A leading law firm has an exciting opportunity for an experienced legal recruiter to join their highly regarded team as a Recruitment Advisor.
Key responsibilities for this role will include:
Resourcing:
* Work with hiring managers to identify hiring needs and skill sets. Determine a resourcing plan to meet the hiring needs
* Develop and manage candidate ‘talent pool’
* Where required, test validity and comprehensiveness of job descriptions at start of recruitment process
* Explore, and determine, the approach to the available resourcing options, to include: referral scheme, internal publications, alumni network, internet channels, advertising, agencies, headhunters
Sourcing and attraction strategy:
* Establish innovative sourcing and attraction strategies to attract the right people from the widest pool for each vacancy / recruitment campaign
* Consults with stakeholders to inform of the development of strategic recruitment approaches
Selection and Assessment:
* Establish relationships to provide seamless service to candidates; manage the candidate experience.
* Determine the selection and assessment methods to use to enable objective and fair assessment of candidates.
* Work with line managers to establish screening criteria for each role. Interview candidates and provide independent assessment
* Advise hiring managers on recruitment best practice and diversity awareness
* Support and challenge hiring managers constructively on selection decisions at interview and offer stage
* Manage the offer process and full onboarding process. This should include the ability to influence and negotiate with candidates.
The successful applicant will have a strong legal recruitment background, ideally with an Agency background, or experience working within professional services. You will have excellent interviewing skills and an in-depth knowledge of the legal/professional services sector.
Equal Opportunities
As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.