Legal Recruitment Coordinator

Frazer Jones (US); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Frazer Jones (US) in New York is seeking a Legal Recruitment Coordinator to join the Talent Management team. You will support onboarding, immigration processes, and mobility, while maintaining HR systems and driving talent initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers exposure to employee lifecycle activities, performance management, and career transitions across multiple offices, with a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• ≈2+ years in professional services, HR, or recruiting.
• Prior law firm or professional services experience preferred.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and orientation for new hires.
• Coordinate visa and green card processes.
• Liaise with compliance on conflicts checks.
• Manage office assignments and workforce planning.
• Facilitate offboarding and record keeping.
• Track internship and temporary programs across offices.
• Prepare materials for performance reviews and compensation cycles.
• Maintain HR systems and employee records.
• Assist with talent initiatives and training programs.

Skills

Organisational skills

Project management

Multitasking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

HRIS

Job description

New York, NY | Hybrid Salary: $65,000 – $90,000

Overview

A leading global professional services organisation is seeking a Legal Recruitment Coordinator to join its New York office. This role sits within the Talent Management team and supports the full employee lifecycle for professionals, from onboarding and integration through professional development and career transitions. The position offers broad exposure to talent operations, immigration processes, performance management, mobility, and strategic talent initiatives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and orientation activities for new hires, including background checks, relocation coordination, employment verification, and new hire documentation.
• Assist with immigration processes by coordinating visa and green card cases, tracking application statuses, and liaising with external counsel and programme sponsors.
• Coordinate conflicts checks and serve as a liaison between professionals and internal compliance teams.
• Manage office assignments and support workforce planning initiatives.
• Facilitate offboarding processes, ensuring smooth transitions and accurate record keeping.
• Track intern, clerk, and temporary professional programmes across multiple office locations.
• Prepare materials and reporting for performance review and compensation cycles.
• Support career transitions including bar admissions, office transfers, leaves of absence, and other employee changes.
• Maintain HR and talent management systems, employee records, reporting, expense reconciliation, and departmental documentation.
• Assist with talent initiatives, training programmes, diversity events, recruiting activities, and summer programme logistics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Approximately 2+ years of experience in a professional services, corporate, HR, recruiting, talent management, or administrative environment.
• Prior law firm, legal recruiting, HR, talent management, or professional services experience is preferred.
• Strong organisational, project management, and multitasking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Experience with HRIS, talent management systems, or employee databases is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Why Consider This Role?

• Opportunity to support a highly regarded global organisation.
• Broad exposure across talent management, recruiting, professional development, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Strong career progression potential within Talent, HR, Recruiting, and Professional Development functions.
• Exposure to international mobility and immigration programmes.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Compensation: $65,000 – $90,000 + benefits.