Senior Lateral Recruiting Assistant

The role

The Senior Lateral Recruiting Assistant will support the lateral recruiting team by coordinating interview schedules, administering search firm agreements, and launching onboarding items for new lateral arrivals. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Lateral Recruiting.

What you will do

• Coordinating lateral attorney interviews and tracking in applicant tracking system
• Gathering availability and preparing schedules and materials
• Arranging in-person and virtual logistics
• Greeting candidates and managing schedule changes
• Coordinating post-offer visits and conducting office tours
• Serving as a day-to-day contact for candidates, search firms, and interviewers
• Administering the search firm agreement process
• Drafting lateral attorney offer letters
• Maintaining records of lateral candidate compensation offers and market intelligence
• Administering lateral hiring offer approval processes

Required qualifications

• Exhibit professionalism and communicate effectively
• Work collaboratively and demonstrate commitment to candidate service and team priorities
• Take initiative and independently manage routine recruiting responsibilities
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Handle highly sensitive candidate and firm information with confidentiality and discretion
• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience coordinating attorney interview schedules, administering search firm agreements, and initiating onboarding
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT

Nice to have

• 2 years of recruiting experience at a top law firm, with a focus on lateral attorney recruiting
• Experience with recruiting databases
• Familiarity with ViRecruit, ChromeRiver, and iManage

Benefits

• health care
• retirement benefits
• paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• parental leave
• basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the company

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.