Attorney Recruiting Coordinator

Holland & Knight • Miami, FL

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About The Position

The Attorney Recruiting Coordinator provides administrative and organizational support for recruiting and hiring lateral partners, senior counsel, associates, entry-level associates, and summer associates in assigned offices. Reporting to the Recruiting Manager for those offices, the coordinator works under the manager’s direction and interacts with section, practice group, and office leadership, third-party recruiters, and law schools to recruit attorneys and build candidate pipelines. The role requires a high level of engagement and professionalism.

The coordinator supports law school recruiting and campus engagement, manages candidate interviews and communications, and helps coordinate attorney and summer associate orientation and onboarding. In collaboration with the Recruiting Manager, the coordinator also designs and coordinates aspects of the summer associate program, including pre-arrival communications, orientation, mentoring, and programming. Special projects and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong writing skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work well under pressure and with rapidly changing priorities.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to keep confidences and interact diplomatically with lawyers and staff.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and recruiting candidate databases.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods.
• Moderate or advanced keyboard usage.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of law firm recruiting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate law school recruitment, including liaising with law school career services offices and arranging firm representatives’ participation in candidate pipeline events.
• Assist in advancing the firm’s brand on campuses and manage relationships with and participation in student programs and activities.
• Oversee initial and callback interviews, including scheduling, greeting and communicating with candidates, and selecting interviewers.
• Coordinate and review interview feedback.
• Draft recruiting correspondence, coordinate communications with law student and attorney applicants, and maintain recruiting candidate files.
• Coordinate lateral attorney and summer associate orientation.
• Process new-hire paperwork and liaise with HR and Integration to onboard new hires.
• Collaborate with the Recruiting Manager to design and coordinate aspects of the summer associate program, including pre-arrival processes and communications, orientation, mentoring, and programming.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plans, including PPO and HDHP options, with domestic partner coverage
• Dental and vision plans, including domestic partner coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSAs and HSAs
• Dependent care FSAs
• Health advocacy services
• Behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• Backup dependent care
• Senior care planning support
• Resources for individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers
• Paid holidays and other paid time off, including paid leave for new parents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level