Recruiting assistant Jobs in Thornton, CO

Recruiting Assistant

Our Recruiting and Retention department has the opportunity for a Recruiting Assistant to join the Firm's expanding Talent team. Our Recruiting Team supports full-cycle recruiting efforts for all lateral attorneys and business professional staff firm-wide. Under supervision, the recruiting assistant provides administrative assistance to the Recruiting Team. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Recruiting (Attorney Recruiting) and will perform complex and specialized administrative tasks related to sourcing, attracting, and hiring lateral attorneys, while working collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment. This position may also assist with business professional recruiting as needed. This position is hybrid and will sit in our Denver, CO office.

Essential Functions

• Assisting with day-to-day administrative recruiting tasks such as maintaining resumes and candidate profiles in the firm's applicant tracking system (ATS), posting jobs, scheduling interviews, scheduling check-in and exit calls, monitoring Firm-Recruiting email correspondence, etc.
• Tracking Referrals, maintaining needed documentation, and coordinating with payroll to issue referral payments
• Monitoring email ticketing system for incoming Recruiting emails and handle accordingly
• Processing expenses and invoices for timely payment consistent with firm policy
• Maintaining various reports and surveys related to applicant and candidate tracking
• Updating and maintaining applicant tracking system (iCIMS)
• Coordinating with Office Administrators to draft and post job ads
• Assisting with projects including Excel, PowerPoint, research and reporting
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Requirements

• 1+ years of professional administrative support experience
• Law firm experience preferred
• Associates or bachelor's degree from an accredited university or community college preferred
• Candidates should possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and enjoy working in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment
• Able to efficiently manage to completion multiple, time-sensitive projects with competing deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Can be relied upon to exercise good judgment, confidentiality and discretion
• Plans ahead and proactively anticipates and resolves problems
• Has strong professional and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in HR or recruiting is a plus
• Proficient in all Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Document Management System, and expense systems

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

Benefits

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the expected salary range for this Colorado position is between $41,600 to $53,900. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors as permitted by law. This position qualifies for the benefits below.

Ogletree Deakins offers a robust suite of benefits for our Business Professional 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.

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.