Cozen O'Connor is seeking a full time Legal Talent Coordinator and a full time Legal Talent Specialist to join the recruiting team. The positions will reside in Philadelphia on a hybrid scheduled and will be responsible for firm-wide recruiting efforts and initiatives. The ideal candidate will have law firm experience, preferably with attorney recruiting.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of lateral attorney recruiting in coordination with the Director of Legal Recruiting.
• Review applications and oversee shepherding of candidates through the recruiting life-cycle and together with Coordinator, acts as liaison to lateral candidates throughout the interviewing process
• Actively source candidates through job postings, advertisements, networking, use of career services, search firms, and referrals
• Manage tracking of candidates, including identifying how each candidate learned about the position, and facilitating the recruiting process through necessary follow up and taking next steps in recruiting process
• Manage tracking of job advertisements
• Review lateral questionnaires and facilitate clearance process of conflicts and diligence issues
• Contact candidate's professional references as part of due diligence
• Facilitate background check process, including reviewing background check reports, identifying areas for follow-up and facilitating resolution of any issues as necessary
• Onboarding tasks
• Establish and maintain relationships with legal search firms
• Assist in attorney integration as requested by Director of Career Development and/or Chief Legal Talent Officer
• Assist with student recruiting as needed

Qualifications

• 3 years' recruiting or equivalent experience in a large law firm, professional services or other similar environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with applicant tracking systems; experience with viRecruit preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, strong technical, communication and interpersonal skills are required as well as judgment, discretion and ability to maintain confidences
• Bachelor's degree required

Cozen O'Connor is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Cozen O'Connor actively welcomes applicants who have previously left the workforce and are looking to return to their careers. Gaps in experience are not penalized.

Cozen O'Connor is committed to employing a diverse complement of attorneys and staff, and to fostering greater inclusion in the legal profession. We understand the organizational effectiveness that comes from welcoming and valuing differences within the firm, and we know that assembling a team with a rich diversity of perspectives and experience is necessary to provide the highest quality legal service. We encourage candidates to apply and join us in this effort.