Goodwin Procter Llp
Assistant, Legal Recruiting (Lateral Associate Recruitment)
New York · Junior
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About the role
- Join Goodwin's Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale.
- This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.
- This role contributes to the firm's efforts to attract, recruit, and hire exceptional law students and experienced attorneys in alignment with the firm's strategic talent goals.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and update the recruiting database (LawCruit), including candidate records, interview schedules, evaluations, and reporting for lateral associate hiring.
- Support conflicts, background check and onboarding processes.
- Partner with HR and other departments to facilitate smooth onboarding of new attorneys.
- Manage recruiting materials, departmental supplies, and assist with additional projects as needed.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing deadlines.
- Here, we're not just supporting a law firm; we're partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions.
- Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we're proud to have been recognised as the "Best Business Team" by The American Lawyer.
- The Legal Recruiting (LR) Assistant provides key administrative and logistical support to the Legal Recruiting team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 1-2 years of relevant experience, ideally in a law firm or law school career services setting.
- Willingness to work occasional extended hours as required.
- Occasional travel as required.
Nice to have
- experience with LawCruit preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable working with databases
Compensation
- At Goodwin, you will discover your next career opportunity with a rewarding compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including:
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement & Savings Plan
- Paid vacation, sick time off, and holidays
- Employee wellness and assistance programs
- Employee discounts and perks
Company info
- At Goodwin, we work with some of the world's most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
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