Temporary Attorney Recruiting Coordinator

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati • San Diego, CA

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

Wilson Sonsini is seeking a Temporary Attorney Recruiting Coordinator for its San Diego office during a busy hiring season. The coordinator will work collaboratively with the Attorney Recruiting team, San Diego hiring partners, and the office manager to carry out recruiting initiatives and hire talented and diverse attorneys. The position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule and involves recruiting coordination for summer, entry-level, lateral, and patent agent hiring, as well as onboarding and integration activities.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional recruiting experience.
• Knowledge of the attorney recruiting process and legal employment issues.
• Ability to set priorities, work independently, and handle varied duties effectively under time constraints.
• Ability to understand unconscious bias and its effect on recruiting and hiring.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of firm personnel and external clients, including search firms and vendors.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior analytical, attention-to-detail, planning, and organizational skills.
• Motivation, creativity, and ability to make sound business decisions.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems, preferably Workday and viRecruit.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Professional recruiting experience in a law firm or professional services firm preferred.
• Event planning or logistics experience strongly preferred.
• Reliable transportation strongly preferred because event support involves travel around San Diego and occasionally to the Los Angeles area.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Law School Attorney Recruiting Senior Manager to plan summer program efforts for the San Diego program.
• Work with the IP Attorney Recruiting team to plan, coordinate, and lead patent agent recruiting events in the San Diego region.
• Coordinate administrative aspects of on-campus, entry-level, lateral, and patent agent recruiting, including registering for on-campus interview programs and job fairs, scheduling interviews, monitoring candidates, preparing and sending offer letters, coordinating follow-up, and supporting onboarding.
• Work with Career Services professionals, law school student groups, affinity groups, and other educational institutions to advance the firm's recruiting strategies, including hosting and coordinating office and on-campus events for assigned schools.
• Collaborate with administrative departments on onboarding and integrating new hires, including coordinating integration activities for San Diego summer, fall, lateral, and patent agent hires.
• Maintain recruiting records and generate viRecruit and Workday reports.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed