Description:
Responsibilities:
Oversees the national law student recruitment process, recruitment timeline, and documents processes, policies and best practices for US offices. Plans and coordinates interviewer training and interviewer materials for US offices.
- Drafts recruitment materials and communications plan; tracks and corresponds with students and law school organizations; drafts internal communications regarding events, on-campus activities, and summer program information.
- Collaborates with social media and communications teams on external messaging and branding to attract student applicants and increase the firm’s social media presence.
- Maintains strong relationships with external vendors and collaborates on key objectives, initiatives, and outcomes.
- Manages school outreach and sponsorship opportunities to increase the firm's visibility on-campus and build student connections. Supports the planning and execution of on-campus events and student organization partnerships during the academic year. Works with career services and sponsored organizations to maximize firm participation in on-campus activities and assesses outcomes.
- Enhances the firm’s relationships with law school deans and career services professionals and provides information and updates to increase the firm’s visibility on-campus.
- Supports the coordination of diversity recruitment initiatives and efforts, including the SEO Scholars Program, 1L Fellows Program, and Diversity Scholars Program. Collaborates with DEI team.
- Ensures ATS system, onboarding, and other technology platforms are running efficiently. Supports the management and implementation of technology and provides training to other team members.
- Ensures efficient maintenance and production of student recruiting data. Provides regular and ad hoc reports, PowerPoint presentations, analysis, and statistics.
- Manages the updates to the Career Opportunities website; updates and maintains the internal recruiting intranet sites and document management system.
- Supports the creation and completion of surveys and form filings related to student recruitment.
- Coordinates the US summer program academy and other summer national training programming. Liaises with other internal administrative departments on logistics and tasks. Provides additional support for the summer program.
- Supports department and practice-specific hiring needs and logistics for student recruitment.
- Conducts research and stays abreast of legal recruiting industry news.
- Establishes strong internal relationships and collaborates with others across offices on student recruitment.
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet goals and objectives.
Qualifications:
Education/Training/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job.
Professional Experience:
- Three or more years of student recruiting or related experience in the legal, consulting and/or other professional services industry
- Recruitment marketing experience preferred
Technical Skills:
- Strong technical skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft office suite
- Experience with applicant tracking software
- Experience with FloRecruit, LawCruit, Vi, WebEx, and/or Microsoft Teams preferred
Performance Traits:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong project management and planning skills
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to handle multiple projects
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team environment across offices
- Exercises good judgment and professional maturity
- Has solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to analyze and synthesize data and processes
- Demonstrated ability utilizing technology programs and identifying ways to make enhancements and efficiencies
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with shifting priorities
- Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
- Strong customer service skills and ability to anticipate needs
- Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion