Lateral Talent Acquisition Assistant (Hybrid)

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP seeks a Lateral Talent Acquisition Assistant to support the National Lateral Talent Acquisition team across Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York in a hybrid role.

You will manage candidate schedules, maintain applicant data, coordinate with search firms, and assist with due diligence, background checks, and onboarding handoffs while demonstrating clear communication and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of one year of related experience.
• Knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Ability to discuss vendor contracts.
• Ability to process expenses accurately.
• Ability to compile statistics.
• Familiarity with Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Enters, distributes and updates lateral candidate interview schedules.
• Maintains accurate candidate data within the applicant tracking system and related databases.
• Updates career page with Firmwide lateral searches.
• Coordinates lateral candidate availability directly with Search Firm recruiters.
• Runs Firmwide utilization reports upon request.
• Maintains lateral candidate offer acceptance tracker.
• Assists with updating lateral statistics.
• Maintains Search Firm contact list and tracks Search Firm agreements.
• Scans lateral recruiting related documents into internal records management system.
• Handles due diligence items for lateral hires.
• Circulates completed background and social media reports for review/clearance and adjudicates accordingly.
• Processes placement fee invoices.
• Circulates applicant submissions for review and decisions.
• Handles downloads of new lateral hires into employee records system.
• Prepares candidate hiring files for handoff to appropriate people teams.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to facilitate effective work relationships with others.

Skills

LinkedIn Recruiter

Vendor contracts

Expense processing

Statistics drafting

Attention to detail

Flexible hours

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP seeks a Lateral Talent Acquisition Assistant to support the National Lateral Talent Acquisition team across Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York in a hybrid role.

You will manage candidate schedules, maintain applicant data, coordinate with search firms, and assist with due diligence, background checks, and onboarding handoffs while demonstrating clear communication and attention to detail.