Coordinator, Legal Talent Office – Recruiting

UNKNOWN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is seeking a detail-oriented recruiting support professional to manage the full lifecycle of legal recruitment. You will assist with candidate outreach, onboarding, event coordination, and data entry across multiple recruiting platforms.

The role requires strong organization and effective communication with senior attorneys and staff. The position involves coordinating summer associate programs, events, and candidate follow-ups, with occasional travel to law schools and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in a law firm or fast-paced professional services environment preferred.
• Candidates should demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support LTO with all aspects of law student recruitment and data entry in recruiting databases.
• Coordinate law school events and sponsorships; travel to campuses may be required.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation for summer associate program; staff events and evaluations.

Skills

Highly organized

Detail-oriented

Strong written and verbal comms

Multitask under tight deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Flo Recruit

12Twenty

Symplicity

PeopleSoft

SharePoint

Event Management System

Applicant Admin

Job description

Summary

Assist Legal Talent Office (LTO) with the full life cycle of legal recruitment and provide support to LTO personnel on various administrative matters as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support LTO with all aspects of law student recruitment including creating candidate e-books and electronic OCI binders; meeting and greeting candidates; entering and tracking data in recruiting databases like Flo Recruit, 12Twenty, Symplicity, PeopleSoft, SharePoint, Event Management System, and Applicant Admin; scheduling callback interviews and second visits; creating offer letters; and assisting with offer candidate outreach and events.
• Support partner team heads in executing strategy for their school teams by organizing law school events, arranging firm sponsorship of student groups, and driving candidate follow-up and outreach efforts. Some travel to law school campuses may be required.
• Help coordinate all aspects of the Firm’s summer associate program including assisting with onboarding and orientation, coordinating and staffing events, assisting with the summer associate evaluation process, scheduling meetings and programs, creating name tags and invitations, coordinating event RSVPs, and other administrative duties as needed.
• Provide general administrative support to the LTO—including data entry in PeopleSoft and maintaining new hire files—and other duties as needed.
• Provide support for lateral, LLM, 3L, clerk recruitment, and the Visiting Lawyers Program as needed.
• Handle special projects as needed (e.g., candidate gifts, careers website, onboarding extranet, external surveys, profiles on our lawyers, etc.).
• Special projects or other duties may be assigned within other areas of the LTO, specifically in Talent Management, Learning & Development, and Associate Development.

In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the firm’s information security policies, protecting firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

Qualifications

Candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented, energetic, and motivated. They must possess superior written and verbal skills and should be able to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, including senior lawyers. Must be able to juggle multiple tasks with competing tight deadlines.

Education and/or Experience

B.A. required. Experience working at a law firm or similarly fast-paced professional services environment preferred.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hours

Monday through Friday, 9:30am - 5:30pm (occasional weekend and evening work may be required)

COMPENSATION

The base salary range offered for this role will be between $70,000 and $85,000. When determining a candidate’s compensation offer, elements unique to each person are taken into consideration including but not limited to skill set, experience level, performance, professional certifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the Firm. The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits. For a more comprehensive list of employee benefits, please visit www.sullcrom.com/employee-benefits.