Recruiting Coordinator

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The Recruiting Coordinator is an integral part of Latham’s Global Human Capital & Talent team. This role will be responsible for executing a wide array of transactional recruiting tasks, and assisting in the continual monitoring and maintenance of the centralized task management system, ServiceNow, applying institutional knowledge and critical thinking to validate the accuracy of information, while providing direct, high-touch post-offer recruiting support to candidates and monitoring and maintaining a global, active post-offer candidate tracker ensuring all steps are initiated, completed, and cleared. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring an outstanding candidate experience with attentive communication and attention to detail, providing direct, high-touch post-offer recruiting support to candidates, delivering a best-in-class recruiting experience
• Monitoring and maintaining workflow and quality control within the centralized task management system, ServiceNow, to maximize benefits for the Business Services Recruiting (BSR) team, enabling Latham to hire premier talent
• Recording, compiling, and analyzing recruiting data under the direction of BSR Operations Leadership, providing the recruiting team and firm leadership with recurring reports detailing a variety of metrics
• Serving as the first escalation point for any recruiting operations questions from members of the recruiting verticals
• Training and identifying development and upskilling opportunities for junior team members, providing coaching and guidance when appropriate
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Possess high attention to detail
• Demonstrate organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines
• Exhibit the ability to perceive and analyze problems and develop alternative strategies to solve them
• Display the ability to work in a team environment with a customer-service focus

And have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent, with a bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably 
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a recruiting, staffing, or administrative role
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience with global process coordination, preferably
• Familiarity with shared services platforms and applicant tracking systems, preferably

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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