Legal Recruiting Assistant

(Contract: Temporary | Monday – Friday | Hybrid: Washington, DC | Duration: March - July | Start Date: 3/3/25 | Pay: $25 hourly

Consilio LLC is seeking a paralegal to support one of our global clients in delivering the highest level of service to internal and external clients alike. The Talent Department has an opening for a Legal Recruiter in the Washington, DC office. The Legal Recruiter assists the Attorney Recruiting and Career Development & Advancement teams. The ideal candidate is creative and team-oriented with a focus on client service.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Legal Recruiting Assistant provides administrative support to the Legal Recruiting department.

• Assists with the organization and implementation of the Summer Associate Program, including but not limited to, tracking pre-arrival information, drafting arrival notices, scheduling orientation sessions and exit interviews, creating nametags, and assisting in the planning of social events and training programs.

• Assists with all aspects of the on-campus interview process, including, but not limited to, registering for on-campus interview programs, resume collection programs, and job fairs, maintaining on-campus interview and candidate files, and scheduling candidates for interviews.

• Responsible for answering the Recruiting Department's main phone line and directing calls as appropriate.

• Responsible for monitoring the general Legal Recruiting Outlook email account daily and fielding emails as appropriate.

• Assists the Legal Recruitment Manager with the organization of lateral associate and judicial clerk candidate applications, including but not limited to, preparing summaries of candidates for hiring partner review and corresponding with select search firms.

• Maintains legal recruiting database, viRecruit, and all candidate files.

• Prepares all department correspondence to potential candidates and incoming legal personnel.

• Coordinates payments for incoming and lateral associate hires (bar, clerkship, moving/travel expenses), as well as travel expenses for associate and summer associate candidates.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; proofreads accurately, efficiently, and dependably.

• Must be available to work additional hours as needed

• Exercises confidentiality and discretion.

• Demonstrates use of good judgment and good interpersonal communication skills.

• Balances competing priorities and works efficiently under the pressure of meeting multiple deadlines with frequent interruptions.

• Works harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team.

• A self-starter who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job; accepts responsibility and takes initiative.

• A college degree is strongly preferred.

Temporary Legal Recruiting Asst.

Microsoft Word 2016 (Normal User)

75%

Office Grammar & Spelling

70%

Typing - 5 minutes

35WPM

Consilio offers flexible talent placement rates that range from $15 to $100 per hour depending upon experience level and specific skills requested by the client, the candidate’s general skill set, applicability of candidate skill set to client need, client budget, number of hours requested, and other factors. A specific rate of pay for a project will be discussed with you if it is determined that you are a potential fit for a role.