Ropes & Gray LLP
Lateral Recruiting Specialist
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Lateral Recruiting Specialist
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About Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years – rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.
The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
Overview The Lateral Recruiting Specialist serves the firm as a trusted advisor by fulfilling the activities related to the recruiting and hiring of lateral associate attorneys, including managing relationships with legal search firms, reviewing and indexing candidate submissions, scheduling interviews, and leading onboarding efforts. This role collaborates with and supports the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting in developing and implementing effective, strategic approaches to lateral associate recruiting across all U.S. offices.
Responsibilities
Coordinates lateral associate hiring efforts across all U.S. offices, working directly with the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting to ensure the team is aligned to and meets practice group’s hiring goals.
Maintains data quality and accuracy in the candidate tracking system, LawCruit, for all lateral associate candidates, conducts quality assurance checks, and assists Legal Recruiting Department Leadership by exporting and analyzing data to collect statistical metrics related to lateral associate recruiting.
Manages communications in the firm’s Associate Recruiting inbox, maintaining relationships with legal search firms, organizing submissions from internal sources, resolving questions around submission authorization, and handling duplicate submissions efficiently.
Engages in all aspects of lateral associate recruiting, including strategic recruiting approaches for individual candidates, updating Practice Group Leaders and other partners regarding candidate status, generating and updating lateral associate pipeline reports, and organizing interview schedules.
Manages the interview process including scheduling, greeting, and communicating with candidates; facilitates decision-making and follow-up initiatives, collects and circulates interview feedback; produces offer letters and arranges after-offer meetings.
Oversees background and conflict check research processes, serving as liaison to background check service provider.
Manages onboarding process, collaborating with business support departments to ensure effective onboarding and integration of lateral associate hires, coordinating with practice group administration to complete all pre-start procedures.
Works with the Director to gather and analyze market intelligence, identify recruiting trends, and assess status of the job market for lateral associate recruiting.
Represents the firm through participation in legal recruiting industry organization events.
Performs additional duties as assigned by the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting.
Essential Capabilities
Flexibility in responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
Superb attention to detail and organizational abilities.
Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels of firm personnel.
Team-orientation to share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with appropriate parties.
Ability to multi-task, manage, and prioritize projects effectively.
Ability to work independently, under the direction of others, and as part of a team.
Ability to recognize confidential information and maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
Proactive learner with flexibility in adapting to new systems and processes.
Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful and professional manner.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Minimum of 3–5 years of administrative assistant experience, preferably in a law firm, legal recruiting department, career services office or a professional services firm.
Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database programs (e.g., LawCruit, iCIMs).
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
Compensation And Total Rewards Package Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities, and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is: Boston, Chicago & Washington, DC: $70,500 – $107,550; New York: $73,900 – $112,650. This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.
Working Conditions This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Human Resources; Industries: Law Practice
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Lateral Recruiting Specialist
role at
Ropes & Gray LLP .
About Ropes & Gray Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years – rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.
The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
Overview The Lateral Recruiting Specialist serves the firm as a trusted advisor by fulfilling the activities related to the recruiting and hiring of lateral associate attorneys, including managing relationships with legal search firms, reviewing and indexing candidate submissions, scheduling interviews, and leading onboarding efforts. This role collaborates with and supports the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting in developing and implementing effective, strategic approaches to lateral associate recruiting across all U.S. offices.
Responsibilities
Coordinates lateral associate hiring efforts across all U.S. offices, working directly with the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting to ensure the team is aligned to and meets practice group’s hiring goals.
Maintains data quality and accuracy in the candidate tracking system, LawCruit, for all lateral associate candidates, conducts quality assurance checks, and assists Legal Recruiting Department Leadership by exporting and analyzing data to collect statistical metrics related to lateral associate recruiting.
Manages communications in the firm’s Associate Recruiting inbox, maintaining relationships with legal search firms, organizing submissions from internal sources, resolving questions around submission authorization, and handling duplicate submissions efficiently.
Engages in all aspects of lateral associate recruiting, including strategic recruiting approaches for individual candidates, updating Practice Group Leaders and other partners regarding candidate status, generating and updating lateral associate pipeline reports, and organizing interview schedules.
Manages the interview process including scheduling, greeting, and communicating with candidates; facilitates decision-making and follow-up initiatives, collects and circulates interview feedback; produces offer letters and arranges after-offer meetings.
Oversees background and conflict check research processes, serving as liaison to background check service provider.
Manages onboarding process, collaborating with business support departments to ensure effective onboarding and integration of lateral associate hires, coordinating with practice group administration to complete all pre-start procedures.
Works with the Director to gather and analyze market intelligence, identify recruiting trends, and assess status of the job market for lateral associate recruiting.
Represents the firm through participation in legal recruiting industry organization events.
Performs additional duties as assigned by the Director of Lateral Associate Recruiting.
Essential Capabilities
Flexibility in responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
Superb attention to detail and organizational abilities.
Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
Ability to interact effectively with all levels of firm personnel.
Team-orientation to share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with appropriate parties.
Ability to multi-task, manage, and prioritize projects effectively.
Ability to work independently, under the direction of others, and as part of a team.
Ability to recognize confidential information and maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
Proactive learner with flexibility in adapting to new systems and processes.
Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful and professional manner.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Minimum of 3–5 years of administrative assistant experience, preferably in a law firm, legal recruiting department, career services office or a professional services firm.
Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database programs (e.g., LawCruit, iCIMs).
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.
Compensation And Total Rewards Package Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities, and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is: Boston, Chicago & Washington, DC: $70,500 – $107,550; New York: $73,900 – $112,650. This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.
Working Conditions This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Human Resources; Industries: Law Practice
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