Recruiting and Talent Coordinator

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

Provides recruiting coordination and administration support for the EMEA and APAC offices. Supporting a Recruiting and Talent Development team.

Key Responsibilities

• To work as part of a busy Recruiting and Talent Development team, providing assistance for the recruitment and development of all trainee/non-qualified lawyers up to and including Counsel in the EMEA and APAC offices.
• Helping assist in early careers attraction and shortlisting events including law fairs, insight days and assessment centres.
• Responding to and recording speculative approaches by candidates and agencies.
• Managing the ‘International Recruiting Inbox’ and ‘Graduate Recruitment Inbox’ and screening Training Contract applications.
• Assisting in scheduling interviews and meetings across different time zones. Booking meetings rooms or organising video conference details as appropriate.
• Adding and updating candidate details on the ATS and collating feedback following interviews.
• Ensuring the smooth transition of all candidate details to Human Resources ahead of onboarding, along with managing any needs around conflict and background checks.
• Assisting with scheduling and coordinating training and development courses and events outside of the US. Attending sessions as appropriate to ensure their smooth running.
• Project work, for example helping collate data around salary benchmarking and benefits.
• Assisting with processing invoices and expenses.
  
  

Qualifications

• Advanced IT Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ideally experience using an ATS system, preferably Lawcruit.
• Strong interpersonal skills are needed to work with a wide range of personnel and contacts outside the firm. Must demonstrate excellent communication skills (both written and oral) to effectively support and represent the Recruiting and Talent Development team.
• Ability to multitask, demonstrate superior prioritization skills and ability to work well under pressure in the team’s fast paced environment, while maintaining good perspective on the larger picture/impact.
• Must possess and exercise discretion and good judgement daily, particularly when handling confidential and/or sensitive employee information.
• Must be able to work with a high degree of independence.
• Ability to work overtime in the evening and/or on weekends is required.
  
  

Other

• Good academics required.
• At least two years of administrative experience in recruiting/HR or L&D.
  
  

The Firm offers a generous total compensation package with annual bonus in recognition of individual merit-based performance. Eligible employees may participate in King & Spalding’s comprehensive benefit program, including private medical insurance with Bupa, life assurance (4x salary), critical illness insurance (2x salary) and income protection insurance, 7% firm pension contribution, gym membership/wellness allowance contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and 25 days annual holiday.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.