About the Role
The Lateral Recruiting Coordinator supports the legal recruiting team by coordinating recruiting and hiring processes for entry-level associates and lateral candidates, and assisting in other lawyer recruiting and retention efforts.
Responsibilities
- Initiate lateral searches and post on job boards.
- Maintain and process search firm fee agreements.
- Process search firm invoices and track placement fees.
- Coordinate candidate and attorney interview scheduling, including travel.
- Track lateral candidates and provide periodic hiring reports.
- Enter resumes into applicant tracking system and regularly update the database.
- Draft offer letters.
- Run candidate background checks.
- Send offer letters to SBU leadership and CFO before candidate start dates.
- Assist with recruiting, diversity, and retention projects and initiatives.
- Attend and take notes at weekly recruiting team and SBU update meetings.
- Assist with annual NALP Directory of Legal Employers survey completion.
- Coordinate, submit, and track department surveys.
- Prepare check requests and process business/personal reimbursements.
- Track department expenditures and assist with year-end budget reporting.
- Make travel arrangements for Director and Managers.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruiting records and files.
- Assist and support Lateral Recruiting Specialist.
- Assist and support the student recruiting team.
- Assist with Lateral Recruiting event planning.
- Perform other special projects as assigned.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience, preferably at an administrative level in legal or professional services.
- Experience managing process recordkeeping, databases, and scanned documents.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Typing/Word Processing at a minimum of 40 WPM.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding candidates, firm, and recruiting matters.
- Understanding of firm-wide recruiting and professional development processes.
- Understanding of basic office methods, practices, procedures, including filing systems, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and personnel/recruiting policies.
Skills
- LawCruit (preferred)
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics/layout applications (preferred)
- Typing/Word Processing (40 WPM minimum)
Location
- Remote
- United States (multiple locations)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2-year degree (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- State of California: $50,000 - $103,000
- State of Colorado: $47,000 - $83,000
- State of Illinois: $46,000 - $89,000
- State of Massachusetts: $50,000 - $97,000
- State of Maryland: $49,000 - $74,000
- State of Minnesota: $50,000 - $84,000
- Jersey City, NJ: $55,000 - $99,000
- State of New York: $47,000 - $102,000
- State of Vermont: $50,000 - $96,000
- State of Washington: $49,000 - $93,000
- Washington, D.C.: $65,000 - $96,000
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus (non-guaranteed, dependent on individual and firm performance)
- Medical and dental coverage
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses
- Employee assistance program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements
About the Company
- Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations.
- Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- The firm fosters an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose.
- The firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value teamwork, collaboration, client service, and innovation.
Equal Opportunity
- EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet.
- The Firm provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities to apply for and perform essential job functions.
