What are the responsibilities and job description for the Attorney Recruiting Assistant position at The Midtown Group?
The Midtown Group has been selected to fulfill two urgent Attorney Recruiting Assistant assignments for one of New York's most prestigious law firms that is deeply committed to professional development and continuously recognized as one of the city's best places to work.
These five-month long engagements are exciting opportunities to work directly with an outstanding leadership team that has a record of accomplishment of developing outstanding Legal Recruiting and HR Professionals.
As part of the Firmwide Legal Recruiting and Development Department, the Legal Recruiting and Assistant will support attorney recruiting, training, and development programs as assigned.
The ideal candidate is creative and intellectually curious with a client service and team-oriented focus and a high degree of professionalism.
Applicants should be available from April through August. These are temporary assignments only with no TTH option.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Summer Program:
- Assisting the Attorney Recruiting Manager in planning the summer associate programs in New York and Washington DC; including but not limited to, planning events, coordinating summer associate arrival and departure dates, and assisting with assignment evaluation collection, as needed.
- Facilitating the end-of-summer exit process.
- Assisting the OCI program
Qualifications:
- Four-year college degree or equivalent experience.
- At least one year of administrative support experience, ideally in a professional service, corporate, or law firm environment.
- Proficiency in Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Ability to work well with all levels of firm personnel, establish effective working relationships throughout the firm and react to challenging situations appropriately.
- Must be creative, flexible, adaptable to change and results oriented.
- Excellent administrative skills and strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to respect, protect, and maintain confidential and sensitive information.
- Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
- Possess reliability, dependability, and motivation.
- Excellent organization and communications skills, both oral and written.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment while exhibiting solid attention to detail is paramount.
- Exceptional client service, both internal and external.
- Flexibility to work additional hours, as necessary.
These are exceptional roles for recent graduates who are looking to get into legal recruiting. The selected applicants will gain invaluable exposure and experience by representing the firm at recruiting and leadership development events and learning best practices of a highly regarded firm in an extremely competitive industry.
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and flexibility for paid OT for attending events.
Hybrid schedule: 50/50 onsite/work from home with flexibility required.
Compensation: $27 to $32 per hour, DOE, with generous signing and completion bonuses.
Salary : $27 - $32
