experience with recruiting systems and managing a high volume of requisitions in a fast-paced corporate environment
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships and provide a high level of service.
• A working knowledge of French would be useful.

This position will require physical presence in Proskauer's offices on a regular basis (at least 3x per week, or more, if it becomes the policy of the Firm or as business needs require).

Proskauer is committed to providing a work environment that includes equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Any personal data shared with us will be processed in accordance with our Prospective Personnel Data Protection Notice which can be found at https://www.proskauer.com/privacy-policy/prospective-personnel-data-protection-notice-london.