Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, an international law firm, is actively recruiting a Lawyer Recruiting Coordinator. This position performs administrative work of a highly confidential and complex nature. Works closely with all levels of firm administration on various lawyer recruiting, training, and development initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES: 1. Provides coordinator support for the Manager of Lawyer Recruiting & Development for the California and Dallas offices and to the Associate Director Entry Level Recruiting. Provides a variety of firmwide and office-specific recruiting and development support in those offices. 2. Coordinates the California and Dallas office summer associate programs, with direction from the Lawyer Recruiting Manager and the Associate Director Entry Level Recruiting and performs a variety of tasks including orientation, mentor assignments, event planning, meals, team lunches, coordination of office and work assignments, and setting up the summer associate module in LawCruit and office information on eHunt. 3. Acts as liaison between the firm and assigned law schools and job fairs for coordinating dates, logistics, and scheduling of on-campus interviews; registers with various schools via Symplicity, prepares the materials, interviewer notebooks, and give-aways for each event. Coordinates attorney interview arrangements, including travel. Maintains communications with law school career center officers and prepares all relevant correspondence. 4. Ensures that all firm-wide response times are met as to all candidates at various stages in the recruiting process. Schedules appointments for candidates interview in the office and ensures completion of all required paperwork in keeping with best practices. Arranges attorney participation in interview process, and prepares and distributes interview schedules electronically, along with candidate credentials. 5. Assists with lateral associate recruiting efforts including requisition requests and new hire forms, job and web postings, applicant review and scheduling, and preparation of draft summer associate and entry-level offer letters. 6. Works in the legal recruiting applicant tracking system, LawCruit. Assists with processing and review of online applicants, including sending applicant materials to attorneys for review, and coordinating interviews for candidates, including contacting attorneys to secure their availability for interviews and setting up email confirmation letters to candidates and managing LawCruit interview reminders, schedule changes, and evaluation reminders for attorneys on the schedules. Updates the status and other items pertaining to applicants, and collects evaluations for applicants. Responds to general inquiries regarding the application process.
QUALIFICATIONS: Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. College degree preferred. Experience: Minimum of three years administrative experience. Preferably in a law firm, professional services, or other client relationship-based organization. Prior lawyer recruiting experience preferred. Must be proficient in Word and Excel, and familiar with MS Office Suite. Spreadsheet and database experience a plus. Other Minimum Qualifications: Accurate typing, strong word processing skills, ability to generate a large volume of work and pay strict attention to detail. Excellent communication skills. Spelling, punctuation and use of grammar must be of high quality. Must exercise initiative in problem solving and be capable of making sound decisions in the absence of clear instructions and be multiple task oriented. Ability to work under pressure and maintain flexibility regarding work assignments. Flexibility to work overtime on short notice required. Ability to work well under pressure, patience, diplomacy, high stress tolerance, excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to prioritize workload and adapt to changing conditions. Visual acuity needed for transcription, extensive reading and input (typing) of information into computer. Ability to receive and convey detailed information through oral communication. Essential competency processes include language ability, reasoning and memory. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must possess the abilities or aptitudes to proficiently perform each of the responsibilities described above, with or without accommodation.
With 1,000 lawyers in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP serves clients across a broad range of complex transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. We are known for our strength in the energy, financial services, real estate, and retail and consumer products industries, as well as our considerable experience in more than 100 distinct areas of practice, including privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, environment, and mergers and acquisitions. Our full-service litigation practice is one of the largest in the country, with particular depth in key litigation markets such as Texas, California, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic.
Since 1901 and our early history in Texas and Virginia, we have worked to uphold the standards set by our founding partners. These individuals built the firm on the principles of unsurpassed client service, adherence to the highest ethical standards, and sustained investments in our local communities and the legal profession. Their core values remain the hallmark of our firm, where we honor and learn from the lessons of the past while keeping our eyes firmly positioned on the future. Today, we serve as tr...usted advisors to some of the world’s most respected companies—a number of whom we have represented for more than a century—and are vigorous advocates for those who need legal aid but cannot afford it.
Our clients include companies, individuals, governments and institutions from across the spectrum of industries that make up today’s global economy. We represent nine of the Fortune 10 and more than one third of the current Fortune 100. To assist with their myriad legal and business needs, we work seamlessly across jurisdictions, bringing together cross-disciplinary teams with extensive industry, legal and strategic planning experience to devise tailored solutions that can overcome current challenges and mitigate future risks.
Hunton Andrews Kurth lawyers and practices are frequently recognized in Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500, as well as Bloomberg Capital Markets Rankings, Benchmark: Litigation and other legal guides.
We have a substantial presence in centers of commerce and government across the United States, with more than 150 lawyers in each of our Houston, New York, Richmond and Washington, DC, locations. We also have offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Norfolk, San Francisco and The Woodlands. Internationally, we serve clients all over the world from offices in Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Dubai and London.
