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 Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting – West Coast/Central Region. This position will reside in the San Francisco 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 San Francisco office.

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

General Responsibilities

On-Campus Recruiting:

• Travels on-campus and accompanies attorneys to on-campus interviews.

• Responds to applicant inquiries.

• Drafts student status correspondence; offers and declines after-interview letters (when administrative assistant is not available).

• Coordinates interview schedules.

• Prepares candidate interview packages.

• Coordinates on-campus interview registration/resume screening/contact with local law schools.

• Schedules and coordinates callback interviews.

• Coordinates hospitality suites and follow up dinners.

• Maintains relationship/communication with law school placement offices.

• Organizes and plans student receptions.

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

• Maintains ViRecruit and other on-campus recruiting databases; prepares status reports (when administrative assistant is not available).

• 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 clearance for laterals (and students).

• Follows and completes lateral hiring checklist procedures.

Summer Associate Program:

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

• Assists summer associates with all aspects of relocation, as needed.

• Prepares Summer Associate page on Morgan Lewis intranet site.

• 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 relationship with summer associates.

• 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 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 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.”