Partner Recruiting Assistant

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP • Nashville, TN

5d • $52,000 - $60,000

About The Position

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is seeking a Partner Recruiting Assistant to join its firmwide recruiting team. The position may be located in Nashville, Houston, or Los Angeles. The role assists with the advancement of the firm’s Partner Recruiting and Integration functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong organizational, scheduling, and research skills, and a strong client-service attitude.
• Keen writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with individuals at all levels.
• Proficiency with computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and OneNote) and database programs.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively under deadline pressure and to multitask, prioritize, and work independently, under the direction of others, and as part of a team, both in person and virtually.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the firmwide partner recruiting process, liaising internally and externally to guide partner candidates through recruiting.
• Coordinate firmwide partner candidate meetings, including interview schedules with Practice Section Leaders, Board members, Executive Team members, and other key partners; coordinate meeting logistics with local office administrators, recruiting managers and coordinators, receptionists, and IT; and periodically coordinate candidate travel.
• Collect internal interview feedback and maintain a master tracking report of partner candidates throughout the process.
• Assist in drafting Board proposals and offer letters for lateral partner hires, administering the Partner Integration Program, submitting expense reports, and facilitating and maintaining firmwide fee agreement contracts with attorney recruiting agencies.
• Collaborate with the Firmwide Partner Recruiting Team to strategically grow the firm.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time