Recruiting & Professional Development Coordinator
For the Washington DC Office of a Well Respected National FirmThis is a filled position.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist with the daily functioning and implementation of the summer program and on-campus interviews and provide assistance to the professional development team on a wide-variety of projects and initiatives;
- Assist in administration of summer program, including planning meetings and events, preparing orientation materials, and tracking candidates and important documents;
- Coordinate logistics for on-campus interviews, including registering for schools, handling travel and hotel arrangements and preparing interview materials;
- Prescreen all second year and first year law student applications for employment using LawCruit; maintain records for all law student applicants; maintain contact with incoming summer associates leading up to summer program;
- Coordinate aspects of entry-level and lateral hiring;
- Assist in Pro Bono Functions, including coordinating recognition activities, maintaining the intranet page, collecting and analyzing statistical reports and assisting in pro bono committee projects as assigned.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree; 2+ years of experience in law firm preferred;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Extremely motivated, detail oriented and organized;
- Exercise discretion and good judgement; maintain confidential information at all times;
- Demonstrate flexibility by working closely and effectively with all levels of firm and department personnel;
- Show advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.