Attorney Recruiting Specialist

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 16 offices and 800 attorneys who provide comprehensive legal and advocacy services to clients operating in the United States and around the world. Our professionals have built a reputation for their leading knowledge and experience across a spectrum of industries and are recognized for their commitment to pro bono work in their communities.

Since our inception in 1946, Blank Rome’s culture has been dedicated to providing top-level service to all of our clients and has been rooted in the strength of our diversity and inclusion initiatives. Our commitment to our core values and dedication to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment, allows the firm to attract and retain the brightest in the industry.

Job Overview

The Attorney Recruiting Specialist is an integral part our firm-wide recruiting program, including Summer Associate recruiting as well as lateral hiring.

This role is a hybrid working arrangement. Potential candidates must live within commuting distance of our Philadelphia office to be onsite 3 days per week. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting.

Essential Functions

• Report to the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting, and work closely with the legal recruiting team and Hiring Partners on the entire recruitment process from initial interview through ultimate hiring.
• Review candidates and coordinate on-campus interviewing as well as callback interviews for the Philadelphia office.
• Work with legal recruiting team to develop, plan, and assist with firm-wide Summer Program.
• Execute the Philadelphia Summer Program in coordination with the recruiting team as well as Hiring Partners, local Recruiting Committee members, and attorneys.
  
  This includes coordinating trainings; planning, executing, and attending events; helping manage work assignments and mentoring relationships; and assisting with reviews and extension of offers.
• Work in conjunction with the Senior Manager of Attorney Recruiting to strategize best ways to connect with candidates in response to changes in the student recruiting legal market.
• Organize outreach initiatives in conjunction with local law schools, including on campus events and recruiting receptions.
• Track the Philadelphia summer associate program expenses in line with department budget.
• Market and help recruit for lateral candidates, with a specific emphasis on Philadelphia, including understanding hiring needs, prompting internal referrals, and working with recruiting agencies.
• Work in internal databases and prepare candidate correspondence.
• Partner with other firm functions, including Professional Development, Practice Management, Innovation and Value, and Human Resources Operations, and develop and maintain relationships with legal placement firms.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
• Work additional hours as needed to fulfill job requirements.

The above essential functions represent the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. The firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion.

Skills/Qualifications

• 5+ years of attorney recruiting experience, or comparable law firm experience.
• Experience with vi Desktop and/or Flo Recruit is a plus.
• Superior written and oral communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Client service oriented, highly responsive, and can effectively interface with attorneys at all levels, law school administrators, legal recruiters, and staff.
• Strong organizational and detail skills.
• Accurate, precise, and follows up regularly and appropriately.
• Able to prioritize workload and multi-task, and work well under pressure.
• Motivated, proactive, takes…