Business Services Recruiting Assistant - Early Careers

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

The Business Services Recruiting Assistant is an integral part of Latham’s Human Capital & Talent team. This role will be responsible for providing administrative support in all recruitment activities, such as screening CVs/resumes and video interviews, meeting and greeting candidates, and preparing reports, while assisting with all phases of the recruiting process on a global scale, including managing candidate correspondence and setting up interviews and assessments. This role will be located in our Washington, D.C. 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:

• Managing interview logistics, soliciting, and collating interview feedback as necessary
• Collaborating with Business Services Recruiting Specialists regularly to assist with ad hoc tasks as needed and ensure a seamless recruitment process
• Recording, compiling, and analyzing recruiting data, by providing reports and executive summaries regarding the effectiveness of staffing campaigns
• Coordinating with other departments of the firm where overlap exists to develop efficient procedures and communications to streamline processes
• Participating in project and initiative teams that may include but are not limited to, the following areas: process efficiency, data management and analytics, recruitment technology, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• 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:

• Demonstrate the ability to learn traditional human resources and recruitment best practices
• Possess well-developed and professional interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Display the ability to develop professional and effective working relationships with clients, vendors, and other representatives of external organizations

And have:

• A High school diploma or an equivalent, with a Bachelor’s degree, preferably
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience in an administrative role in a mid-size to large company, preferably
• Experience in recruitment, 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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