Legal Recruiting Assistant

Our client, a well-established multinational law firm in Palo Alto, is looking to fulfill a need for a temporary Legal Recruiting & Development Assistant. This assignment reports on a hybrid (as needed) basis, and is expected to last about three months, with the possibility of extension as needed.

Employment Type: Full Time Temporary | M – F | 9am – 5:30pm

• Hybrid Reporting as needed
• Overtime support as arise

Pay Rate: $26.00 / Hour

The Legal Recruiting & Development Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to the Legal Recruiting & Development Department. Focusing on this firm’s On-Campus Interview and Summer Associate programs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with all aspects of the on-campus interview process, including, but not limited to, registering for on-campus interview programs, maintaining on-campus interview and candidate files, and scheduling candidates for callback interviews (virtual or in-person)
• Maintain and update legal recruiting database (ViRecruit), files and candidate pipeline
• Routine correspondence (via phone and email) and coordination with candidates
• Assists with the organization and coordination of the Summer Associate Program, including tracking pre-arrival information, scheduling orientation sessions and exit interviews, attending summer committee meetings, social event coordination and training program support
• Assist the Legal Recruitment Manager with organization of lateral associate and judicial clerk candidate applications as needed
• Expense tracking and processing in ChromeRiver, with regards to recruitment and summer associate program operations
• Marketing and firm print/digital collateral management
• Additional ad-hoc and special projects to the legal recruiting team as needed

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates should possess a bachelors or associates in business related field of study. One to two years of administrative, recruiting, human resources or business development related role. Hands on experience in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Demonstrate use of good judgment and strong interpersonal skills. Clear, effective, and concise communication abilities High-level time management and ability to works efficiently in a fast-paced dynamic office environment. Collaborates harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team, in addition to self-starter mentality when needed. Availability for overtime support as needed in this role.

We are a Bay Area, CA based staffing and recruiting firm assisting our client with this temporary need. Please respond with your updated WordDoc resume and contact information. Thank you!