Demo

Legal Recruiting Intern

Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL Intern
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/31/2026

Summary

The Legal Recruiting Intern provides administrative support to the Director of Legal Recruiting and other Legal Recuiting team members.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources). 

  • Meets and greets candidates.
  • Acts as a point of contact for attorneys, summer associates, and incoming associates via phone, email, and in-person.
  • Assists with pulling reports and data entry into our recruiting and work allocation database.
  • Assists with project management through our recruiting and work allocation database.
  • Assists with creating and editing marketing and event materials.
  • Collects and files summer associate transcripts and other documents for personnel files.
  • Assists in the collection of candidate materials to be uploaded to our recruiting database.
  • Keeps track of inventory of marketing materials for recruiting purposes.
  • Tracks summer program and recruiting expenses.
  • Assists in coordinating training programs, events, and lunches for the summer program, which tasks include but are not limited to: ordering lunches, creating and organizing nametags, emailing attendees about dietary restrictions, tracking RSVPs, creating calendar invitations, and booking conference rooms.
  • Is able to work overtime during periods of heavy workload and attend summer events, when necessary. Flexibility is required in the daily work schedule to accommodate lawyer and general Firm requirements.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available, it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. This role is not eligible for benefits.

Qualifications

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Legal Recruiting Intern?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Legal Recruiting Intern career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$49,359 - $62,131
Income Estimation: 
$59,158 - $74,794
Income Estimation: 
$63,626 - $82,199
Income Estimation: 
$95,396 - $131,741
Income Estimation: 
$73,702 - $93,306
Income Estimation: 
$103,427 - $139,931
Income Estimation: 
$78,608 - $102,980
Income Estimation: 
$62,764 - $80,761
Income Estimation: 
$73,197 - $93,700
Income Estimation: 
$52,311 - $65,435
Income Estimation: 
$82,785 - $119,975
Income Estimation: 
$55,703 - $71,191
Income Estimation: 
$100,711 - $126,643
Income Estimation: 
$131,357 - $193,022
Income Estimation: 
$120,763 - $148,970
Income Estimation: 
$117,414 - $153,024
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP
Hired Organization Address Chicago, IL Full Time
Summary The Staff Recruiting Coordinator is an integral partner in coordinating a variety of business professional talen...
Sidley Austin LLP
Hired Organization Address Washington, DC Other
Summary The Deskside Technical Support Specialist is responsible for providing desktop and mobile hardware and software ...
Sidley Austin LLP
Hired Organization Address Chicago, IL Other
Summary The role directly manages all end-user IT services for over 1,600 lawyers and staff at company’s headquarters. T...
Sidley Austin LLP
Hired Organization Address Chicago, IL Other
Summary The Career Services Senior Manager is a relationship-builder who collaborates with key internal and external sta...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Legal Recruiting Intern jobs in the Chicago, IL area that may be a better fit.

Legal Talent Recruiting Intern

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Chicago, IL

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!