Attorney Recruiting Coordinator

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking to hire an Attorney Recruiting Coordinator reporting to the Attorney Recruiting Manager. This position will reside in the Philadelphia office and will be responsible for coordinating a wide range of activities supporting the overall planning, management and administration of student and lateral attorney recruiting and integration, including student recruiting, planning of the summer associate program, lateral recruiting, orientation and special projects for the Philadelphia office.

A hybrid in-office/remote working schedule is available for this position.

General Responsibilities

Law Student Recruiting:

• Responds to applicant inquiries.

• Drafts student status correspondence and updates internal team with offers and declines.

• Coordinates interview schedules.

• Prepares candidate materials/interview packages.

• Schedules and coordinates callback interviews.

• Coordinates follow up office visits and lunches/dinners.

• Maintains relationship/communication with law school placement offices.

• Organizes and attends student recruiting receptions and on-campus events.

• Compiles information for National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

• Maintains ViRecruit and other student recruiting databases; prepares status reports.

• Assists manager with preparation for recruiting committee meetings; attends meetings as directed.

Lateral Associate Recruiting:

• Assists Lateral Attorney Recruiting team with initiating searches.

• Coordinates scheduling, screening and callback interviews with candidates and attorneys.

• Prepares candidate interview packages.

• Prepares offer letters.

• Coordinates conflict and background check clearance for laterals (and students).

• Follows and completes lateral hiring onboarding checklist procedures.

Summer Associate Program:

• Assists with preparation of agendas for summer committee meetings; attends meetings as directed.

• Coordinates Summer Associate office orientation.

• Assists in the planning and organization of summer events (including training programs, orientation, events, etc.).

• Attends summer associate events.

• Develops relationships and communicates frequently with summer associates regarding integration and summer experience.

• Responds to questions and requests from summer associates and attorneys about summer program.

Fall Associate Orientation:

• Coordinates Bar Exam Registration and Bar Review Courses.

• Coordinates salary stipends while studying for the Bar Exam.

• Coordinates the local Fall Associate orientation.

Experience/Qualifications: 

This job requires:

• A bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university, and

• A minimum of 2 years of related law firm recruiting, campus recruiting or Human Resources experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• To perform the job successfully, an individual must demonstrate the following knowledge skills and abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• The ability to provide quality customer service to both internal and external clients.

• Planning/organizational skills.

• The ability to work individually as well as with a team.

• Ability to adapt to change and balance competing demands.

• Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams). Knowledge of ViRecruit is a plus.

Qualified candidates must apply online by visiting our website at www.morganlewis.com and selecting “Careers.”

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