Hybrid Temp Legal Recruiting Assistant — Campus & Events

Plona Partners; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners, a prestigious international law firm, seeks a highly organized Temporary Legal Recruiting Assistant to support its Early Careers Legal Recruitment team in Houston.

This six‑month hybrid assignment involves campus recruiting, interview coordination, onboarding for summer associates, and administrative duties across recruitment operations. The ideal candidate will have legal recruiting or HR coordination experience and a bachelor’s degree, with strong communication skills essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in legal recruiting or recruiting coordination preferred.
• Experience working in a law firm or professional services environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the legal recruiting team with campus recruiting initiatives, interview scheduling, and candidate communications.
• Coordinate attorney interviews, callback schedules, and recruiting calendars.
• Prepare interview packets, recruiting materials, and candidate correspondence.
• Maintain accurate records within applicant tracking systems and recruiting databases.
• Assist with application reviews, resume collections, and candidate tracking.
• Monitor shared recruiting inboxes and respond to inquiries in a timely, professional manner.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation activities for incoming summer associates.
• Coordinate recruiting events, law school outreach initiatives, and summer associate programming.
• Support event logistics, scheduling, communications, and preparation of materials.
• Work alongside internal teams to organize professional development activities and recruiting events.
• Track candidate and summer associate evaluations and assist with related administrative processes.
• Maintain recruiting records, spreadsheets, calendars, and departmental documentation.
• Process recruiting-related expenses and assist with administrative reporting.
• Coordinate across departments to ensure recruiting activities run smoothly.

Skills

Legal recruiting

Recruiting coordination

Administrative support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Plona Partners, a prestigious international law firm, seeks a highly organized Temporary Legal Recruiting Assistant to support its Early Careers Legal Recruitment team in Houston.

This six‑month hybrid assignment involves campus recruiting, interview coordination, onboarding for summer associates, and administrative duties across recruitment operations. The ideal candidate will have legal recruiting or HR coordination experience and a bachelor’s degree, with strong communication skills essential.