Office: New York
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Associate Director of Global Legal Recruiting, the Senior Legal Recruiting Coordinator’s primary responsibilities include:
- Provide organizational support of on-campus recruiting initiatives and the summer program
- Aid in the engagement of, and relationship building with, law schools and student groups. Work directly with school team partners on tactical partnerships on campus on a year-round basis
- Coordinate on-campus Interviews (OCI), including but not limited to, OCI registration, hospitality suite staffing and organization, interviewer selection, on-campus event planning, and communication with school teams
- Strategically and thoughtfully schedule interviews and second visits for summer associate candidates; Oversee follow-up and tracking of callback candidates, including managing outreach and reporting on statuses
- Create and manage student files in viRecruit
- Coordinate all aspects of the summer associate program including pre-summer program on-boarding, planning, managing and attending events (including budget monitoring), overseeing summer orientation, liaising with practice groups to monitor summer associate performance, and maintaining summer associate evaluation files
- Track sponsorship requests
- Assist with lateral hiring as needed, including lateral associates and partners and judicial clerks
- Assist in the development of marketing materials and evites, including content for website, summer on-boarding site, and other internal and external marketing and graphics
- Coordinate 1L and 3L hiring initiatives, as needed
- Other responsibilities as they are assigned by the Associate Director of Legal Recruiting and the Legal Recruiting Manager
Education and Experience:
- A 4 year college degree is required
- Strongly preferred: 3 - 5 years' experience working in a law firm or professional services environment
- Advanced Proficiency of Word and Excel required; knowledge of viDesktop a plus
- Must have strong interpersonal skills and collaborative abilities
- Must have superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Must be able to juggle multiple tasks with competing tight deadlines
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate professionally and diplomatically and maintain confidentiality
- Availability to work overtime over a sustained period of time
- Ability to work under general supervision
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to Adminjobs@milbank.com. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Milbank is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We value diversity and are firmly committed to a policy of non-discrimination, on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin and citizenship, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, creed, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other classification protected by law. Our policy of equal opportunity applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, training, compensation, and all other terms of employment.
