Assistant, Early Careers Legal Recruitment

Team Summary

Our People team is responsible for managing and enhancing all aspects of human resources and employee experience. Our team oversees talent acquisition, including recruiting, interviewing and onboarding new hires, ensuring that the Firm attracts and retains top legal talent and business services professionals. We develop and implement HR policies, manage employee relations, and administer compensation and benefits programs to ensure a fair and supportive work environment. Additionally, the People team focuses on training, professional development, work allocation, mobility and fostering a positive workplace culture. We also handle performance management, employee engagement, and compliance with labor laws and regulations. Through our comprehensive HR strategies and initiatives, the People team ensures that the Firm’s workforce around the world is motivated, skilled and mobilized to deliver on the Firm’s objectives.

Position Summary

We are looking for a high caliber individual to support the US Early Careers Recruitment Team with all aspects of the recruiting process including campus recruitment, the summer associate program and special projects. This candidate will have excellent organizational skills as well as outstanding professional presence.

CAMPUS RECRUITMENT (duties to vary):

• Assist with day-to-day activities, including but not limited to: maintaining calendars for campus recruitment and outreach events, coordinating interview schedules and callback interviews, greeting and hosting candidates, compiling interview packets and collateral materials, and soliciting feedback
• Maintain the recruiting database and applicant tracking system, and ensure that correspondences with candidates are executed in a timely manner
• Monitor general email box and process emails accordingly
• Assist with organizing cultivation events at law schools
• Review applications from resume collections and pull online submissions
• Process expenses related to callback interviews and cultivation events

SUMMER PROGRAM (duties to vary):

• On-boarding details for summer associates
• Assist with planning and executing summer program events
• Liaise with Marketing Department to create collateral materials
• Solicit and retrieve summer associate evaluations and support the review process
• Correspond with summer associates and respond to daily inquiries

OTHER (duties to vary):

• Assist with special projects for the US Early Careers Legal Recruitment Team on an as-needed basis

Duties and Accountabilities

• Proven ability to quickly develop relationships with internal and external clients, such as the broader Recruitment team, People team, and colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Client service-oriented and credible
• Self-motivated
• Excellent business acumen and administrative skills
• Calm and resilient
• Results-orientated: ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients
• Committed team player: ability to work effectively on cross-functional and global teams
• Ability to thrive in a deadline driven and fast-paced environment
• Displays tenacity, a can-do attitude, eager to be involved in new initiatives
• Good judgement and professional maturity
• Flexibility to work overtime, including evenings, as required

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Strong technical skills on the following applications:  Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems

Location & Compensation

• This is a hybrid in-office/remote role based in our Washington, DC office
• Compensation range: $66,800 - $91,850

This role reports to

Manager, Early Careers Legal Recruitment - Americas

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact [email protected].

Benefits at White & Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business—specific to the relevant office—before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.