CONTRACT | Legal Recruiting Assistant Job at Lawyers On Demand in Baltimore

Overview

Senior Manager, Talent Solutions, at Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio Company, is seeking two contract Legal Recruiting Assistants to support one of our prestigious law firm clients for a hybrid assignment in Washington, DC.

Start: December 2025

Duration: 4-8 months

Pay Rate: $26/hour

Key Responsibilities

• Application Management: Review, process, and organize candidate applications, including resumes and other materials. Prepare candidate files and interview evaluation packets.
• Interview Coordination: Assist with all aspects of the on-campus interview process. Assist with scheduling both virtual and in-person interviews using internal tools and systems. Maintain candidate files and schedules for interviews.
• Professional Communication: Communicate professionally with law students, attorneys, and law school career services offices. Monitor and manage the Legal Recruiting Outlook email account, ensuring timely responses and organized inquiries.
• Post-Offer and Onboarding Support: Support post-offer processes, including material collection, tracking offer calls, and preparing onboarding documentation. Handle offer letters and candidate acceptances, keeping all involved parties updated.
• Summer Associate Program Assistance: Track pre-arrival information, draft arrival notices, schedule orientation sessions and exit interviews. Assist in planning social events and training programs.
• Lateral and Judicial Clerk Candidate Support: Assist the Legal Recruitment Manager with organizing lateral associate and judicial clerk applications. Prepare candidate summaries for hiring partner review and liaise with select search firms.
• Database and Record Management: Maintain the legal recruiting database, viRecruit, with current and accurate candidate information. Coordinate payments for new and lateral associate hires, including bar fees, clerkship costs, moving, and travel expenses.
• Administrative Support: Answer the Recruiting Department main phone line and direct calls as appropriate. Prepare correspondence for potential candidates and incoming legal personnel. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; proofreads accurately, efficiently and dependably.
• Must be available to work additional hours.
• Exercises confidentiality and discretion.
• Demonstrates use of good judgment and good interpersonal communication skills.
• Balances competing priorities and works efficiently under the pressure of meeting multiple deadlines with frequent interruptions.
• Works effectively with others as part of a team.

Equal Opportunity

LOD is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our Ways of Working, and we celebrate and embrace it. We know the individual differences of our people make us collectively better and we encourage all applicants; including people with disability, career breaks, gender diverse, LGBTQIA, and culturally diverse communities to join us so we can do great things together.

Job Function and Industry

• Job function: Legal and Administrative
• Industries: Law Practice and Legal Services