Attorney Recruiting Coordinator

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General Description:

The Attorney Recruiting Coordinator is responsible for administrative and organizational support of the recruiting and hiring process for lateral partners, senior counsel, and associates as well as entry-level and summer associates in assigned offices. This position reports to the Recruiting Manager for the assigned offices. Under the manager’s direction, this position interacts directly with section, practice group and office leadership to recruit and hire attorneys at all experience levels. This position also interacts with third-party recruiters and law schools to build candidate pipelines. This is a dynamic position, requiring a high-level of engagement and professionalism.  

Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates the law school recruitment process, including acting as a liaison with law school career services offices and facilitating participation of firm representatives at candidate pipeline events. Assists with advancing the firm’s brand on campuses.
• Manages the firm’s relationships with and participation in student programs and activities. 
• Oversees the initial interview and callback interview processes, including but not limited to scheduling, greeting and communicating with candidates and selecting interviewers. Coordinates and reviews interview feedback. 
• Drafts related recruitment correspondence, coordinates communication with law student and attorney applicants, and maintains recruiting candidate files. 
• Coordinates lateral attorney and summer associate orientation. 
• Processes new hire paperwork and liaises with HR and Integration to onboard new hires.
• In collaboration with the Recruiting Manager, designs and coordinates many aspects of the firm’s summer associate program, including pre-arrival processes and communications, orientation, mentoring, and programming. 
• Special projects and duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Strong verbal, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong writing skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work well under pressure and with rapidly changing priorities.
• Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to keep confidences and to interface diplomatically with lawyers and staff.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and recruiting candidate databases. 

Required Qualifications & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred Qualifications & Education:

• 3+ years of law firm recruiting experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Moderate or advanced keyboard usage

Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be their best both professionally and personally, which includes resources that encourage individuals to focus on their health and well-being.

Below are the benefits we offer: comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners; life and AD&D insurance; short and long term disability insurance; tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs; FSAs for dependent care; health advocacy services; behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members; 401(k); profit sharing; backup dependent care; senior care planning support; resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers; and paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents.

Holland & Knight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other factor prohibited by law.

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