LR&PD CLE Assistant

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Recruiting and Professional Development/CLE Assistant will provide support to the LR&PD team. This position will assist with the full cycle law student recruitment process, planning and delivery of attorney development training programs, ensuring compliance and obtaining accreditation for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements for all firm attorneys and Axinn sponsored programs. Additionally, the following essential functions are key components of this role.

Requirements

BA/BS degree or 2 years of directly equivalent experience (as an acceptable substitution for the degree)
Prior professional services or law firm experience highly preferred with at least one year of administrative support experience required
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
General knowledge of office equipment and tools.
Strong Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Google Doc, Excel, viEval, LawCruit, PowerPoint, Outlook and various document management tools, like Net Doc.
Ability to build rapport with attorneys and professional staff.
Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail.
Some travel will be required.
The ability to work independently but within a team environment.

Responsibilities

Assist with the full-cycle law student recruitment process
Process registrations and arrange logistics and materials for on-campus interview programs
Coordinate interview schedules for candidates, prepare interview materials and collect interview evaluations
Assist with coordination of summer program; plan/attend events as needed
Maintain and update candidate information in Legal Recruitment Database
Assist with recruiting team, candidate and summer associate travel arrangements
Work with Coordinator/Manager to onboard all attorney new hires, help set orientation schedules
Oversee the CLE database, add new hires, provide monthly progress reports to all attorneys/admins
Develop and maintain a process for obtaining CLE accreditation for our in-house training programs for various states (including NY) in which our attorneys are admitted
Assist with attorney training programs across the firm, including large-scale programs, skills-based workshops, practice-specific sessions, individual training classes, and one-on-one coaching sessions
Support the CLE process and training programs within our internal CLE tracking software, including setting up, monitoring and tracking programs and individual attorney credits within those systems. Regularly evaluate CLE procedures, processes, and workflows; recommend and execute changes as appropriate
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive starting pay and annual discretionary bonus and raise eligibility
Generous paid time off benefits (vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick leave)
Firm paid short and long-term disability, plus life and accident insurance
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Cash Balance Retirement Plan with generous employer contributions (please ask for further details re: eligibility requirements)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Flexible spending and health savings accounts (medical plan dependent)
Firm paid comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Student loan refinancing discounts
Fitness/Gym dues reimbursement program
Hybrid remote work schedules are available for most employees (per current policy, in-office presence is required at least 3-days per week and fully remote roles are not available)