Job Description
Baker Botts is a full-service, leading international law firm seeking a Lateral Partner Recruiting Assistant to join their Legal Recruiting Department. This role provides administrative and project support for lateral partner recruiting efforts, ensuring confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
Responsibilities
- Assist with coordinating Firmwide lateral partner recruiting efforts, including assisting with interview scheduling, onboarding, and orientation
- Arrange and schedule lateral candidate interviews and meetings across offices, including maintaining calendars and appointment schedules, booking conference rooms, and preparing meeting materials
- Keep updated candidate notes in the applicant tracking system
- Attend and participate in weekly lateral partner recruiting update calls
- Assist with general administrative duties as needed
- Other projects as assigned by Chief Recruiting Officer and the Lateral Partner Recruiting team
Skills
- Minimum of 1 year of professional work experience required
- Bachelors degree required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are required
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point)
- Must always demonstrate exceptional customer service skills and professional demeanor
- Must be highly organized, meticulously-detail oriented, while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy
- Must demonstrate a proven ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment, juggle multiple assignments, and work responsibly under pressure
- Must be a highly resourceful team-player, and polite and respectful of others
- Must speak and act professionally at all times and maintain a professional appearance
- Experience with lateral partner recruiting strongly preferred
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