Legal Recruiting/Development Coordinator
About The Position
Nelson Mullins, an Am Law 100 law firm, is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Recruiting Coordinator to join our Columbia office. This role supports the firm’s business professional recruiting efforts by coordinating interviews, managing candidate communications, and assisting with onboarding processes. The ideal candidate is proactive, tech-savvy, and thrives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and discretion. In this role, your day-to-day will center around managing the full-cycle recruiting process for business professional roles across multiple offices, where you serve as a primary point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders. You will spend much of your time coordinating interviews, handling scheduling logistics, and ensuring communication flows seamlessly between all parties. Throughout the process, you will actively manage candidate pipelines by tracking progress, maintaining detailed recruiting checklists, and keeping everything organized and moving efficiently. You will also draft and post job descriptions designed to attract top legal and business professional talent, while reviewing resumes and supporting candidate evaluations in partnership with hiring teams. As candidates move through the process, you will assist with offer coordination and help ensure a smooth and professional experience from start to finish.
Requirements
- 4+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within a professional services or law firm environment
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), preferably iCIMS, or similar platforms
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Proactive and tech-savvy
- Ability to maintain the highest level of professionalism and discretion
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced environment
- Strategic mindset in identifying and supporting top talent while upholding recruiting best practices
Responsibilities
- Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for business professional roles across multiple offices.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates, hiring managers, and internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate interviews and handle scheduling logistics.
- Ensure communication flows seamlessly between all parties.
- Actively manage candidate pipelines by tracking progress.
- Maintain detailed recruiting checklists.
- Draft and post job descriptions.
- Review resumes and support candidate evaluations in partnership with hiring teams.
- Assist with offer coordination.
- Ensure a smooth and professional candidate experience from start to finish.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
