Legal Recruiting Specialist

Benesch Law•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Benesch is seeking a Legal Recruiting Specialist for its New York office. This is a hybrid position with work-from-home flexibility. The role is ideal for a legal recruiting professional with experience in partner recruiting, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working with a busy, high-volume recruiting team. The Specialist will report to the Firm's Director of Legal Recruiting and will assist with the management of lateral partner recruitment for all firm offices. They will also support the Firm's Chief Talent Officer with recruiting, integration, onboarding, and other projects. The primary responsibility will be scheduling a high volume of interviews, liaising with outside legal search firms, collecting interview feedback, and communicating status updates to senior-level stakeholders.

Requirements

High School Diploma
At least three to five years of experience in a law firm or legal recruitment agency
Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
Highly organized
Ability to independently multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
Excellent client-service approach to interactions with team members, vendors and candidates
Outstanding professionalism and communication skills to manage a variety of daily tasks and provide optimal client service
Strong data entry skills
Attention to detail
Process driven
Pro-active in their approach to information gathering

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Supports the recruitment of lateral partners firmwide, through scheduling interviews, coordinating on site and virtual interview logistics, and supervising the collection of feedback.
Monitors and maintains candidate pipeline, including regular check ins on the stage of each process, updating all candidate records ensuring data integrity on a daily basis.
Exercises sound judgment and adaptability in navigating evolving priorities, shifting schedules, and sensitive situations common in senior-level recruiting processes.
Demonstrates strong organizational, communication, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
Manages the collection of candidate documentation, including but not limited to business plans and Lateral Partner Questionnaires.
Acts as a point of contact for lateral partner candidates and/or recruiters from initial approach and throughout the process, ensuring consistent communication and feedback.
Coordinates and communicates with the Risk and conflicts team on preliminary conflict checks for each candidate.
Conducts initial e-diligence on each candidate introduction, escalating issues or concerns if needed to the Director of Legal Recruiting and CTO.
Assists in the preparation of offer letters for all candidates liaising with other departments as necessary.
Assists with partner onboarding and integration efforts.
Special projects as assigned.