Website Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Overview:
Gunderson Dettmer has an opening for a temporary Legal Recruiting Assistant to support our Legal Recruiting team. The duration of this assignment is anticipated to be three months with potential to convert to permanent. This position requires onsite/hybrid work in our New York City office. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate seeking to learn about recruiting in a law firm environment. The ideal candidate will thrive on working closely with others and enjoy multitasking to collaborate on various projects.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with and maintaining candidate and training databases, including correspondence to candidates and recruiters, collecting evaluations, data entry and generating reports.
- Assist in planning and organizing summer associate program events, including tracking invoices and expenses, managing RSVP counts, and tracking summer associate files (evaluations, work assignments, transcripts).
- Prepare documents and correspondence, including outreach to law school career services and student organizations.
- Prepare interview materials specifically for OCI, including scheduling interviews, coordinating logistics, and ensuring smooth execution of the OCI process.
- Assist with updating department calendars and manage the team’s inbox, including organizing incoming correspondences and ensuring prompt responses to inquiries.
- Schedule interviews and manage logistics, including conference room reservations, catering and video conference logistics, and circulating calendar invitations.
- Host candidates during interviews, including greeting in-person candidates and facilitating their interview schedule throughout the day.
Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree required.
- Prior human resources, professional development, recruiting, event planning or administrative experience in an office environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Outlook, with knowledge of Excel.
- Experience with recruiting databases such as ViRecruit preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- The use of good judgment and discretion.
- Ability to work across multiple offices and to occasionally be available to do overtime, as needed.
Additional Information:
The expected pay rate for this position is $30.00 - $35.00 per hour.