Fenwick & West

Temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist

Fenwick & West$84K — $120K *
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in law firm or professional services
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Thorough knowledge of recruitment and selection techniques
  • Excellent interviewing skills with effective communication capabilities
  • Ability to build strong professional relationships and maintain confidentiality
  • Proficient in managing multiple projects and prioritizing tasks
  • Creative problem-solving and composure under pressure

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate candidate screening and interview processes
  • Refer qualified applicants to hiring managers
  • Recommend final candidates to hiring managers and manage pre-hire processes
  • Collaborate with hiring managers to clarify job specifications and required skills
  • Develop and execute targeted sourcing plans for each job opportunity
  • Drive a best-in-class candidate and client experience through effective communication
  • Utilize proactive recruiting and behavioral interview techniques

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including Healthcare and Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellbeing programs for employees and their families
  • Emphasis on maintaining good health - physical, emotional, and financial
  • Possibility for a discretionary performance-based bonus
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary:
We have an opening in our HR Department for a temporary (estimated 12 months) Talent Acquisition Specialist who will help attract, screen and select qualified staff across all levels in the firm.

This position offers a hybrid schedule and requires 2 days onsite per week at your designated office with the possibility of additional required in-office days depending on business and client needs. This is a full-time exempt position. This role can be based in either our Silicon Valley, CA, or New York, NY, office.

Job Description:
  • Conducts and coordinates candidate screening and interview processes, including reviewing resumes and applications, and referring qualified applicants to hiring managers
  • Recommends final candidates to appropriate hiring manager and conducts and coordinates pre-hire and offer processes
  • Partner with hiring managers to review, analyze and clarify job specifications and skills required; understand business operations and develop recruiting strategies
  • Develop sourcing plans specific to each job opportunity; utilize proactive recruiting and behavioral interview techniques
  • Create a "best in class" candidate and client experience by driving speed, quality and effective communication, including status updates


Desired Skills and Qualifications:
  • Excellent interviewing skills
  • Skills to allow effective communication with managers
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships while maintaining strict confidentiality
  • A thorough knowledge of recruitment and selection techniques
  • Ability to coordinate numerous projects and tasks simultaneously and set appropriate priority levels; ability to coordinate project resources when required
  • Ability to respond creatively and with composure under pressure
  • Ability to work beyond regular business hours as required


Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, the ideal candidate will have 3+ years of recruiting experience (law firm or professional services experience a plus), and knowledge of state and federal employment law. Bachelor's degree preferred.

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Benefits and Compensation Details:

At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits.

The anticipated range for this position is:
$84,000 - $120,000

Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.

About Fenwick & West

Fenwick & West is a law firm that provides comprehensive legal services to technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California and has additional offices in San Francisco, Seattle, and Shanghai. Fenwick & West has been recognized as one of the top law firms in the United States for technology and life sciences companies and has a reputation for providing high-quality legal services and innovative solutions to its clients.
Learn more about Fenwick & West
Size
500 employees
Industry
Net Income
$50 million
Founded
1972
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$350 million
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