Full Desk Legal Recruiter

Are you a seasoned pro at finding, evaluating, and placing qualified candidates for your clients in the legal market? Do you have full desk experience? If so, we’d love to connect about an appointment setter and closer role we have for our recruitment program. We’re seeking a legal recruiter to work for our retained recruiting agency where we have innovated the legal recruitment industry with automated systems, process, and sourcing.

The preferred candidate has 3 years of talent acquisition experience and excellent communication skills. If this sounds like a position where you could thrive, please start your application today!

Legal Recruiter Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a pipeline of top talent relationships and maintain contact with potential candidates that may be a future match for open positions
• Call into law firms, manage systems and processes for up-leveling of results
• Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process (candidate sourcing, screening, qualification evaluation, interviewing, negotiating offers, and follow up) to facilitate the hire of qualified candidates
• Keep detailed and accurate communication records in the applicant tracking system
• Collaborate with partners of law firms and other hiring managers to determine hiring needs, and implement a recruiting process for legal professionals, such as paralegals, legal assistants, clerks, and associate attorneys
• Bolster candidate search opportunities through multiple channels like colleges, networking groups, and service organizations
• Maximize outreach methods to job seekers, such as social media, LinkedIn, job fairs, job boards, seeking referrals, and high volume cold calling

Legal Recruiter Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, time management, and relationship-building skills are desired
• Knowledge of employment law, human resource policies and guidelines, and recruitment best practices are needed
• A law degree or completion of law school is a plus- Bachelor’s degree is required
• 3 years of talent acquisition or legal recruiting experience as a recruiter in the legal or similar market is preferred
• Familiarity with CRM / applicant tracking systems, MS Office, Google Suite, and social media tools