Recruiting Assistant

Position Summary

Our Recruiting and Retention department has the opportunity for a Recruiting Assistant to join the Firm’s expanding Talent team. Our Recruiting Team supports full-cycle recruiting efforts for all lateral attorneys and business professional staff firm-wide. Under supervision, the recruiting assistant provides administrative assistance to the Recruiting Team. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Recruiting (Attorney Recruiting) and will perform complex and specialized administrative tasks related to sourcing, attracting, and hiring lateral attorneys, while working collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment.

This position may also assist with business professional recruiting as needed. This position is hybrid and will sit in our Denver, CO office.

• Assisting with day-to-day administrative recruiting tasks such as maintaining resumes and candidate profiles in the firm’s applicant tracking system (ATS), posting jobs, scheduling interviews, scheduling check-in and exit calls, monitoring Firm-Recruiting email correspondence, etc.
• Tracking Referrals, maintaining needed documentation, and coordinating with payroll to issue referral payments
• Monitoring email ticketing system for incoming Recruiting emails and handle accordingly
• Processing expenses and invoices for timely payment consistent with firm policy
• Maintaining various reports and surveys related to applicant and candidate tracking
• Updating and maintaining applicant tracking system (iCIMS)
• Coordinating with Office Administrators to draft and post job ads
• Assisting with projects including Excel, PowerPoint, research and reporting
• Other administrative duties as assigned

• 1+ years of professional administrative support experience
• Law firm experience preferred
• Associates or bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or community college preferred
• Candidates should possess strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and enjoy working in a team‑oriented and fast‑paced environment
• Able to efficiently manage to completion multiple, time‑sensitive projects with competing deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Can be relied upon to exercise good judgment, confidentiality and discretion
• Plans ahead and proactively anticipates and resolves problems
• Has strong professional and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in HR or recruiting is a plus
• Proficient in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Document Management System, and expense systems

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Business Professional Staff including:
Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Equal Opportunity Employer.