Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm with offices 15 countries around the world, has an exciting employment opportunity for you. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package, along with the opportunity to work within an innovative and collaborative environment.
Join our Attorney Recruiting Team as an Attorney Talent Acquisition Specialist located in our Salt Lake City or Denver office.
We are seeking a highly skilled professional who thrives in a fast-paced, business-driven environment. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are essential for collaborating effectively across teams between recruiting, human resources, shareholders and other teams and offices while delivering exceptional client service. With a client-focused mindset and an initiative-taking approach, you will play a critical role in providing strategic recruitment solutions, driving success and anticipating needs. If you are someone who demonstrates initiative, adaptability, and innovation, we invite you to join our team. This role will be based on a hybrid basis. Regular in-office presence is required for day-to-day operations, as well as for team meetings, training opportunities, and relationship building. This role reports to the Attorney Talent Acquisition Manager.
Position Summary
The Attorney Talent Acquisition Specialist plays a key role by assisting the Attorney Talent Acquisition (Attorney Recruitment) team with activities related to the sourcing, recruiting and hiring of attorneys, including summer associates, lateral associates, shareholders, and alternative track career attorneys. This role supports the firm's recruiting efforts through proactive candidate sourcing, talent market research, candidate engagement, and coordination of recruitment initiatives. The Attorney Talent Acquisition Specialist partners closely with recruiters, hiring shareholders, and firm leadership to identify, attract, and assess high-caliber legal talent across the firm, while helping build strategic talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
Key Responsibilities
Firmwide Sourcing & Talent Intelligence
Source lateral associates and shareholder candidates for open and anticipated positions.
Leverage sourcing platforms, such as Firm Prospects, Pirical, and LinkedIn Recruiter to develop target candidate lists across practice groups and markets.
Conduct proactive outreach to prospective candidates and cultivate an excellent candidate experience.
Assist with initial candidate screening and qualification discussions.
Perform legal market research, competitor analysis, and talent intelligence reporting.
Maintain accurate candidate records in Workday, including interview activity tracking and recruiting metrics.
Moutain West Full Cycle Recruitment
Assist the Attorney Talent Acquisition Manager, office Managing Shareholders, and Practice Group Leaders (PGLs) with the recruitment process for summer associates, lateral shareholder, lateral associates, and alternative track attorneys.
Provide support for the on-campus recruiting process by preparing materials, scheduling callback interviews, following-up with attorneys, and coordinating appropriate communication to candidates.
Oversee the day-to-day functions of the Summer Associate Program, including coordinating training, sourcing work assignments, compiling evaluations, planning social events, and other duties associated with the Program.
Assist in drafting/updating job postings; reviews and processes resumes in the applicant tracking system, Workday, and generate reports when necessary.
Manage and update applicant databases with relevant information and prepares offer package.
Coordinate in-person or virtual interview schedules and gathers feedback on prospective candidates.
Interface effectively with candidates or legal search firms, provides correspondence, and submits background checks requests.
Partners with manager by networking with career services to reach law…