Legal Recruiting Assistant

Who We Are

At Benesch we pride ourselves on exceeding expectations and building trust not only with our clients but with our employees - Benesch's #1 asset. Committed to providing not only the highest level of legal service to our clients, Benesch also aspires to create a positive work environment for our employees. Our Firm continues to earn placement on Chicago and Cleveland's Top Workplaces list, along with Cleveland's NorthCoast 99 Top Workplaces rankings. We also continue to advance on the AmLaw 150 list, placing us among the top 150 law firms in the country.

Benesch is proud to be recognized for being a Firm that attracts and retains top talent - making Benesch a great place to work. We offer a hybrid schedule, career development and growth, transparent and visible leadership teams, and a place where diversity, equity and inclusion is celebrated. In addition, the Firm offers a full array of benefits which can be viewed at www.mybeneschbenefits.com.

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We are one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, and have offices in Chicago, Columbus, San Francisco, New York City, and Wilmington. We continue to expand our geographic footprint and value the talent that comprises each of our locations. If you are someone who champions a First in Service approach and are ready to be part of an exciting and growing Firm, we would invite you to apply to join our team.

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Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a Legal Recruiting Assistant in our Chicago office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.

Position Summary:

Do you enjoy working with a team and supporting a group to help them achieve their lofty goals? Do you have a passion for being part of team that finds amazing talent to help build an organization from the ground up? Then you may be interested in our Legal Recruiting Assistant position. This role is perfect for the administrative assistant who excels in being the glue that helps hold the department together and working in a fast-paced environment to help get matters across the finish line. Join Benesch and play a pivotal role in shaping the recruiting success of our organization.

The Legal Recruiting Assistant is responsible for assisting with the administrative functions of the Legal Recruiting team, including but not limited to expense reports, resume collection and management, interview scheduling, special event planning, and candidate searches.

Essential Functions:

1. Provides administrative support including correspondence, report generation, memoranda and/or other documents, revising, proofreading, assembling, and distributing prepared materials as necessary.
2. Assists in the coordination of interview scheduling, including sending calendar appointments, reserving conference rooms, making travel arrangements, distributing materials, and collecting evaluations.
3. Tracks and responds to all lateral resumes received as instructed by the Director.
4. Assists with implementation/process of ViRecruit including inputting candidates, maintaining status codes, creating and maintaining requisition codes, search firms, and running reports.
5. Coordinates appointments for recurring monthly meetings, committee and ad hoc meetings.
6. Communicates properly and promptly with Benesch personnel and external contacts at all times and must exhibit a high level of customer service at all times.
7. Maintains Legal Recruiting files including intake forms, candidate checklists, search firm agreements, preferred vendor lists, etc.
8. Assists with the transition of new hires from Legal Recruiting to Onboarding and Integration.
9. Works closely with the Legal Recruiting Coordinator to support the administrative functions of the department relating to a "first in class" recruiting function.
10. Answers phones and directs calls as needed.
11. Processes expense reimbursements for candidates.
12. Tracks and processes search firm agreement invoices.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Assists with special projects as needed.
2. Performs other dutie