Legal Recruiting Specialist

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Legal Recruiting Specialist is responsible for supporting the Senior Manager of Legal Recruiting and the Boston entry level legal recruiting team to attract and hire top entry level legal talent. Assists department leadership with the execution of recruitment initiatives, including the annual summer program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Execute on-campus outreach initiatives to build and manage candidate pipelines; engage candidates at events designed to market the firm.
• Partner with the Boston entry level recruiting team to organize interview schedules, collect and synthesize interviewer’s feedback, produce offers, and engage with follow-up processes.
• Strategize on the creation, execution, and management of the local office summer associate program including logistical planning, work allocation, assignment tracking, preparing for mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations.
• Organize events for summer program and manage event budget, attendance, and logistics associated.
• Serve as first line resource for hearing and resolving summer associate questions and other duties associated with the summer program as assigned by the Senior Legal Recruiting Manager.
• Maintain candidate records using the legal recruiting database; analyzes complex data to make recommendations.
• Represent the firm through membership at local legal recruiting organization; stay current of evolving developments in recruiting field.
• Network and partner with law school career services personnel and faculty to raise firm’s profile.
• Conduct market research with peer firm representatives as requested.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Legal Recruiting Director, Senior Managers and Managers.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES

• Flexibility in responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
• Must be team-oriented and share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Ability to communicate effectively with attorneys and staff across all levels of seniority to support staffing needs.
• Must be innovative and proactive in marketing the firm to various candidate constituencies.
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Ability to multi-task, manage, and prioritize projects effectively.
• Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to new systems and processes.
• Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful, organized, and professional manner.
• Looks for opportunities to streamline recruitment processes for greater efficiency.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of recruiting or attorney professional development experience at a mid-sized or large law firm, career services, or other professional services industry preferred.
• Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with database programs (e.g., FloRecruit, LawCruit, Symplicity).
• Excellent written and oral communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to recognize confidential information and to maintain confidentiality of such information.
• Ability to work efficiently independently as well as within a team.
• Highly-motivated with strong initiative skills.

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston: $77,000 - $117,450

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.

This is a non-exempt position; candidate must be willing and able to handle overtime as needed. Some travel will be required.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.