Dykema Gossett PLLC, a leading national law firm, is seeking to hire a Legal Recruiter based in our Chicago office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support firm-wide lateral associate recruiting, integration, and retention processes.
• Oversee Chicago student recruiting program including planning on-campus visits, recruiting touch points, and virtual events.
• Plan and execute Chicago summer associate program in conjunction with hiring partners, overseeing social events and day-to-day work assignments and oversight.
• Draft job descriptions, source candidates, coordinate interviews, manage candidate relations, and provide status updates and recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Establish partnerships with partner law school career services teams.
• Build relationships with external search firms, facilitating smooth onboarding and integration processes.
• Support diversity & inclusion initiatives, including Mansfield Certification.
• Analyze recruiting data and collaborate with teams to execute successful onboarding and integration during the summer associate program.
• Implement and review recruiting feedback and surveys, and report on strategic recruiting goals.
• Assist with other recruiting efforts as needed and report on industry-related news and data.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to gain strong knowledge of the firm, its culture, practices, and policies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Professional demeanor with the ability to interact effectively at all organizational levels.
• Strong knowledge of legal industry practices and policies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience with applicant tracking systems.
• Highly motivated, creative, and results-oriented with the ability to work independently and under deadline pressure.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and ethical hiring practices.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Detail-oriented and forward-thinking with strong organizational and time-management skills.

About Dykema Gossett PLLC

What distinguishes Dykema from other firms? Our most distinguishing factor is our growth strategy. Our growth has resulted from many factors, foremost among them the success of our clients and their increasing need for experienced legal representation at the state, national and international levels. We continue to pursue targeted, strategic growth, based upon the needs of our clients. Our associates’ professional development is a high priority. We provide extensive in-house and support external programming on substantive legal topics, skills development and practice topics. The training curriculum is complemented by our formal mentoring and career planning programs. We host two associate retreats each year. First, we bring each class of entry-level hires together for an orientation–style retreat. Topics include our organizational structure, associate evaluations, ethics, law firm economics and relations with staff. One highlight each year is an off-the-record panel discussion with some associates who field questions posed. The second retreat alternates between an event for our mid-level associates with a focus on the path to partnership and the second is a Business Development W...orkshop for our senior attorneys. Besides training, mentoring, career planning and retreats, we support mandatory bar admissions, compliance and CLE requirements. The firm’s initiatives and policies benefit from associate input and feedback through the elected Dykema Associates’ Committee representing associates across offices and practice areas. What distinguishes our summer program? Our summer associates are connected to the firm via our Summer Associate Extranet early in the calendar year. This tool enables us to exchange information and answer questions quickly and before their arrival. Our program gives summer associates a realistic picture of the firm and its work and provides the firm an opportunity to measure a summer associate’s likelihood of success in our environment through meaningful assignments and interaction with our attorneys. As we grow, we are determined to retain our core cultural values, based on a commitment to superior client service, maintaining a cooperative and civil work environment, and helping our diverse group of lawyers develop their skills.

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