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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Notable achievements:Led growth through highly effective recruiting strategies for all attorney hiring needs, including opening multiple new offices in Michigan and in Florida.Directed successful effort to expand parental leave policy and provide improved support and resources to working parents at the firm.Expanded support for new attorney hires, creating teams of attorneys and professional staff to facilitate successful integration into the firm and administering onboarding plan. Launched attorney referral bonus initiative for new experienced hires, increasing attorney engagement in recruiting, successfully leveraging existing networks and reducing costs to hire in a challenging market.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Led the full-cycle recruiting process for all non-partner attorneys and administrative staff in all six of Chapman’s offices, including candidate sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiating and onboarding.Notable achievements:Created the talent acquisition strategy (including candidate sourcing and successful recruitment of undergraduate students at Indiana University - Bloomington) for the inaugural Finance Law Development Program and Finance Law Summer Internship Program, establishing a known pipeline of candidates. This pipeline has been quite successful for the firm, with expansion to additional schools and several early participants attending law school and returning as associates.Launched on-demand video interview process in effort to increase efficiency, using cutting-edge technology in the hiring process for administrative staff. Fully responsible for this progressive effort, including initial proposal, negotiation of contracts, technology configuration and program customization.Successfully advocated for flexibility and remote work capability for staff members, resulting in the creation of the first remote work policy for exempt administrative staff, gaining buy-in from key stakeholders to ensure successful execution.Established policy on Continuing Legal Education compliance for attorneys and initiated internal audit process, ensuring fulfillment of professional responsibility obligations for all relevant jurisdictions.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Facilitated summer associate program, including coordination of orientation and training sessions, mid-summer and final evaluation processes, and social events.Administered recruiting process by scheduling interviews, processing applicant expenses and correspondence, and compiling information packets for Hiring Committee meetings.Supervised one assistant and seasonal interns.

New York, New York, United States

Organized on-campus logistics, follow-up efforts and offer dinners for seven schools.Tracked hiring statistics and created monthly reports for hiring partner and accounting department.Prepared in-house interview schedules for law students, judicial clerks and lateral applicants.

New York, New York, United States

Served on 2007 Summer Committee, working closely with partners and associate assignment coordinators throughout the process of preparing for and administering the summer program.Planned and executed summer associate social events, including hallmark events such as Welcome Dinner at the Rainbow Room and a party for summer associates, attorneys and their families at the Central Park Zoo.Coordinated follow-up efforts for all applicants who received an offer to join the Firm and maintained database tracking attorney contact with each individual.

New York, New York, United States

Answered phones and delivered messages for a switchboard that served 10 people.Created and maintained files for over 1,000 applicants for attorney positions.Tracked RSVPs and prepared appropriate materials for all summer events and other social activities for the Firm.

New York, New York, United States

Coordinated extensive personal and professional schedules and performed general administrative work for prominent New York orthodontist.