Assistant - Legal Recruiting and Learning & Development

$55,000 - $65,000/Yr

Sullivan & Cromwell Llp - Seattle, WA

Full-time

Seattle, WA

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

About the position

The Assistant - Legal Recruiting and Learning & Development will play a crucial role in supporting the Legal Recruiting and Learning & Development team, which is part of the Firm's Legal Talent Office. This position involves assisting with the full life cycle of legal recruitment and educational programs, ensuring that all processes run smoothly and efficiently. The assistant will be responsible for coordinating various training programs, including summer associate training, orientation programs, and ongoing training for lawyers at all levels. This includes managing logistics such as invitations, evaluations, and the distribution of training materials, as well as liaising with subject matter experts and internal departments across all Firm offices. In addition to training programs, the assistant will also be involved in ensuring compliance with Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirements. This includes attending programs, monitoring attendance, preparing remote participation codes, and processing paperwork for both internal and external CLE programs. The assistant will assist attorneys with compliance and registration reminders, as well as updating web-based resources related to training materials and schedules. The role also encompasses support for legal recruiting efforts, particularly in relation to law student recruitment. This includes creating candidate e-books, managing candidate databases, preparing correspondence, and assisting with outreach to student organizations. The assistant will support the Firm's summer associate program by coordinating onboarding, events, and evaluations, as well as providing general administrative support to the Legal Talent Office. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines, while also possessing strong communication skills to interact effectively with personnel at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Assist in executing the Firm's educational programs, including summer associate training and orientation programs.
• Coordinate logistics for training programs, including managing invitations and evaluations.
• Interface with subject matter experts and relevant internal departments across all Firm offices.
• Assist attorneys with access to training resources and processing reimbursements related to training programs.
• Attend programs and assist with procedures for CLE-eligible training programs and practice group meetings.
• Monitor attendance sheets and prepare remote participation codes for CLE programs.
• Assist with attorney compliance and registration reminders for CLE programs.
• Support all aspects of law student recruitment, including creating candidate e-books and electronic OCI binders.
• Meet and greet candidates and enter data in the candidate database.
• Assist with outreach to student organizations and track sponsorship activities.
• Support the Firm's summer associate program, including onboarding and orientation.
• Coordinate and staff events for the summer associate program and assist with evaluations.
• Provide general administrative support to the Legal Talent Office, including data entry and maintaining new hire files.

Requirements

• B.A. required.
• Experience working at a law firm or in a similarly fast-paced professional services environment preferred.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong writing skills.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills to interact with all levels of personnel.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing tight deadlines.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint); knowledge of Micron, viDesktop or equivalent LMS preferred.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $55,000 - $65,000.
• Overtime pay and discretionary bonuses may be included in the compensation package.
• Comprehensive employee benefits package available.