Attorney Hiring Assistant

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Atlanta, GA
Entry level
Legal Tech
The Role
The Attorney Hiring Assistant supports hiring processes through admin tasks, candidate coordination, event assistance, and database management related to recruitment.
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THE FIRM

As a leading international law firm, we are dedicated to excellence through impactful communication, collaboration, and community involvement. Our company culture has earned us a spot on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For©" for 26 consecutive years. This honor, along with many others, highlights our commitment to innovation and professional development. At Alston & Bird LLP, our foundation is made of trust, reliability, and compassion.

JOB DESCRIPTION

In addition to daily administrative duties including data entry, expense reports, filing, correspondence, and preparation for hiring meetings, the assistant will also have the added responsibilities of facilitating interviews, helping with and attending summer associate and law school recruiting events, diversity functions, summer associate orientation, and working on discreet projects for each office involving research, lateral associate, counsel, and partner interview coordination, database management, and the like. The Attorney Hiring Assistant will report to the Director of Attorney Hiring and the Regional Attorney Hiring Manager.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

  • Supporting the Partner Growth Team with firmwide lateral partner hiring efforts.
  • Entering candidates, monitoring applications, and updating statuses in Flo Recruit.
  • Creating/maintaining candidate folders in iManage.
  • Corresponding with law student candidates regarding scheduling their screenings/callback interviews.
  • Hosting virtual law school and lateral candidate interviews.
  • Processing departmental expenses.
  • Updating internal charts including firmwide and Atlanta callback tracking charts.
  • Working with law schools to request resume collections as well as getting summer positions posted to job boards.
  • Assisting coordinators with preparing for on-campus activities.
  • Coordination of logistics related to in-office and virtual candidate visits.
  • Assisting with the summer associate program as needed.
  • Assisting with lateral associate hiring as needed.
  • Creating and requesting event invitations.
  • Providing support during law student, summer associate and on-campus social events.
  • Supporting firmwide team in processing candidate application and interview materials.
  • Maintaining firmwide search firm tracking chart
  • Other duties as assigned by the Director of Attorney Hiring and the Regional Attorney Hiring Manager.

SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.

 EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • College degree highly preferred.

If selected for an interview, a representative from Alston & Bird will contact you. To make sure you're a good fit for Alston & Bird and we're a good fit for you, be prepared for an in-depth interview process.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Alston & Bird LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer does not discriminate on the bases of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.

The statements contained in this position description are not necessarily all-inclusive, additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned, and requirements may vary from time to time.

Professional business references and a background screening will be required for all final applicants selected for a position.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact [email protected].

Alston & Bird is not currently accepting resumes from agencies for this position. If you are a recruiter, search firm, or employment agency, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate even if Alston & Bird hires the candidate. 

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The Company
Atlanta, GA
2,261 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1893

What We Do

At Alston & Bird, a leading international firm, our people trust the people they work for, take pride in what they do, enjoy the people they work with and serve the communities in which they live. Our workplace culture has been praised as one of the most open and receptive in the United States, not only among law firms, but also among all businesses. Alston & Bird has been ranked on FORTUNE magazine’s "100 Best Companies to work for"​ list for 24 consecutive years.

We have offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels, Charlotte, Dallas, Fort Worth, London, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.

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