Baker McKenzie

The Recruitment Coordinator, Texas will support all law student recruiting functions for the Texas offices (e.g, summer program, law student outreach, interviewing process, and entry-level recruitment). The role-holder will ensure all candidates receive world-class candidate experience throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Main responsibilities:

Overall Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute associate recruitment, summer program and law student 1L and 2L recruitment processes to attract and hire top talent
• Active member of the US law student workstream, helping to execute the Hiring Committee’s law student recruitment strategy
• Support ad-hoc hiring programs (e.g., LLM and Judicial clerk hiring plans)
• Network with partners, legal recruiters, and other law Firm recruitment personnel in an effort to stay abreast of the happenings in the legal community 
• Build strategic relationships with career services personnel and key law student groups 
• Develop recruiting initiatives that impact overall engagement and recruitment across a wide talent pool

Law Student Recruitment:

• Develop innovative law student recruitment and outreach strategies; manage relationships with law school career service professionals and sponsors of job fairs/diverse student organizations 
• Arrange and coordinate law students' on-campus interview schedules and outreach events/logistics at designated law schools
• Execute call-back interview process, ensuring timely hiring decisions are made in conjunction with local recruiting committees
• Active member of local recruiting committee to work with Hiring Partners to set meeting agendas and attend recruiting committee meetings

Summer Associate Program:

• Plan summer associate calendar, coordinate and execute summer events and activities; Attend all summer associate calendar events
• Lead and discharge ongoing communications with summer associates before arrival, including employment terms/conditions, travel arrangements, housing, work assignments and mentor relationships
• Develop and implement summer associate orientation, and ensure their integration experience is of the highest quality and substance
• Serve as a liaison with summer associates to address inquiries or other employment matters
• Work with regional practice leadership to coordinate work assignments, secure performance feedback and assist in coordinating requisite training
• Secure summer program feedback from summer associates and Firm members, recommend and enact approved changes to the program
• Ensure compliance with the regional offer approval process to extend timely offers

Additional Duties:

• Ensure data integrity of our Applicant Tracking System, recruiting records for responsible offices, law school outreach budget and summer program
• Annual recruitment budget compliance and monthly tracking for designated offices
• Actively promote the Firm on social media channels, leveraging the Firm’s recruitment campaigns
• Develop and participate in annual regional recruitment projects as requested
• Participate in various recruiter organizations (e.g., City Group; NALP; Other) to increase personal networking, knowledge sharing and promotion of the Firm

Skills and experience:

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Strong recruiting experience in a professional services organization and/or large law Firm, preferably with multi-office and in support of a diverse base of legal practices
• Strong track record in law student recruitment and engagement
• Well-developed and sophisticated written and oral communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with a proven ability to relate to and gain the confidence of people at all levels within an organization
• Able to bring good judgement and empathy to sensitive situations 
• Strong organizational skills and must be able to meet deadlines and multitask in a matrix, fast-paced, professional services environment
• Be an active member of various recruiter organizations (e.g., local city groups, NALP, etc.)

Location: Dallas or Houston

Reports to: Recruitment Manager, Toronto

Travel requirements: Limited travel required on an ad-hoc basis (e.g., campus events, regional summer meeting, etc.).

Position type: In Market

Development framework: Business Support

At Baker McKenzie we are different in the way we think, work and behave. With our team of 13,000 people, including over 6,500 locally admitted lawyers, in over 70 offices worldwide, we have a passionately collaborative community of 60 nationalities and are committed to world-class career development to everyone in every job at every level. Baker McKenzie can offer you both the uncompromising commitment to excellence expected of a top firm paired with a passionately global and genuinely collaborative working environment.

Baker McKenzie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all. Our unique international culture is reflected in the drawing together of a worldwide family of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds in all of our offices. We encourage the best people - regardless of race, religion or belief if any, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or age - to fulfill their professional aspirations with us.  We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.