Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Oakleaf Partnership; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Oakleaf Partnership is seeking a Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator to support a high-volume recruitment team across multiple practice groups. The role focuses on lateral hiring, student recruitment support, and delivering a seamless candidate experience.

You will manage requisitions, interviews, and onboarding activities while coordinating with candidates, search firms, and internal stakeholders to maintain accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years' experience in legal recruitment, Talent Acquisition coordination or a similar professional services environment.
• Previous law firm or legal recruitment experience strongly preferred.
• Strong interview scheduling experience is essential, particularly within a high-volume environment.
• Experience working across multiple US time zones is advantageous.
• Experience with Taleo, Workday or a similar ATS.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and technically savvy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with candidates, recruiters, attorneys and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain a high level of accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate talent acquisition activity across assigned practice groups, including lateral hiring and occasional support for student recruitment.
• Support the full lateral recruitment process, including creating requisitions, posting roles, coordinating interviews and gathering candidate feedback.
• Manage interview scheduling across multiple time zones, working with candidates, search firms and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate recruitment administration including conflicts, background checks, vendor invoices and expenses.
• Support the onboarding of new agency relationships and related agreements.
• Assist with summer associate recruitment activities, including evaluations, practice group events and summits.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and produce reports for HR and business leadership.
• Contribute to market intelligence, research and other Talent Acquisition projects.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience and strong recruitment brand throughout the process.
• Provide occasional flexibility outside standard hours where required.

Skills

Interview scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Candidate experience

Recruiting administration

Data reporting

Market research

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Taleo

Workday

Job description

Working model:

Remote, must be within commutable distance to one of the office locations

Working hours:

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:30 PM

Contract:

3-6 months initially, with potential to extend to 12 months.

Hourly rate:

$34-$53 per hour, dependent on geography

Industry:

Legal Services

Locations:

Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, Reston, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Short Hill, Washington DC, Wilmington

We are working with a prestigious global law firm seeking a Legal Talent Acquisition Coordinator to provide immediate support to a high-volume Talent Acquisition team. The role will support legal recruitment activity across multiple practice groups, helping to deliver a seamless candidate experience while providing strong administrative and operational support.

The role:

• Coordinate talent acquisition activity across assigned practice groups, including lateral hiring and occasional support for student recruitment.
• Support the full lateral recruitment process, including creating requisitions, posting roles, coordinating interviews and gathering candidate feedback.
• Manage interview scheduling across multiple time zones, working with candidates, search firms and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate recruitment administration including conflicts, background checks, vendor invoices and expenses.
• Support the onboarding of new agency relationships and related agreements.
• Assist with summer associate recruitment activities, including evaluations, practice group events and summits.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and produce reports for HR and business leadership.
• Contribute to market intelligence, research and other Talent Acquisition projects.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience and strong recruitment brand throughout the process.
• Provide occasional flexibility outside standard hours where required.

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3+ years' experience in legal recruitment, Talent Acquisition coordination or a similar professional services environment.
• Previous law firm or legal recruitment experience strongly preferred.
• Strong interview scheduling experience is essential, particularly within a high-volume environment.
• Experience working across multiple US time zones is advantageous.
• Experience with Taleo, Workday or a similar ATS.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and technically savvy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with candidates, recruiters, attorneys and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain a high level of accuracy in a fast-paced environment.