Job Description

Location: Rochester, NY – Hybrid Work Schedule

Experience Level: 1+ year of onboarding and/or recruiting experience; experience within a Human Resources department is preferred

Do you enjoy onboarding, recruiting, and creating a great experience for new hires? Are you excited about the opportunity to join an innovative, growing law firm that has been successful for more than 165 years?

Harris Beach Murtha's Human Resources team is seeking a Recruiting Assistant to coordinate new hire onboarding and support recruiting efforts across the firm. This position plays a key role in ensuring a smooth hiring and onboarding experience while supporting a wide variety of recruiting and HR initiatives.

You will THRIVE in this role if you have:

• 1+ year of onboarding, human resources, and/or recruiting experience (required)
• Experience within a Human Resources department (preferred)
• Associate's degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of education and experience (required)
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, and Dayforce (preferred)
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong communication, client service, and relationship-building abilities
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and professionalism
• Experience in a law firm environment is a plus

The Recruiting Assistant is responsible for coordinating onboarding activities and supporting recruiting efforts across the firm. Do you have the DRIVE and DESIRE to:

• Coordinate onboarding activities and prepare new hire paperwork and orientation materials
• Schedule new hire training sessions and facilitate Rochester-based new hire orientations
• Track onboarding progress, manage new hire checklists, and follow up on outstanding items
• Schedule and track retention meetings for new employees
• Support I-9 compliance efforts and assist with internal audits
• Help improve and enhance the firm's onboarding and orientation processes
• Build and maintain strong relationships with HR team members, new hires, hiring managers, colleagues, candidates, and recruitment agencies
• Assist the recruiting team with job postings, resume reviews, phone screens, interview scheduling, reference checks, and background checks
• Maintain recruiting information within the firm's applicant tracking system and assist with job description updates and approvals
• Assist with salary benchmarking and researching new recruiting sources and strategies
• Support HR projects, programs, and initiatives as needed

Harris Beach Murtha recognizes everyone has a right to be included. You will be successful in your career at the firm if you:

• Enjoy building relationships and providing outstanding client service to both internal and external stakeholders
• Can manage multiple responsibilities independently while collaborating effectively with a team
• Demonstrate sound judgment, professionalism, and discretion
• Believe in the firm's core values of collaboration, inclusion, ingenuity, respect, integrity, and commitment
• Enjoy working with diverse personalities across all levels of the organization
• Are comfortable working in the Rochester office and collaborating closely with Human Resources team members to support onboarding and recruiting

Salary information below will vary depending upon relevant experience for the position, geographic location and weekly hours schedule. The anticipated weekly schedule for the Recruiting Assistant is 40 hours a week.

$23.08 - $28.85 per hour

($48,000 - $60,000 annualized)

Harris Beach Murtha offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports both professional and personal well-being. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurances; health savings and flexible spending account options; life and disability insurances; retirement plan including 401(k) and profit sharing; paid leave programs; employee assistance resources; commuter and parking benefits where applicable; and professional development opportunities. Eligibility for benefits is subject to applicable plan terms and firm policies.

Harris Beach Murtha is not accepting candidate submissions from recruiting agencies for this position during the first two weeks after posting. Following this period, agencies with an active fee agreement with the firm may reach out to our internal recruitment team at resumes@harrisbeachmurtha.com to inquire about potential collaboration for this position.

Harris Beach Murtha is committed to an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from diverse candidates with varied background and skills, including military experience. Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Harris Beach Murtha:

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP. A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with the benefit of more than 250 years of combined history, Harris Beach Murtha’s New York roots reach back to 1856 and the firm has had ties to New England since 1936. Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately among the country’s top law firms as ranked by The National Law Journal.

Harris Beach Murtha and its subsidiaries have a strong Northeast presence, but a global reach. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations and individuals. The firm’s practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.

The firm’s lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut in Bantam, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford; New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island and White Plains, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and Newark, New Jersey.

The firm’s policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits and termination. It is the policy of Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC that all applicants and employees enjoy a positive, respectful and productive work environment, free from behavior, actions or language constituting unlawful harassment. Accordingly, harassment or discrimination of any kind based on an individual’s race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited. Harris Beach Murtha complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law, all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.