Recruiting Specialist

Position Summary

Ogletree Deakins Recruiting & Retention department has the opportunity for an experienced Recruiting Specialist to join the firm. Ogletree Deakins’ Recruiting Team supports full-cycle recruiting efforts for all staff and legal positions firm-wide. Working closely with hiring managers and supported by the broader Recruiting team, the Recruiting Specialist is primarily responsible for all aspects of the recruiting cycle for business service professionals, including functional administrative roles and legal support roles, for multiple administrative teams and/or offices. The Recruiting Specialist will proactively source candidates for current and future hiring needs, while keeping the firm’s core values and commitment to building diverse and inclusive teams top of mind. This position is hybrid and the successful candidate can sit in either our Dallas, TX, Greenville, SC, Indianapolis, IN, Kansas City, MO, Raleigh, NC, or Tampa, FL office.

Essential Functions

• Ensure that the firm’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is embedded in all aspects of the recruiting cycle
• Communicate and collaborate with hiring managers, practice group leadership and office administrators across the firm to get a clear understanding of hiring needs and organizational goals
• Partner with hiring managers to implement and execute effecting sourcing strategies and processes. Provide hiring managers with proactive updates on active searches and pipeline metrics, target lists, recruiting activity, search strategy and talent assessment
• Develop a deep understanding of position requirements at all levels, draft job advertisements, and source talent that aligns with firm needs
• Manage the full recruitment cycle, including but not limited to sourcing and reviewing candidates, conducting screening interviews, scheduling interviews, managing the offer process, processing conflicts and background checks and coordination of pre-hire onboarding efforts
• Screen resumes and applications, and conduct pre-screening interviews to assess candidate qualifications, experience, and fit for the role and the firm
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment data in the applicant tracking system
• Partner with internal marketing and communications teams to develop new and innovative strategies to market the firm and its multiple departments to candidates
• Collaborate with other recruiting team members, HR, the career development team and local office administration to create a seamless and efficient approach to recruiting, onboarding and integration across offices
• Maintain strong knowledge of the legal market and industry trends
• As needed, coordinate alternative sources of legal talent (e.g., temporary staff, contract and staff attorneys)
• Assist with miscellaneous administrative and strategic projects as needed, as well as tracking and reporting firm-wide recruiting data
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• 3 years of high-volume recruiting experience, preferably in the legal or other professional services industry
• Experience with iCIMS applicant tracking system (or similar applicant tracking system) and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to client service
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a positive and proactive attitude
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in a high-performing, fast-paced work environment
• Strong attention to detail and prioritization skills
• Ability to drive processes and tasks to completion and to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
• Familiarity with state and federal laws related to hiring
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel PowerPoint, Document Management System
  
  

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, HR or related field
• Understanding and familiarity with the legal industry
• Experience conducting market research and sourcing candidates
• Experience with recruiting data analytics
• Experience recruiting from multiple sources, including on-line and social media
  
  

Please note, we are not working with outside recruiters for this position.

Benefits

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Staff including: Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, a 401(k) matching program, Profit Sharing, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, affordable Health and Life Insurance including Dental & Vision coverage, Health Savings Account /Flexible Spending Accounts to help offset the cost of dependent care and/or health care expenses, Tuition Reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please e-mail Megan Becker at megan.becker@ogletree.com with “Recruiting Specialist - BSP" in the subject line. Please note, applications submitted via e-mail will not be considered.

Firm Overview

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Best Law Firms® has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for 14 consecutive years. In the 2025 edition, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor and Employment category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 1,100 attorneys located in 60 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S.

We are fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession, as well as all workplace environments.

Equal Opportunity Employer.