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Legal Recruiting Assistant – Lateral

Job Locations US-NY-New York
Job ID 2025-1506
Category
Human Resources/Benefits/Legal Personnel
Location : Address
55 Hudson Yards
Type
Full-Time

Overview

We are seeking a Legal Recruiting Assistant – Lateral to join our Legal Recruiting team in the New York office. The Legal Recruiting Assistant – Lateral will provide administrative support to the Legal Recruiting Coordinators, and the Legal Recruiting Manager.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Legal Recruiting Manager and Legal Recruiting team.
• General clerical duties such as answering phones, responding to e-mails, creating correspondence and memos, data entry, and filing.
• Process invoices for reimbursements and vendor payments.
• Typing correspondence including rejection letters, offer letters and mass mailings.
• Process resumes including inputting information and running reports in viRecruit and creating files.
• Coordinate interview details including making travel arrangements, reserving conference rooms, catering, etc.
• Assist in scheduling interviews, filling cancellations, and greeting/walking candidates.
• Work on other projects as may be assigned from time to time.

 

The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $55,000 to $63,000 and represents the Firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the base compensation range. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees, and location, as well as the needs of the firm.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years related experience preferred; experience working in a fast-paced law firm or professional services environment preferred.
• Must have computer skills in Word. Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and viRecruit a plus.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be a strong team-player.
• Must have superior organizational skills and have strong attention to detail.
• Must be able to juggle multiple tasks with competing tight deadlines.
• Exhibit a high energy level and have a professional demeanor.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.

• A 4-year college degree is required.

 

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Milbank is an international law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Kansas, Sao Paulo, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Seoul.

The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. We are firmly committed to a policy of non‑discrimination and to the rights of all employees to work in an environment free of sexual harassment and discrimination. Moreover, discrimination against or harassment of any employee on the basis of the employee’s actual or perceived age, race, color, religion, hair, hair texture, disability, caregiver, marital or partnership status, pregnancy (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), ancestry, national origin and citizenship, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, military or veteran status, creed, genetic predisposition, carrier status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local law, is not acceptable and appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against any employee willfully violating this policy. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, training, discipline, terminations, layoffs, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require special assistance or an accommodation during the process due to a disability should contact Elizabeth Hart (212) 530-8613.