Coordinator, Legal Recruiting

Weil, Gotshal & Manges; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Coordinator for Legal Recruiting to support the recruiting team. This role involves managing recruitment processes, coordinating events, and maintaining candidate relationships. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in legal recruitment, showcasing strong project management and communication skills. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, contributing to the overall success of the recruiting initiatives. Join a firm that values teamwork and invests in your professional development while offering a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Disability Coverage

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Plan

401K Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 2+ years in legal or campus recruitment for a Big Law or Professional Services Firm.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with all aspects of legal recruiting processes and scheduling.
• Coordinate summer program including events and evaluations.
• Develop promotional materials to enhance candidate experience.

Skills

Legal Recruitment

Project Management

Time Management

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Self-Motivation

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ViRecruit

PC Skills

Job description

Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team. Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.

Job Description

The Coordinator, Legal Recruiting plays an integral role in providing support for the department and assists with all legal recruiting initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities and/or Essential Functions:

• Assist with all aspects of the legal recruiting processes, including scheduling of attorneys and candidates for interviews, greeting and escorting candidates, maintaining and updating candidate files, coordinating the planning of recruiting events, scheduling campus-related programs, organizing materials for campus programs, and assisting with hiring season statistics.
• Assist with lateral interviews as needed, including in-house interview schedules and viRecruit input and updates.
• Coordinate and facilitate the summer program including events, summer calendar, invitations, rotation schedules, attorney handbook, summer associate binders, and summer gifts.
• Help with the administration of the summer associate program, including communication with recruits prior to arrival, planning events/functions, and summer associate evaluations.
• Participate in the creation/management of promotional manuals, brochures, invitations, website, video content, and related marketing initiatives including social media and photography to improve candidate experience and build awareness for employment opportunities.
• Assist with the NALP form, Chambers, and related surveys & publications as well as the Firm online profiles (Chambers Associate/firsthand, etc.).
• Develop and maintain excellent customer service relationships with candidates, vendors, and Weil attorneys, managers, and support staff.
• Monitor Recruiting Inbox, flag emails of interest, and take appropriate follow-up action.
• Any additional responsibilities as required by management.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 2+ years in legal or campus recruitment for a Big Law or Professional Services Firm.
• Strong ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Self-starter; ability to remain self-directed and self-motivated.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work well in a team atmosphere.
• Excellent PC skills, ideally have experience with legal recruiting database (ViRecruit).
• Makes appropriate and timely decisions within area of responsibility.
• Speaks and writes clearly and accurately; actively listens and responds to the needs of others.
• Without direction, anticipates needs and seeks alternatives to situations.
• Needs to be flexible to work overtime as needed.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.

Estimated salary range is $70,000–$85,000. Compensation decisions within the range are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case including but not limited to the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers a competitive compensation package comprised of base pay and discretionary year-end bonus for eligible employees. Benefits include, but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability coverage, life insurance, flexible spending plan, and a 401K plan. Weil also offers generous paid time off and holidays. All decisions affecting employment at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are made on the basis of qualification, performance and other pertinent work-related factors, and without discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran’s status, genetic information or any other legally protected status.