Attorney Recruiting Assistant

Eversheds Sutherland•Washington, DC

1d•$58,000 - $75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking an experienced Attorney Recruiting Assistant to join our highâperforming team at Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. In this role, you’ll serve as the primary administrative support to the Chief Strategic Recruiting Officer (CSRO). While the position supports and collaborates closely with the broader Attorney Recruiting team, its primary focus is direct, proactive support of the CSRO. Designed to maximize the CSRO’s effectiveness by managing priorities, coordinating initiatives, and ensuring seamless execution of recruiting strategy, operations, and communications. This role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, organization, and the ability to operate confidently across senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners. The primary responsibilities, qualifications, and capabilities for this role include the following:

Requirements

Minimum of 3+ years of administrative or executive support experience preferred.
Experience supporting senior leadership, ideally in a law firm or professional services environment.
Exceptional organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills.
Demonstrates exceptional professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
Anticipates needs and proactively solves problems before escalation.
Consistently represents the Firm and the CSRO with polish and credibility.
Operates effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with competing priorities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level correspondence.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Builds trust across all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Executive & Administrative Support Serve as the day-to-day administrative lead for the CSRO, managing calendar coordination, meeting logistics, travel arrangements, and expense reporting.
Act as a gatekeeper and priority manager, ensuring the CSRO’s time is aligned with strategic objectives.
Prepare agendas, briefing materials, talking points, and follow-up summaries for leadership meetings, internal strategy sessions, and external engagements.
Track action items, deadlines, and deliverables stemming from CSRO-led meetings and initiatives.
Operations & Team Support Provide operational support for firmwide recruiting initiatives driven by the CSRO, including lateral partner hiring, associate recruiting strategy, and pipeline development.
Maintain dashboards, trackers, and reports related to recruiting activity, key metrics, and strategic priorities.
Support planning and execution of high-impact recruiting events, leadership meetings, and strategy sessions.
Monitor cross-functional efforts between recruiting, firm leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and follow-through.
Assist the Attorney Recruiting team with scheduling, logistics, and coordination as needed, ensuring consistency with CSRO priorities.
Support recruiting processes such as interview logistics, candidate communications, and database accuracy when escalation or senior-level coordination is required.
Help ensure recruiting workflows, documentation, and processes are organized, current, and scalable.
Data, Systems & Process Management Maintain accuracy and integrity of recruiting databases and reporting tools, with a focus on executive-level visibility and insights.
Prepare and track invoices, budgets, sponsorships, and vendor payments related to recruiting initiatives overseen by the CSRO.
Identify opportunities to improve administrative, reporting, and communication processes to better support strategic recruiting goals.