Law Student Recruiting Manager
McDermott Will & Emery
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- A Firm where everyone belongs: Our award-winning culture prioritizes warmth and authenticity — we encourage you to be yourself!
- Enthusiasm for diverse perspectives: We’re smarter and stronger when everyone has a voice and a seat at the table. We welcome unique viewpoints and ideas, and we make opportunities for you and your career to thrive.
- Support to feel your best and do your best: Wellness is integral to building a successful career and a rich life. That’s why our benefits program supports your physical, emotional, mental and financial health, with an emphasis on work/life balance.
- Real rewards for real work: We offer generous compensation packages that recognize hard work and excellence.
- Develop and maintain relationships with law school career services offices and student organizations at key feeder schools to coordinate firm participation and sponsorship of outreach activities
- Draft pre-arrival onboarding communications for summer associates to ensure consistent onboarding experience
- Create and update annual on-campus interviewing related documents and templates
- Keep abreast of current recruiting practices and market trends, and maintain active membership in the National Association for Law Placement and the local city group
- Develop and review recruiting marketing materials, NALP forms, and law student surveys
- Act as resource for other administrative departments regarding policies, procedures, and questions related to law student recruitment activities
- Lead the law student recruiting process for assigned office(s) through on-campus recruiting including coordinating with law schools, creating interview schedules, gathering interviewer feedback, and facilitating the callback interview and offer process
- Plan and execute10-week summer associate program for assigned office(s) including the work assignment and evaluation processes, events, and other logistics
- Maintain the applicant tracking system and ensure data integrity for all applicants
- Compile and analyze on-campus recruiting data and survey results
- Contribute to firm-wide recruiting initiatives by assisting on special projects
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 5 years of recruitment experience in a professional services environment; prior experience in law student recruiting strongly preferred.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and prioritize responsibilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgment, and handle and maintain confidential information.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word).
- Ability to travel within the US on a limited basis.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, stoop, talk and hear
- Employee must occasionally lift up to twenty (20) pounds