Legal Recruiting Specialist

About Us:

Ballard Spahr is a renowned national law firm with more than 750 lawyers across 18 offices in the United States. A career at Ballard Spahr offers a diverse group of mentors, colleagues, and friends, and strong leadership that provides support and encouragement for career growth.

We're looking for a Legal Recruiting Specialist to join our dynamic team in Philadelphia and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Firm. In this high-impact position, you'll drive firmwide initiatives that attract, onboard, integrate, and develop top-tier summer interns and entry-level associates. You'll be the trusted point of contact for our junior lawyers ensuring they feel welcomed, supported, and set up for long-term success. You'll also lend your expertise to lateral attorney recruiting when needed.

Reporting to the Director of Legal Recruiting and collaborating closely with the Attorney Career Advancement Team, you'll help deliver a smooth, engaging, and memorable experience for every lawyer who joins our Firm. This is a hybrid role based in our Philadelphia office. The role currently requires in-office work Tuesday-Thursday with additional days in the office required as needed.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Work Environment: Become part of a forward-thinking firm that enjoys substantial support and visibility from the Firm's executive leadership.

• Professional Development: Take advantage of continuous learning opportunities and avenues for career growth.

• Inclusion: Join a Business Resource Group and share cultural, experiential, or job-related interests, experiences, and/or backgrounds.

• Impactful Contributions: Play a pivotal role in developing industry-leading solutions that make a significant difference in legal practice and client service.

Your Role:

As a Legal Recruiting Specialist within our Attorney Career Advancement Department your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting recruitment by managing job postings, drafting correspondence, and coordinating all stages of the recruitment process, including candidate outreach, interview scheduling, and preparation of interview materials.

• Ensuring Ballard lawyers have the information they need to conduct interviews and make timely, informed hiring recommendations.

• Representing the Firm positively to law schools and candidates, highlighting Ballard as an attractive place to practice law, and building and maintaining strong relationships with law schools to develop a pipeline of top talent.

• Overseeing onboarding and integration of summer interns and entry-level associates-socially, administratively, and professionally-in partnership with Directors of Office Administration and other stakeholders.

• Developing and implementing orientation programs in collaboration with internal teams and coordinating schedules and communications across the Firm.

• Supporting mentoring programs for new hires, conducting regular check-ins, and collecting feedback to assess the effectiveness of recruiting, integration, and training initiatives.

• Responding to candidate inquiries promptly and professionally or ensuring the appropriate team member is doing so.

• Participating in strategic planning to adapt recruitment and training programs as the Firm's needs evolve.

What We're Looking For:

• Growth Mindset: Self-motivated with a passion for continuous learning and problem-solving.

• Communication: Demonstrates the ability to listen, think critically, and develop appropriate recommendations and solutions with strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Detail-Oriented: Keen attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines independently.

Required Experience:

A bachelor's degree is required, along with a minimum of two years of relevant experience; prior experience in recruiting and professional development within a law firm is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, technically proficient, and an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing. Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset are essential for building and maintaining productive relationships with candidates, internal and external presenters, Ballard Spahr lawyers, and business professionals across the Firm and within the Attorney Career Advancement Department.

Ballard Spahr offers an excellent benefits package that includes medical, fertility benefits, travel and lodging expenses, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance, short and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement savings plan with a firm contribution and match; and a generous paid time off program. Additional benefits provided are health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and a health savings account; paid parental leave, firm subsidized emergency child and elder care services; family and medical leave; employee assistance program; and a pre-tax transportation program.

Ready to Grow with Us?

If you are ready to play a vital role in the Firm's success, we encourage you to apply and be a part of our commitment to excellence.

At Ballard Spahr, we believe that our skills, perspectives, and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, while our unique culture fosters collaboration and success. Our culture of thriving together forms the cornerstone of how we deliver exceptional service and position our firm for a strong future. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Ballard Spahr is an equal opportunity employer. We offer equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, handicap or disability, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, transgender status, sex stereotyping, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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