Temporary Legal Recruiting Assistant (Five-month Opportunity)

Are you an organized and detail-oriented professional looking to support a dynamic legal recruiting team? A highly regarded firm is seeking a Temporary Legal Recruiting Assistant to assist with recruitment operations, interview coordination, and administrative logistics. The ideal candidate is proactive, highly organized, and thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing responsibilities such as candidate communication, event planning, and data tracking. Candidates with prior experience in legal recruitment or within a professional services setting are strongly encouraged to apply!

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate interview logistics, including scheduling, preparing materials, and maintaining candidate tracking reports.
• Manage applicant data entry and assist with correspondence, ensuring timely communication with candidates.
• Support the planning and execution of recruitment events and onboarding programs.
• Assist with maintaining recruitment records and generating reports as needed.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless recruitment operations and a positive candidate experience.
• Provide general administrative support, including document organization, invoice processing, and meeting coordination.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Opportunity to gain valuable experience in a legal setting.
• Collaborative and professional work environment.
• Hybrid work model with a mix of in-office and remote flexibility.
• This is a five to six-month temporary role.

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in hand. You possess a Bachelor’s degree alongside two to four years of experience supporting a team, ideally in recruitment in a legal, or professional services environment.
• Meticulous. You have excellent organizational skills and can manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Strong communicator. You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills to interact with candidates and internal teams effectively.
• Flexible. You can prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Strong technical abilities. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems is a plus.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.