Legal Recruiting Assistant - Lateral

Milbank LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in New York is seeking a Legal Recruiting Assistant to support the recruiting team. This role involves administrative tasks, coordinating interviews, and managing candidate correspondence. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and communication skills, and a 4-year degree is required. The position offers a hybrid workplace environment and a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years related experience preferred.
• Experience in a fast-paced law firm or professional services environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Legal Recruiting Manager and team.
• Coordinate interview details including travel arrangements and catering.
• Process resumes and manage correspondence.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

4-year College Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

viRecruit

Job description

Legal Recruiting Assistant - Lateral

Job Locations

US-NY-New York

Job ID

2025-1506

Category

Human Resources/Benefits/Legal Personnel

Location : Address

55 Hudson Yards

Type

Full-Time

Workplace Type

Hybrid

Location : Location

US-NY-New York

Overview

We are seeking a Legal Recruiting Assistant - Lateral to join our Legal Recruiting team in the New York office. The Legal Recruiting Assistant - Lateral will provide administrative support to the Legal Recruiting Coordinators, and the Legal Recruiting Manager.

Responsibilities

* Provide administrative support to Legal Recruiting Manager and Legal Recruiting team.
* General clerical duties such as answering phones, responding to e-mails, creating correspondence and memos, data entry, and filing.
* Process invoices for reimbursements and vendor payments.
* Typing correspondence including rejection letters, offer letters and mass mailings.
* Process resumes including inputting information and running reports in viRecruit and creating files.
* Coordinate interview details including making travel arrangements, reserving conference rooms, catering, etc.
* Assist in scheduling interviews, filling cancellations, and greeting/walking candidates.
* Work on other projects as may be assigned from time to time.

The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $55,000 to $63,000 and represents the Firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base compensation range. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees, and location, as well as the needs of the firm.

Qualifications

* 1-2 years related experience preferred; experience working in a fast-paced law firm or professional services environment preferred.
* Must have computer skills in Word. Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and viRecruit a plus.
* Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be a strong team-player.
* Must have superior organizational skills and have strong attention to detail.
* Must be able to juggle multiple tasks with competing tight deadlines.
* Exhibit a high energy level and have a professional demeanor.
* Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.

* A 4-year college degree is required.