Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Assistant

Considine Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Assistant to provide essential administrative support in their New York office. This role involves organizing the Summer Associate Program, assisting with recruitment processes, and maintaining candidate databases. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational and communication skills, thrive in a team environment, and have a keen attention to detail. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a dynamic legal environment while contributing to the professional development of new attorneys. If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid Paternity Leave

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in legal recruiting or professional development preferred.
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with database search.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the Legal Recruiting and Professional Development department.
• Assist with the organization of the Summer Associate Program.
• Maintain legal recruiting database and candidate files.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Client Service Orientation

Database Management

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

College Degree

Tools

viRecruit

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Assistant

Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Assistant

This range is provided by Considine Search. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$65,600.00/yr - $92,350.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

Direct message the job poster from Considine Search

• The Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Assistant provides administrative support to the Legal Recruiting and Professional Development department for both the NY and Boston office.

• Assists with the organization and implementation of the Summer Associate Program, including but not limited to, tracking pre-arrival information, drafting arrival notices, scheduling orientation sessions and exit interviews, creating nametags, and assisting in the planning of social events and training programs.

• Assists with all aspects of the recruitment process, including, but not limited to, registering for interview programs, resume collect programs and job fairs, maintaining on-campus interview and candidate files, and scheduling candidates for interviews.

• Assist with all aspects of the on-boarding process of incoming lawyers.

• Responsible for monitoring the general Legal Recruiting Outlook email account on a daily basis and fielding emails, as appropriate.

• Assists the appropriate team members with organization of lateral associate and judicial clerk candidate applications, including but not limited to, preparing summaries of candidates for hiring partner review and corresponding with select search firms.

• Maintains legal recruiting database, viRecruit, and all candidate files.

• Prepares all department correspondence to potential candidates and incoming legal personnel.

• Coordinates payments for incoming and lateral associate hires (bar, clerkship, moving/travel expenses), as well as travel expenses for associate and summer associate candidates.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Professional Development

• Schedule Professional Development meetings in connection with the evaluation process for the NY attorneys.

• Provide administrative support for training programs run in the New York office and logistical support for NY attorneys attending programs in other offices.

• Manage use of outside training sources. Maintain knowledge base of available training alternatives and respond to inquiries about outside training opportunities. Administer and maintain policies and procedures for attorney registration at outside training programs.

• Engage in special projects, as assigned, including identified data tracking and report generation.

• Excellent interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills. Proven ability to interact in a professional manner with attorneys, staff and personnel at all levels.

Requirements

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks efficiently.

• Ability to work in a collegial team environment, as well as to take initiative and work independently. Excellent client service orientation.

• Balances competing priorities and works efficiently under the pressure of meeting multiple deadlines with frequent interruptions.

• Exercises confidentiality and discretion.

• Strong computer skills, familiarity with database search and data entry, preferably a human resources or learning management system. (Knowledge of viRecruit is a plus.)

• Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook and Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Must be available to work additional hours, specifically May through September.

• 1-2 Years of experience in a legal recruiting or professional development environment preferred.

• A college degree is required.

Compensation: $65,600.00-$92,347.00, plus overtime and bonus

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal, Administrative, and Human Resources

• Industries

  Law Practice

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Considine Search by 2x

Inferred from the description for this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Get notified about new Recruitment Assistant jobs in New York City Metropolitan Area.

New York City Metropolitan Area $25.00-$33.00 1 month ago

Recruitment - Corporate Services & Office Support

New York City Metropolitan Area $75,000.00-$115,000.00 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $30.00-$35.00 3 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 3 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 3 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 3 hours ago

New York, NY $80,000.00-$100,000.00 2 weeks ago

New York, NY $90,000.00-$100,000.00 6 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $50,000.00-$55,000.00 1 week ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 1 week ago

New York, NY $32.00-$35,000.00 2 months ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $30.00-$40.00 5 days ago

Recruitment Operations, Special Projects

New York City Metropolitan Area 3 weeks ago

New York, NY $75,000.00-$95,000.00 1 week ago

LN Media & Sponsorship || Recruiting Coordinator

Talent Acquisition / Recruiting Coordinator

New York City Metropolitan Area $75,000.00-$90,000.00 2 weeks ago

Recruiting Coordinator - Contract (6 months)

New York City Metropolitan Area $25.00-$28.00 2 days ago

Jersey City, NJ $90,000.00-$100,000.00 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $90,000.00-$120,000.00 6 days ago

New York, NY $96,200.00-$127,200.00 5 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area 1 week ago

Specialist/Coordinator, Lateral Partner Recruiting & Integration

New York, NY $70,000.00-$90,000.00 3 days ago

Human Resources Administrative Assistant

New York City Metropolitan Area 6 days ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $75,000.00-$105,000.00 2 weeks ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.