Kirkland & Ellis
Senior Legal Recruiting Coordinator
Kirkland & Ellis, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
About Kirkland & Ellis
At Kirkland & Ellis, we are united in our ambition and drive to move forward. We share core values that help us achieve excellence: collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect and gratitude. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field. Our talented professionals show up every day knowing they will engage in meaningful work, continuous learning and professional development.
As one of the world's leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and government, regulatory and internal investigations. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and, as a result, have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors. With 6,500 employees (including more than 3,500 lawyers) operating from 21 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are one of the largest law firms in the world and a top financial performer.
Essential Job Functions
Our Dallas office is looking to add a Senior Legal Recruiting Coordinator to provide strategic support to the Non-Lateral (Campus) recruiting efforts of the Dallas office. This individual will join a dynamic local team which partners closely with our other Texas offices, Austin and Houston, as well as the broader Firmwide Legal Recruiting and Development (LRD) department.
The ideal candidate will be an adept and proactive team player with strong organizational and problem-solving skills. Relationships are important so we are looking for someone to build connections among attorneys and staff; this position requires the ability to exercise independent judgment and confidentiality.
Specific Job Duties
(This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)Collaborate with Senior Legal Recruiting Manager and broader Dallas LRD team, broader TX LRD team, FW Recruiting team, and TX hiring partners and the TX Recruiting Committee to support recruiting strategies and programs in order to achieve non-lateral attorney hiring goals, including but not limited to supporting candidate sourcing and pipeline management with respect to meeting expected practice group hiring targetsCoordinate with Travel, Meetings and Events (TME) department to coordinate candidate event planning.Coordinate virtual, in-office and on-campus interviews and candidate outreach/touch points including in-office receptions, super interview days, offer dinners, pre-OCI events, campus sponsorships, and other recruiting initiativesSupport the Non-Lateral (Campus) hiring process and initiatives, including coordinating and scheduling fall and spring campus outreach, campus engagement, assisting with sourcing of candidates, including coordinating, updating, and organizing the correspondence of offer letters, reviewing offers for consistency and uniformitySupport Dallas office-owned assigned FW law school teams (UVA, Vanderbilt, SMU, etc.), supporting the FW recruiting team, greater TX office LRD team to brainstorm creative ways to engage assigned school and bolster our talent pipelineSupport strategic relationships with career services professionals, law student groups and professional networks to increase Kirkland's visibility and advance the Firm's recruiting strategiesAwareness of Dallas office Non-Lateral recruiting budget, ensuring timely creation and processing of Chrome River expenses and invoices while leveraging the appropriate GL to maintain accuracyTrain and develop seasonal contractors, ensuring they leverage and utilize relevant toolkits, how-to guides, and resources needed for role successMaintain Kirkland databases (vi Recruit) including candidate entry and status updates as needed; partnering with our FW recruiting team as necessary.Assist with completion of weekly compliance tasksServe as Dallas office Silkroad 'super user' and ensure events and attorney feedback are maintained in support of campus engagement touchpoints.Serve as Dallas office FloRecruit 'super user' and ensure critical tasks in support of summer and new associate onboarding are completed in a timely manner.Support and help coordinate Summer Associate Program including assisting with communication to summer associates, orientation programming, planning and coordination of social events, assisting with creation of mentoring pairings, assisting with monitoring of budget, assignment distribution and supporting the execution and scheduling of mid- and end-of-summer reviewsDevelop competency with interpretation of data-driven reports, projections, and statistical information as needed - developing the ability to leverage Tableau to produce data-driven visualizations to support recommendations and trendsCollaborate with other Kirkland offices and departments to identify efficiencies and best practicesCollaborate with FW recruiting team as needed and help with ad hoc departmental projectsOther duties as may be assignedQualifications & Requirements
Education, Work Experience, Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree required5+ years of recruiting experience in a law firm or professional services industryDemonstrated knowledge and expertise regarding lateral and student attorney recruitment activitiesStrong leadership and teamwork skillsStrong strategic planning problem-solving skills, and organizational skillsSuperior verbal and written communication skillsAbility to manage multiple priorities and deadlinesAbility to build relationships and work with individuals at all levels with varying personality typesSuperior verbal and written communication skillsA proactive approach and the ability to work "hands-on" as requiredProfessional presence that engenders confidence from firm management, attorneys, and candidatesStrong presentation skills combined with confidence and poiseProficiency in the use of software, including Microsoft Office. Experience with ViDesktop preferred.
Kirkland Ellis is a highly collaborative and collegiate environment where each contributing member is expected to excel in communication, initiative, building relationships, client focus, agility, business insight, and influencing outcomes.
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Equal Employment Opportunity
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Closing Statement
The www.kirkland.com job postings and recruiting mailbox are for candidates only. If you are a recruiter, search firm or employment agency, and do not have a signed contract with Kirkland & Ellis LLP ("K&E") and have not been asked specifically to submit candidates, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate even if K&E hires the candidate. Direct contact with K&E employees in an attempt to present candidates is inappropriate and will be a factor in determining any future professional relationship with the Firm. #LI-Hybrid #LI-LW2
At Kirkland & Ellis, we are united in our ambition and drive to move forward. We share core values that help us achieve excellence: collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect and gratitude. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field. Our talented professionals show up every day knowing they will engage in meaningful work, continuous learning and professional development.
As one of the world's leading law firms, we serve a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and government, regulatory and internal investigations. We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and, as a result, have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors. With 6,500 employees (including more than 3,500 lawyers) operating from 21 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we are one of the largest law firms in the world and a top financial performer.
Essential Job Functions
Our Dallas office is looking to add a Senior Legal Recruiting Coordinator to provide strategic support to the Non-Lateral (Campus) recruiting efforts of the Dallas office. This individual will join a dynamic local team which partners closely with our other Texas offices, Austin and Houston, as well as the broader Firmwide Legal Recruiting and Development (LRD) department.
The ideal candidate will be an adept and proactive team player with strong organizational and problem-solving skills. Relationships are important so we are looking for someone to build connections among attorneys and staff; this position requires the ability to exercise independent judgment and confidentiality.
Specific Job Duties
(This list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented and changed as necessary.)Collaborate with Senior Legal Recruiting Manager and broader Dallas LRD team, broader TX LRD team, FW Recruiting team, and TX hiring partners and the TX Recruiting Committee to support recruiting strategies and programs in order to achieve non-lateral attorney hiring goals, including but not limited to supporting candidate sourcing and pipeline management with respect to meeting expected practice group hiring targetsCoordinate with Travel, Meetings and Events (TME) department to coordinate candidate event planning.Coordinate virtual, in-office and on-campus interviews and candidate outreach/touch points including in-office receptions, super interview days, offer dinners, pre-OCI events, campus sponsorships, and other recruiting initiativesSupport the Non-Lateral (Campus) hiring process and initiatives, including coordinating and scheduling fall and spring campus outreach, campus engagement, assisting with sourcing of candidates, including coordinating, updating, and organizing the correspondence of offer letters, reviewing offers for consistency and uniformitySupport Dallas office-owned assigned FW law school teams (UVA, Vanderbilt, SMU, etc.), supporting the FW recruiting team, greater TX office LRD team to brainstorm creative ways to engage assigned school and bolster our talent pipelineSupport strategic relationships with career services professionals, law student groups and professional networks to increase Kirkland's visibility and advance the Firm's recruiting strategiesAwareness of Dallas office Non-Lateral recruiting budget, ensuring timely creation and processing of Chrome River expenses and invoices while leveraging the appropriate GL to maintain accuracyTrain and develop seasonal contractors, ensuring they leverage and utilize relevant toolkits, how-to guides, and resources needed for role successMaintain Kirkland databases (vi Recruit) including candidate entry and status updates as needed; partnering with our FW recruiting team as necessary.Assist with completion of weekly compliance tasksServe as Dallas office Silkroad 'super user' and ensure events and attorney feedback are maintained in support of campus engagement touchpoints.Serve as Dallas office FloRecruit 'super user' and ensure critical tasks in support of summer and new associate onboarding are completed in a timely manner.Support and help coordinate Summer Associate Program including assisting with communication to summer associates, orientation programming, planning and coordination of social events, assisting with creation of mentoring pairings, assisting with monitoring of budget, assignment distribution and supporting the execution and scheduling of mid- and end-of-summer reviewsDevelop competency with interpretation of data-driven reports, projections, and statistical information as needed - developing the ability to leverage Tableau to produce data-driven visualizations to support recommendations and trendsCollaborate with other Kirkland offices and departments to identify efficiencies and best practicesCollaborate with FW recruiting team as needed and help with ad hoc departmental projectsOther duties as may be assignedQualifications & Requirements
Education, Work Experience, Skills
The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree required5+ years of recruiting experience in a law firm or professional services industryDemonstrated knowledge and expertise regarding lateral and student attorney recruitment activitiesStrong leadership and teamwork skillsStrong strategic planning problem-solving skills, and organizational skillsSuperior verbal and written communication skillsAbility to manage multiple priorities and deadlinesAbility to build relationships and work with individuals at all levels with varying personality typesSuperior verbal and written communication skillsA proactive approach and the ability to work "hands-on" as requiredProfessional presence that engenders confidence from firm management, attorneys, and candidatesStrong presentation skills combined with confidence and poiseProficiency in the use of software, including Microsoft Office. Experience with ViDesktop preferred.
Kirkland Ellis is a highly collaborative and collegiate environment where each contributing member is expected to excel in communication, initiative, building relationships, client focus, agility, business insight, and influencing outcomes.
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply Now."
Equal Employment Opportunity
All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Closing Statement
The www.kirkland.com job postings and recruiting mailbox are for candidates only. If you are a recruiter, search firm or employment agency, and do not have a signed contract with Kirkland & Ellis LLP ("K&E") and have not been asked specifically to submit candidates, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate even if K&E hires the candidate. Direct contact with K&E employees in an attempt to present candidates is inappropriate and will be a factor in determining any future professional relationship with the Firm. #LI-Hybrid #LI-LW2