Legal Recruiting Specialist - Houston, United States - Reed Smith LLP

Description

Firm Information

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers in 30 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Position Summary:

Reed Smith has an opportunity for a Legal Recruiting Specialist to work with our Legal Recruiting teamf.

You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to providing support to our various Legal Recruiting initiatives for our Houston, Dallas and Austin offices and will work closely with the Houston Legal Recruiting Manager.

Recruiting duties include, but are not limited to, coordination of the law student recruitment process and summer associate program, new associate orientation and integration, and assistance with the recruitment of lateral attorneys for the relevant market.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with the summer program; plan and attend summer events and trainings, correspond with incoming summer associates, organize logístical aspects of orientation.
• Assist with the registration process for oncampus interviews (OCI) for all regional law schools and select Firmwide schools.
• Support regional recruiting committees, including scheduling and attending meetings, developing agendas, supporting the committee chair and other activities.
• Assist Legal Recruiting Manager in planning and attending events related to oncampus recruiting and law school outreach.
• Track resumes, generates offer/rejection letters and create status reports using viRecruit.
• Update and maintain viRecruit database and applicant files.
• Understand Firm systems, policies and procedures and future goals in order to troubleshoot questions, problems or concerns.
• Point of contact for incoming fall associate class, track related expenses and prepare for arrival.
• Work closely with other service departments (Payroll, Benefits, Learning & Development and IT) and other HR personnel in other offices.
• Other special projects as assigned.
• Job duties and responsibilities included are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as_ _necessary. Reed Smith reserves the right to revise or modify job duties and responsibilities at any time._

Requirements:


Education:
Bachelor's degree in a professional discipline required.


Experience:
Law firm experience is preferred. Should have a demonstrated understanding of current market trends and philosophies.


Skills:

Requires strong organizational skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good judgment, a professional demeanor and the ability to provide an excellent first impression of the Firm.

Must work well with all levels of Firm personnel, establish effective working relationships throughout the Firm and react to difficult situations appropriately.

Confidentiality is essential. Must be highly motivated, creative, flexible, adaptable to change and results-oriented. Must have strong knowledge of MS Offices products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.


Other:


Supervisory Responsibilities:
None


Equipment To Be Used:
Personal computer and other office equipment such as telephone, calculator, fax, machine, copier, scanner, etc.


Typical Physical Demands:
Manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment.


Working Conditions:

You will be required to work in the office at minimum 3 days per week. The details of your weekly schedule will be discussed further with your direct supervisor.

Occasionally called upon to work hours in excess of your normal daily schedule.

• Reed Smith offers a challenging work environment, business casual dress code and a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits program, tuition assistance, and generous 401 (k) plan._
• Reed Smith is an Equal Opportunity Employer. _Reed Smith's success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran's status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all._ _