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At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

As the Senior Legal Recruiting Coordinator you will manage the recruiting process for non-partner attorneys in their assigned office(s). Reporting to the Regional Senior Legal Recruiting Manager you will work closely with hiring partners, and be responsible for implementing attorney search strategies to identify high quality candidates, in alignment with the Firm’s core values of diversity, collaboration, and innovation.

THE DAY-TO-DAY:

On any given day you will work with the legal recruiting team and partners across the firm supporting the attorney recruiting efforts for the offices you support.  You will:

• Coordinate full life-cycle recruitment of non-partner lateral attorneys.
• Coordinate Summer Fellowship Program for Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte and Washington, DC.
• Publicize job openings to reach a broad and diverse applicant pool.
• Track and review applications in a timely manner, and identify qualified candidates for interview.
• Schedule interviews with candidates, gather interview feedback, and prepare summary of interview evaluations.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience by welcoming candidates, overseeing interviews, and providing prompt feedback to candidates and search firms.
• Maintain an updated recruiting database and prepare regular reports on the status of open requisitions and pending candidates.
• Communicate with recruiting agencies and applicants regarding inquiries, offers, and application status.
• Establish and maintain relationships with legal search firms, ensure that contingency fee agreements are in place and current, and process placement fee invoices in a timely manner.
• Participate in local office meetings and collaborate with local office administration on recruiting efforts.
• Assist the Legal Recruiting team with other projects or tasks assigned from time to time.
  
  

YOU HAVE:

• At least five years of Legal Recruiting experience.
• Initiative, team orientation, commitment to diversity and excellent interpersonal, organizational, and technical skills are required. 
• Strong attention to detail, creative problem solving skills, and the ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple and shifting priorities.  
• Flexibility to adjust hours to meet operating needs is required.
• A strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook required.  Knowledge of Workday and viRecruit a plus.
• Knowledge of attorney recruiting procedures and a minimum of two years’ law firm or other professional recruiting experience is required. Bachelor's degree preferred. 

What We Provide:

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm. Our allied professionals are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm. We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence. 

We are also proud to be an influential leader in inclusion and diversity. The firm has been recognized for our efforts by the Human Rights Campaign and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. We are Mansfield 2.0 certified, a reflection of our ongoing commitment to advancing candidates from underrepresented groups.

More About Seyfarth:

With more than 900 lawyers across 16 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, Seyfarth Shaw maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good faith efforts to recruit, hire and advance in employment qualified minorities, females, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click EEO is the LAW 

It is an essential job requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for this role.  If you need an accommodation of any kind for religious or disability reasons, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.

This position is based in Washington, DC 20001