Talent Recruiting Senior Coordinator

The Talent Recruiting Senior Coordinator supports full-cycle recruitment for the Philadelphia office, with a primary focus on summer associate recruiting and program administration. This role partners closely with hiring managers, the Talent team, and practice group leadership to attract, engage, and hire top talent. The Senior Coordinator will also provide support for hiring business services professionals, as well as lateral associates and counsel, as needed.

Job Description

Summer Associate Recruiting & Program

• Coordinate the campus interviewing program, including autonomously screening resumes, coordinating interview schedules, collecting interview feedback and acting as liaison to candidates throughout the interview process
• Assist with the design and coordination of the summer associate program for Philadelphia, including organizing and attending social events and supporting the training calendar
• Lead the callback process for Philadelphia, organizing and confirming interview schedules and arrangements, follow-up meetings and related events
• Manage the post-offer process, including attorney follow-up and coordination of offer dinners and return visits for candidates
• Prepare materials and statistics for weekly hiring committee and summer committee meetings
• Facilitate offer letters and onboarding documents; record and maintain all candidate data in applicant tracking system
• Collaborate with lawyers on the summer committees to ensure summer associates receive the appropriate number of assignments and receive feedback from attorneys, including arranging of mid and end of season reviews

General Recruiting & Administration

• Support recruiting efforts across lateral associate, counsel and business services professional hiring, as needed
• Source candidates, review resumes, coordinate interview scheduling, collect feedback and track all candidates through the recruiting process
• Collaborate with operations teams, to support diligence and onboarding of new hires
• Maintain candidate tracking systems and ensure adherence to file retention policies
• Assist with updating recruiting materials, including the NALP form, LinkedIn and the firm website
• Stay current on legal hiring market trends and contribute to process improvement efforts

QUALIFICATIONS / KSAs

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3+ years of law firm or professional services recruiting experience, preferably including summer associate, Business Services Professional (BSP) or lateral hiring
• Systems required: LawCruit or ViRecruit, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Strong oral and written communication skills and attention to detail; highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and to prioritize and coordinate own work
• Ability to communicate professionally and diplomatically with professionals at all organizational levels of the firm
• Ability to function in a collaborative organization on a fast-paced and energetic recruiting team
• Display a positive, high-energy attitude
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Some travel is required

PHYSICAL EFFORT / WORK CONDITIONS

• This position operates in a professional office environment which is generally free of hazards and exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• This position requires regular attendance on-site at a Dechert location.
• This position routinely operates standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopy machines, fax machines and filing cabinets, and requires frequent communication with the firm’s employees and partners as well as third parties.
• This position is mainly sedentary. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to read, sit and type for sustained periods of time; to walk, stand, reach and bend; to open and close filing cabinets and access and retrieve materials in file rooms; to lift, carry and move files or other items of light to moderate weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
• This position requires a normal audio range, with or without correction. It also requires the normal visual range, with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Job Description

Location(s)

Philadelphia

Time Type

Full time

Dechert LLP is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination.  The Firm prohibits unlawful discrimination in any term or condition of employment against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, membership or service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.