Recruiting Coordinator

Are you passionate about legal talent acquisition and fostering diversity in the legal profession? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your skills in recruitment coordination can make a significant impact? If so, we invite you to join our team at Tyson & Mendes where we prioritize diversity, collaboration, and flexibility. 

Position Overview:  As a Legal Recruiting Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our recruitment efforts nationwide. You will be responsible for managing the coordination of the legal recruitment process, fostering diversity initiatives, and contributing to a collaborative team environment. This position offers the opportunity for remote work, enabling you to balance your professional and personal commitments effectively. 

Responsibilities: 

• Participate in the creation and enforcement of a recruiting plan, process, strategy, etc.  
• Assist with job description and ads creation. 
• Post and update job ads on career page and job sites as needed. 
• Schedule interviews for recruiting team and leadership throughout the firm. 
• Maintain interview and hiring records including staff and attorney hiring pipeline management and data tracking. 
• Assist with the onboarding process for staff including preparation of hiring paperwork, agendas, and information packets. 
• Serve as administrative support for the recruiting team. 
• Conduct staff reference checks. 
• Provides support coordination of recruitment projects and related services to supervisors, hiring managers, recruitment team members, and others. 
• Participates in and provides analytical support in design, development, and implementation of recruitment projects and programs. 
• Attends and participates in job fairs, community activities, and other public and departmental recruitment-related events. 
• Represents and promotes organization to potential applicants by providing information, responding to questions, and collecting applicant data. 

• Handles and prioritizes multiple ranges of advanced administrative duties with wide latitude for independent judgment and initiative. 
• Assists with identifying issues affecting recruitment and implementing recruitment activities to continuously improve process. 

Qualifications: 

• Working knowledge of social media and career job sites such as LinkedIn and Indeed. 
• Understanding of human resources policies and practices. 
• Ability to conduct pre-screen interviews (in person, online, phone). 
• Knowledge of HR databases and applicant tracking systems. 
• Basic computer skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to work independently and with a team. 
• Phone, Zoom, and online meeting platform skills. 
• Supports workplace diversity. 
• Familiarity with relevant employment Law. 
• Professionalism, organization, and project management skills. 
• Associate degree in business, or related field; OR two (2) years of directly related experience. 
• Minimum two (2) years of administrative support experience in recruitment or related area. 
• Minimum one (1) year of recruiting, human resources, or related experience.  

Benefits:

• A variety of healthcare plans (some at no cost to the employee)
• 401K matching
• Paid parental leave
• Internal education and leadership development programs
• Internal diversity and inclusion programs, such as the Women’s Initiative and Young Professionals Initiative
• Firm-wide charitable giving program
• Numerous social and off-site events each year to enrich your relationships with your colleagues

Why Tyson & Mendes? 

As one of the country’s fastest growing civil defense firms, we have steadily and successfully made our mark as a trailblazer in the legal ecosphere. We are a progressive, dynamic and diverse firm that prides ourselves in breaking the mold upheld by the “traditional” law firm. Here, you will discover an exceptionally smart, deeply talented team, who have continuously made a profound impact on the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of people. From Howell vs. Hamilton Meats, to our many trial wins, our mission every day is to provide unparalleled service and achieve exceptional results for our clients.

In addition to our outstanding legal work, we take an innovative approach to law firm management that invests wholly in our employees.

OK, now for the legal copy (we are a law firm, after all). It is Tyson & Mendes’ policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. By the way, if you read all of this, congratulations – we can already tell your attention to detail is exceptional.

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