Hybrid Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Kirkland & Ellis; New York (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirkland & Ellis in New York City seeks a motivated Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator to join the Legal Talent Acquisition team. You will coordinate recruiting activities from intake through completion, manage interview logistics, and serve as a primary contact for routine recruiting matters.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years in recruiting or HR, with strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 2-4 years of recruiting, human resources, talent acquisition, or related professional experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, client service, and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, applicant tracking systems, and recruiting technologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruiting activities, processes, and operations from intake through completion, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for routine recruiting matters, resolving day-to-day issues and escalating more complex situations as needed.
• Create and maintain candidate pipeline reports for lateral recruiting efforts.
• Coordinate attorney onboarding activities, including new hire paperwork and related documentation.
• Manage interview scheduling and communication between candidates and attorneys.
• Identify opportunities to improve and streamline pipeline review and interview scheduling processes.
• Maintain recruiting documentation, interview feedback, and reporting.
• Continuously identify opportunities to automate, streamline, or eliminate manual processes, including leveraging AI and automation tools.
• Adapt and grow as recruiting technologies and processes evolve, focusing not only on completing work but improving how the work gets done.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Applicant tracking systems

Recruiting technologies

Job description

Kirkland & Ellis in New York City seeks a motivated Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator to join the Legal Talent Acquisition team. You will coordinate recruiting activities from intake through completion, manage interview logistics, and serve as a primary contact for routine recruiting matters.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 2–4 years in recruiting or HR, with strong organizational and communication skills.