Legal Recruiting Assistant - Palo Alto

The Legal Recruiting Assistant will support the Legal Recruiting team with aspects of attorney recruiting, hiring and on boarding, including on-campus/recruitment and the summer associate program.

Client Details

An elite global law firm with world-class practices across the board. With more than 1,000 attorneys globally, they are considered the top 10 across the United States.

Description

• Liaise with law schools on aspects of recruitment, including registration for on-campus interviews and job fairs
• Coordinate recruitment events, and also attend and track specific recruitment events
• Schedule applicants for callback interviews, and track school-specific offers
• Assist in planning the summer associate program, including planning and attending specific summer events
• Prepare and track summer associate evaluations
• Prepare law school surveys and feedback forms
• Assist with law school presentations and programs
• Greet applicants upon arrival, provide office tours and escort applicants to interviews
• Additional projects as assigned by the department Chief and Managers
• Attend NALP and BALRA sponsored programs
• Assist with local office Affinity group events and collaborate with the firm's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department

Profile

• Self-motivated, proactive, positive, team player
• Punctual, reliable, and flexible to work long hours as needed
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to interact collaboratively and effectively with attorneys and staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, and a meticulous attention to detail including the ability to proofread for typographical, spelling, grammatical, and formatting errors
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a time-sensitive environment while maintaining the highest standards of work quality
• Good judgment and professional maturity including the ability to manage confidential information with the utmost discretion
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other applications as needed
• Travel for recruiting events as needed
• Experience with viDesktop is a plus

Job Offer

• Highly competitive hourly rate + overtime
• Monday to Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
• 4 day on site, Fridays work from home
• A contract to perm hire position
• Medical, dental, vision benefits provided from day 1
• Highly collaborative team
• Fantastic company culture
• An entry level role for the right candidate looking to develop skills within the legal space.
• An wonderful opportunity to be part of Big Law.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.