Job Title: Recruiter Responsible to: Senior HR Operations Manager Level: Colleague Job Summary As a Recruiter at Minster Law, you will play a key role in attracting and securing high-quality talent across the business. This role will enhance capability and support the delivery of an efficient, candidate-focused, and manager-enabled recruitment process. Working closely with hiring managers and the wider People team, you will be responsible for sourcing candidates, managing longlisting and shortlisting activity, conducting phone interviews, and providing practical guidance to managers throughout the recruitment life cycle. Core Responsibilities • Support the delivery of end-to-end recruitment across Minster Law, working closely with the Recruitment and Talent Lead and hiring managers • Proactively source candidates using a range of attraction methods including job boards, LinkedIn, talent pools, referrals, and direct search • Create and manage job postings, ensuring role adverts are engaging, inclusive, and aligned with Minster’s employer brand • Undertake longlisting and shortlisting against agreed role criteria, ensuring fairness and consistency • Conduct initial phone interviews to assess candidate suitability, motivation, and cultural alignment • Arrange and coordinate interviews, ensuring a positive and professional candidate experience • Support and advise hiring managers on recruitment best practice, including interview techniques, selection decisions, and inclusive hiring • Act as a key point of contact for candidates, providing timely communication and feedback throughout the process • Maintain accurate recruitment data, records, and tracking to support reporting and decision making • Work collaboratively with the wider People team to ensure recruitment activity aligns with workforce plans and business priorities • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within recruitment processes, procedures, and candidate experience • Support the development and maintenance of talent pipelines for key roles and future hiring needs • Ensure recruitment activity complies with employment legislation, company policies, and best practice • Contribute ideas and insights to improve Minster Law’s employer brand and attraction strategies Person Specification • Previous experience in an in-house recruitment or agency recruitment role • Demonstrable experience of sourcing candidates and managing recruitment campaigns • Experience of screening CVs, conducting phone interviews, and supporting selection decisions • Ability to translate team/ departmental plans into People initiatives • Excellent communication skills with an ability to work with, understand and adapt your approach appropriately to various stakeholders internally and externally • Ability to build relationships with candidates and hiring managers • Organised and detail-focused, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously • A good understanding of fair and inclusive recruitment practices • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider People team • Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) • Taking opportunities to develop, stretch yourself, and be passionate about developing your career at Minster Law • Having a flexible approach with a solution-focused, resilient, and positive “can-do” attitude • Being honest, trustworthy and reliable, and able to act with integrity Minster will offer you • A 35 hour working week, no weekends • 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to take 12 “time for me” days per year • The option to purchase 5 additional days annual leave • A business and colleague performance related bonus • Pension – matched contribution • Health cash plan • Agile working • Life assurance • A fantastic, energetic team of career minded colleagues to support your journey with Minster Law Key Performance Indicators Your KPIs and Objectives will be discussed and agreed with you on a one-to-one basis. You will have regular one-to-one meetings with your line manager to review your performance against these objectives and identify any areas for development and/or required support. Working Hours Full time – 35 hours per week Fixed Term Contract - 1 - year Salary Information The annual salary range for this role is £28,000-£31,000. Equal Opportunities Minster Law is committed to equality and diversity and being a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone. We’re an equal opportunity and disability confident employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, neurodiversity, or disability status. You can read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on the Minster Law website.