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The Legal Recruiting & Associate Life Coordinator supports both the Legal Recruiting and Legal Talent functions of the Boston office and reports to the Director of Administration - Boston. Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and overseeing the Summer Associate program; coordinating summer and lateral associate recruiting, onboarding, and integration; and supporting associate professional development and wellbeing, serving as a point of contact and resource to all Boston Associates.  This role also includes ensuring a focus on inclusion and diversity, liaising and managing relationships with area law schools, and building and promoting the STB brand in the Boston legal market.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate successful summer and lateral associate and counsel recruiting for the Boston office – including virtual and in-person interview coordination, liaising with candidates, offer extension, and follow up
• Support Boston office Recruiting Committee Partner(s), including tracking and providing candidate status updates
• Facilitate Career Services and Law School relationships and promote the Firm’s on campus presence and engagement, including planning and attending 1L events and tracking sponsorships and student group activities
• Coordinate summer program recruiting process and interviews
• Develop Summer program events calendar with Summer Associate Committee and Director of Administration, create invitations, coordinate logistics, work with vendors, and oversee events to ensure seamless execution
• Coordinate Summer Associate assignments and performance review process
• Coordinate new associate and counsel onboarding, orientation, and integration
• Provide support for associate mentoring programs
• Coordinate practice group trainings and meetings with group leadership
• Facilitate and track various associate-related tasks, including but not limited to bar admission forms/tracking and training and development opportunities
• Develop, with Director of Administration, annual recruiting and legal talent budgets
• Track expenses, process invoices, and provide budget reports as needed 
• Understand and respond to national and regional legal recruiting trends
• Flexibility to adjust hours to meet departmental needs and perform other related duties as assigned

Education

Required

• Bachelor’s degree required

Skills & Experience

Required  

• 3-5 years of legal recruiting and attorney development experience required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent judgment, professional maturity, and risk management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work independently, prioritize workloads, and meet deadlines
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer service at all times; exercise courtesy and diplomacy with Firm personnel and representatives outside of the company
• Ability to use tact and discretion and maintain utmost confidentiality of personnel information
• Highly dependable and demonstrated consistent, effective administrative and clerical performance for the accomplishment of responsibilities and defined objectives
• Strong administrative and data management skills
• Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Excel and PowerPoint required

Preferred

• Previous experience working in an administrative capacity in a large law firm
• Proficiency in Flo Recruit, vi and other similar recruiting systems preferred

Salary Information

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