Lateral Partner Recruiting Assistant

Summary:

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Based in London, the Lateral Partner Recruiting Assistant will provide firm-wide support for the lateral partner recruitment process, as well as assist with various programs and functions related to lateral partner hiring.

This role reports to the Chief of Lateral Partner Recruitment & Integration and International Recruiting Director.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative support to the lateral partner team.


• Maintaining the applicant tracking process, including data entry and data management.


• Preparing interview schedules: sending calendar invites, preparing meeting details, and making information packets.


• Soliciting and tracking interview comments.


• Reserving conference rooms and arranging for refreshments, making external lunch or dinner reservations for meetings and liaising with Reception.


• Maintaining candidate files.


• Maintaining search firm agreement files.


• Assisting in preparing meeting materials and PowerPoint presentations.


• Assisting with market research.


• Communicating as needed with candidates, recruiters, and internal stakeholders.


• Performing other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications:

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to interface with all levels of staff and management.


• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and priorities.


• Strong written and oral communication skills.


• Strong attention to detail.


• Ability to handle confidential information.

Experience:

• University degree.


• 1-2 years of experience in professional services.


• Demonstrated high level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

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Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

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For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at [email protected]. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.

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Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.  We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.  The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process.  Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.