The Recruitment Coordinator, Texas will support all law student recruiting functions for the Texas offices (e.g, summer program, law student outreach, interviewing process, and entry-level recruitment). The role-holder will ensure all candidates receive world-class candidate experience throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Main responsibilities:

Overall Responsibilities:

Lead and execute associate recruitment, summer program and law student 1L and 2L recruitment processes to attract and hire top talent
Active member of the US law student workstream, helping to execute the Hiring Committee’s law student recruitment strategy
Support ad-hoc hiring programs (e.g., LLM and Judicial clerk hiring plans)
Network with partners, legal recruiters, and other law Firm recruitment personnel in an effort to stay abreast of the happenings in the legal community
Build strategic relationships with career services personnel and key law student groups
Develop recruiting initiatives that impact overall engagement and recruitment across a wide talent pool

Law Student Recruitment:

Develop innovative law student recruitment and outreach strategies; manage relationships with law school career service professionals and sponsors of job fairs/diverse student organizations
Arrange and coordinate law students' on-campus interview schedules and outreach events/logistics at designated law schools
Execute call-back interview process, ensuring timely hiring decisions are made in conjunction with local recruiting committees
Active member of local recruiting committee to work with Hiring Partners to set meeting agendas and attend recruiting committee meetings

Summer Associate Program:

Plan summer associate calendar, coordinate and execute summer events and activities; Attend all summer associate calendar events
Lead and discharge ongoing communications with summer associates before arrival, including employment terms/conditions, travel arrangements, housing, work assignments and mentor relationships
Develop and implement summer associate orientation, and ensure their integration experience is of the highest quality and substance
Serve as a liaison with summer associates to address inquiries or other employment matters
Work with regional practice leadership to coordinate work assignments, secure performance feedback and assist in coordinating requisite training
Secure summer program feedback from summer associates and Firm members, recommend and enact approved changes to the program
Ensure compliance with the regional offer approval process to extend timely offers

Additional Duties:

Ensure data integrity of our Applicant Tracking System, recruiting records for responsible offices, law school outreach budget and summer program
Annual recruitment budget compliance and monthly tracking for designated offices
Actively promote the Firm on social media channels, leveraging the Firm’s recruitment campaigns
Develop and participate in annual regional recruitment projects as requested
Participate in various recruiter organizations (e.g., City Group; NALP; Other) to increase personal networking, knowledge sharing and promotion of the Firm

Skills and experience:

A bachelor's degree or equivalent
Strong recruiting experience in a professional services organization and/or large law Firm, preferably with multi-office and in support of a diverse base of legal practices
Strong track record in law student recruitment and engagement
Well-developed and sophisticated written and oral communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to relate to and gain the confidence of people at all levels within an organization
Able to bring good judgement and empathy to sensitive situations
Strong organizational skills and must be able to meet deadlines and multitask in a matrix, fast-paced, professional services environment
Be an active member of various recruiter organizations (e.g., local city groups, NALP, etc.)

Location: Dallas or Houston

Reports to: Recruitment Manager, Toronto

Travel requirements: Limited travel required on an ad-hoc basis (e.g., campus events, regional summer meeting, etc.).

Position type: In Market

Development framework: Business Support

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