Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description Summary

We have an opening in our HR Department for a temporary (estimated 6-9 months) Talent Acquisition Specialist who will help attract, screen and select qualified staff across all levels in the firm. This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires 2 days onsite per week at your designated office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs.

This is a full-time exempt position.

• Conducts and coordinates candidate screening and interview processes, including reviewing resumes and applications, and referring qualified applicants to hiring managers
• Recommends final candidates to appropriate hiring manager and conducts and coordinates pre-hire and offer processes
• Partner with hiring managers to review, analyze and clarify job specifications and skills required; understand business operations and develop recruiting strategies
• Develop sourcing plans specific to each job opportunity; utilize proactive recruiting and behavioral interview techniques
• Create a “best in class” candidate and client experience by driving speed, quality and effective communication, including status updates

• Excellent interviewing skills
• Skills to allow effective communication with managers
• Ability to develop effective working relationships while maintaining strict confidentiality
• A thorough knowledge of recruitment and selection techniques
• Ability to coordinate numerous projects and tasks simultaneously and set appropriate priority levels; ability to coordinate project resources when required
• Ability to respond creatively and with composure under pressure
• Ability to work beyond regular business hours as required
• Bachelor's degree preferred. #LI-Hybrid

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, the ideal candidate will have 3+ years of recruiting experience (law firm or professional services experience a plus), and knowledge of state and federal employment law.

We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The anticipated range for this position is: $84,000 - $120,000. Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

For more than five decades, Fenwick & West has helped some of the world’s most recognized companies become, and remain, market leaders. From emerging enterprises to large public corporations, our clients are leaders in the technology, life sciences and cleantech sectors and are fundamentally changing the world through rapid innovation. Having worked alongside such progressive and cutting edge companies for so long, our culture has come to reflect the entrepreneurial spirit of our client base.

Unlike traditional law firms, we move at our clients’ speed and have earned the reputation as a go-to law firm for growing companies that need insightful, strategic counsel to help tackle the challenging issues that arise when the law cannot keep up with their pace of innovation. With the…