Entry Level Computer Networking Jobs in Brockton, MA

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Legal Recruiting Specialist is responsible for partnering with the Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting and the Boston legal recruiting team to attract, hire, and retain top entry level legal talent for our Boston office. Partners with department leadership to execute recruitment initiatives including the firm's most significant recruiting initiative, the annual summer program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee the building and management of candidate pipelines through the interviewing, offers and follow-up processes.
• Independently formulate hiring strategies and execute on-campus outreach initiatives; engage candidates at events designed to market the firm.
• Network and partner with law school career services personnel and faculty to raise firm's profile.
• Strategize on the creation, execution, and management of the local office summer associate program including logistical planning, work allocation, assignment tracking, preparing for mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations. Will organize, execute contracts for and attend sophisticated summer program social events and supervise summer associates at such events.
• Generally manage summer associate attendance, serve as first line resource for hearing and resolving summer associate questions, concerns and issues, and other duties associated with the summer program as assigned by the Senior Legal Recruiting Manager.
• Strategize with the practice groups to organize interview schedules, collect and synthesize interviewer's feedback, make offer recommendations and produce offer letters.
• Assist with the onboarding process of lateral associate and career attorney hires, as needed.
• Maintain candidate records using the legal recruiting database; analyzes complex data to make recommendations and present reports to hiring partners and Legal Recruiting leadership. 
• Represent the firm through membership at local legal recruiting organization; stay current of evolving developments in recruiting field.
• Conduct market research with peer firm representatives as requested.
• Customarily and regularly directs the work of coordinators, assistants and temps within the department.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Legal Recruiting Directors, Senior Managers and Managers.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES:

• Flexibility in responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
• Must be team-oriented and share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Ability to effectively train and delegate to others on the team.
• Ability to consult with attorneys and staff across all levels of seniority to conduct searches to determine best approach to fulfilling staffing needs, re-evaluate as necessary.
• Must be innovative and proactive in marketing the firm to various candidate constituencies.
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Ability to manage and prioritize projects effectively.
• Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to new systems and processes.
• Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful, organized, and professional manner.
• Continually looks to streamline recruitment processes for greatest efficiency.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Five-seven years of executive recruiting or attorney professional development experience at a mid-sized or large law firm, career services or other professional services industry is preferred.
• Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with database programs (e.g., LawCruit, FloRecruit, Symplicity); advanced social media (LinkedIn etc.) and web-based programs skills are highly desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to recognize confidential information and to maintain confidentiality of such information.
• Ability to work efficiently independently as well as within a team.
• Highly-motivated with strong initiative skills.   

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston: $88,600 - $135,100

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.