Recruiting Coordinator

Professional Alternatives; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Alternatives, a Texas-based recruiting firm, is seeking a Legal Recruiting Coordinator in Austin. The role supports lateral attorney recruiting, campus programs, and the summer associate track in a hybrid environment.

You'll coordinate postings, interviews, bar verification, and events, while partnering with HR, IT, marketing, and finance to ensure a strong candidate experience. Legal recruiting experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Strong organization, attention to detail, and communication skills.
• Confident, polished, and service-minded with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; comfortable learning recruiting/ATS tools.
• Recruiting, campus recruiting, and/or professional services experience preferred (legal experience not required).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate lateral attorney recruiting: postings, candidate communication, scheduling, interview logistics, travel, feedback tracking.
• Support candidate due diligence: bar verification, references/background steps, conflicts information and documentation.
• Run campus recruiting workflow: OCI/job fairs, law school relationships, screening/callback coordination, timelines and follow-up.
• Help execute the summer associate program: schedules, trainings, events, evaluations/offer support.
• Plan events and manage vendors; track budgets/expenses and maintain recruiting records/reports.
• Collaborate with hr/it/marketing/finance to support onboarding and a strong candidate experience.
• Provide backup support for conflicts checks as needed.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Tools

ATS tools

Job description

Job ID#: 43138

Legal Recruiting Coordinator (austin, tx | hybrid)

a mid-size texas law firm is hiring a legal recruiting coordinator to support lateral attorney recruiting, law student/oci recruiting, and the summer associate program. high-visibility role with partner interaction and room to grow as recruiting expands.

Key responsibilities

• coordinate lateral attorney recruiting: postings, candidate communication, scheduling, interview logistics, travel, feedback tracking
• support candidate due diligence: bar verification, references/background steps, conflicts information and documentation
• run campus recruiting workflow: oci/job fairs, law school relationships, screening/callback coordination, timelines and follow-up
• help execute the summer associate program: schedules, trainings, events, evaluations/offer support
• plan events and manage vendors; track budgets/expenses and maintain recruiting records/reports
• collaborate with hr/it/marketing/finance to support onboarding and a strong candidate experience
• provide backup support for conflicts checks as needed

Requirements

• strong organization, attention to detail, and communication skills
• confident, polished, and service-minded with senior stakeholders
• able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• proficient in microsoft office; comfortable learning recruiting/ats tools
• recruiting, campus recruiting, and/or professional services experience preferred (legal experience not required)

Founded in 1998, Professional Alternatives is an award-winning recruiting and staffing agency that utilizes technology and relationships to deliver top talent.