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 seven years and is ranked #1 on Law.com International's "A-List" in the U.K. - rankings that honor the "Best of the Best" 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, New York, 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.

The Legal Recruiting Specialist will assist with organizing activities related to the recruiting and hiring of entry-level lawyers and other recruitment initiatives in the Chicago office. This role supports the Legal Recruiting Department on all matters related to hiring including on-campus events, the annual summer associate program, and orientation. 

• Assist the Attorney Talent Manager, and other team members with candidate outreach initiatives, reviewing and processing resumes, organizing interview schedules, collecting and synthesizing interviewer feedback, generating offer letters, and organizing local orientation logistics.
• Participate in the execution of the local office summer associate program including logistical planning, work assignment tracking, preparing for mid-summer and end-of-summer evaluations, organize and attend summer program social events and other duties associated with the summer program as assigned by the Attorney Talent Manager.
• Help to organize outreach initiatives, including attending and engaging candidates at recruiting receptions designed to market the firm.
• Help to liaise with prospective entry-level candidates from the initial screening stage through employment decision, including support for lateral and non-partner track career attorneys.
• Support legal recruiting team with on-campus recruiting processes, preparing materials needed for call back meetings, scheduling callback interviews, candidate communications, tracking and follow-up with attorneys for evaluations, assisting manager in organizing agenda materials for local office hiring partner meetings, and updating legal recruiting database.
• Liaise with attorneys for staffing recruiting events and to keep them apprised of the status of candidates.
• Under the direction of the Attorney Talent Manager, provides updates to the hiring web site and recruiting print materials.
• Utilize the legal recruiting database (LawCruit/FloRecruit) to generate recruiting reports and statistics. 
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Legal Recruiting and Attorney Talent teams.

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES:

• Flexibility in responding quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities.
• Must be team-oriented and share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Ability to consult with attorneys and staff across all levels of seniority to conduct searches to determine best approach to fulfilling staffing needs, re-evaluate as necessary.
• Must be innovative and proactive in marketing the firm to various candidate constituencies.
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to follow up and follow through.
• Ability to multi-task, manage, and prioritize projects effectively.
• Ability to work in a multi-office environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.
• Proactive in learning and adapting to new systems and processes.
• Ability to perform under stressful conditions in a thoughtful, organized, and professional manner.
• Continually looks to streamline recruitment processes for greatest efficiency.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Three to five years of recruiting or attorney professional development experience at a mid-sized or large law firm, career services or other professional services industry is preferred. 
• Excellent written and oral communication abilities.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. 
• Ability to recognize confidential information and to maintain confidentiality of such information.
• Ability to work efficiently independently as well as within a team.
• Highly motivated demonstrating strong initiative.
• Proficiency in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with database programs (e.g., LawCruit, FloRecruit, Symplicity); advanced social media (LinkedIn etc.) and web-based programs skills are highly desirable.

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 listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position 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.

Chicago: $69,000 - $103,000

This position requires on-site presence four days per week. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.

This is a non-exempt position; candidate must be willing and able to handle overtime as needed. Some travel will be required.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.