Legal Recruiting Coordinator

October 27, 2026
Los Angeles, CA, US
$70,000 – $90,000/yr
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About Allen Matkins

Allen Matkins, a law firm with over 300 attorneys, was founded with deep roots in real estate and has leveraged that foundation to grow and build prominent litigation, corporate, tax, labor and employment, land use, and environmental practices allowing us to partner with clients across myriad industries and markets. For nearly 50 years, Allen Matkins has worked with clients drawn to us by our reputation for market-leading solutions, pragmatism, exemplary quality, approachability, and our unparalleled network of contacts and connections in business and government. Our firm’s success is driven by our commitment to hiring and developing top talent, ensuring a team that delivers exceptional work and service to our clients. We are guided by our core values: our people are our most important resource; we have a commitment to quality work, all the time; and we work as a team with each other and with our clients - we foster camaraderie.

About the Position

The Legal Recruiting Coordinator plays a key role in supporting Allen Matkins’ attorney recruiting efforts and delivering a professional, high-quality candidate experience. Reporting to the Legal Recruiting Manager, the Coordinator supports the administration and logistics of lateral recruiting, working closely with candidates, attorneys, search firms, and internal stakeholders to ensure an efficient, seamless recruiting process. From interview scheduling and candidate communications to search coordination, recruiting events, and related projects, the Coordinator helps advance the firm’s talent acquisition objectives while delivering responsive, high-quality service.

The ideal candidate brings exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational and communication skills, sound judgment, and a proactive, service-oriented approach. This role requires the ability to support multiple active searches and candidates in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive information. As an important point of contact throughout the recruiting process, the Coordinator contributes to a positive candidate experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Maintain complete, accurate candidate files in the applicant tracking system.
  • Coordinate virtual and in-person interviews; greet candidates, help facilitate a welcoming and professional candidate experience, and address scheduling changes or issues as they arise.
  • Collect and organize interviewer evaluations.
  • Draft job postings, coordinate necessary approvals, post openings on designated recruiting platforms, and maintain open and closed position records.
  • Maintain search firm agreements and related records.
  • Coordinate and track background checks, conflicts checks, reference checks, and other pre-employment requirements for lateral candidates.
  • Monitor shared recruiting inboxes and promptly respond to or route inquiries.
  • Update lateral recruiting reports, candidate trackers, and open-position data.
  • Track recruiting activity, statistics, and market information to support hiring initiatives.
  • Provide administrative support, including conference room reservations, check requests, and reimbursements.
  • Assist with law student recruiting and summer associate program initiatives as needed.
  • Assist with special projects and firmwide recruiting initiatives as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree required. 2+ years of recruiting experience required.

Qualifications

  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems, Flo experience is a plus.
  • Proficient with MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment, solve problems, take initiative, and follow
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, service-oriented environment.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work extended hours, nights, and weekends, as needed.
  • Travel to other firm offices for firm and recruiting events, as needed.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

Allen Matkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, all other characteristics prohibited by law, or gender identity and/or expression.

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We will collect the personal information you provide in connection with this application as well as information included with any other document(s) you provide us. We may use this information to evaluate your application and consider you for employment with Allen Matkins. We may share this information with third parties for any of the following purposes: (i) to confirm the accuracy of the information provided; (ii) to conduct a background check; (iii) to confirm or evaluate potential conflicts of interest; and/or (iv) to check references. If you accept an offer with Allen Matkins, we may use this information to provide you with the benefits of your employment. Our employees' personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy, available at https://www.allenmatkins.com/disclaimers/privacy-policy.html (https://www.allenmatkins.com/disclaimers/privacy-policy.html).

Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Compensation

Allen Matkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive compensation & benefits package. The anticipated base salary range for this full-time role is $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year. Actual salary will depend upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills, qualifications, and location.

The base salary range displayed on the job posting reflects the estimated range for new hire salaries for the position. The actual offered base salary will be determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, job-related skills and qualifications. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external business factors.

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