ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with all on-campus recruiting efforts; first point of contact for candidates scheduling interviews, maintain candidate data, correspondence with candidates throughout process, generate related documents, reports, and meeting materials.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating recruiting database, generating reports, participating in yearly audit, and suggesting enhancements.
• Point of contact for incoming fall associate class, tracking related expenses and preparing for arrival.
• Assist with the summer program; help to plan events, correspond with incoming summer associates, organize logistical aspects of orientation.
• Work with marketing to design department adverts, summer associate messaging and related materials, track sponsorships and related events.
• Responsible for ordering recruiting materials and tracking distribution.
• Assist with survey requests, historical statistical requests, and data management.
• Update and edit the Dechert Careers website and Recruiting Intranet site.
• Track law firm news (salary, deferrals, etc.) for market data purposes.
• Process invoices for the Recruiting department.
• Assist Senior Manager, Legal Recruiting with diversity recruiting efforts such as Affinity Group Events for offerees, tracking outreach between affinity group members and diverse offerees, and reporting on data.
• Assist Lateral team as needed with data entry and greeting candidates.
• Performs all other duties as necessary and as assigned by your supervisor for efficient functioning of the Department, Office and Firm.

QUALIFICATIONS / KSAs:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Law Firm experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the Firm’s policies and procedures.
• Detail-oriented and shows initiative.
• Positive attitude.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate professionally and diplomatically.
• Good grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks.
• Ability to learn new skills as they become necessary.
• Ability to function in a collaborative organization and be a team player.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze data and work with statistical information.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Equipment: computer, fax machines, duplicating machines.
• Systems required: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), iManage, and LawCruit or viRecruit.