Lead Sourcing Specialist - DWF - Belfast or Manchester - Permanent

Weareams; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth and development

Career opportunities

Employee ERGs

Volunteer day

Flexible work

Hybrid model

Job summary

AMS is seeking a Lead Sourcing Specialist to own end-to-end talent sourcing for legal roles, partnering with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to define requirements and develop bespoke sourcing strategies. You will engage passive and active candidates across channels, build pipelines, and deliver shortlist insights while upholding an exceptional candidate experience.

This hybrid role offers growth, a diverse culture, and the opportunity to shape talent strategies for clients and millions of job

Qualifications

• Experience in talent sourcing, executive search, or talent acquisition for legal roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing and delivering sourcing strategies for specialist or niche roles.
• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, ATS, or CRM platforms.
• Strong communication, influencing, and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to use market data and insights to support hiring decisions.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in recruitment technology, ATS/CRM systems, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand hiring requirements for a variety of legal roles and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Provide market insights, talent intelligence, and sourcing recommendations to support hiring decisions.
• Source, attract, engage, and assess active and passive talent through multiple channels for both specialist and volume hiring.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Review and post compelling, accurate job adverts that amplify AMS’s brand and attract candidates to review and apply.
• Deliver high-quality candidate shortlists with clear recommendations and accurate candidate insights.
• Promote an excellent candidate experience through regular communication and relationship management.
• Use data and market trends to refine sourcing approaches and improve hiring outcomes.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, activity tracking, and reporting within recruitment systems.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Passive candidate engagement

Communication & assessment

Market data insights

Organisational skills

Recruitment tech (ATS/CRM)

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

ATS/CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

Sourcers play a key role in our clients’ success by partnering with Hiring Managers and Recruiters and developing effective, consultative, professional relationships with them.

Through asking the right questions to ensure a detailed understanding of the client and each role, and by leveraging data, historic hiring trends and market analysis, Sourcers develop bespoke sourcing strategies and then use a range of tools and techniques to find the best talent in the market. Sourcers are brand ambassadors for our clients, bringing each opportunity to life with candidates in a compelling and authentic way to ensure they are qualified, interested and engaged before being presented to the Hiring Manager.

The Lead Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for end-to-end sourcing across specialist and high volume hiring within DWF, with a strong focus on identifying and engaging passive talent to ensure an efficient and high-quality recruitment process for the client.

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand hiring requirements for a variety of legal roles and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Provide market insights, talent intelligence, and sourcing recommendations to support hiring decisions.
• Source, attract, engage, and assess active and passive talent through multiple channels for both specialist and volume hiring.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Review and post compelling, accurate job adverts that amplify DWF’s brand and attract candidates to review and apply.
• Deliver high-quality candidate shortlists with clear recommendations and accurate candidate insights.
• Promote an excellent candidate experience through regular communication and relationship management.
• Use data and market trends to refine sourcing approaches and improve hiring outcomes.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, activity tracking, and reporting within recruitment systems.

Skills & Requirements

Must Have

• Experience in talent sourcing, executive search, or talent acquisition for the hiring of legal positions.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing and delivering sourcing strategies for specialist or niche roles.
• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, ATS, or CRM platforms.
• Strong communication, influencing, and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to use market data and insights to support hiring decisions.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in recruitment technology, ATS/CRM systems, and Microsoft Office.

Nice to Have

• Experience sourcing executive, specialist, or hard-to-find talent.
• Experience within an RPO, agency, or in-house recruitment environment.
• Experience building talent pools and talent mapping for future workforce needs.
• Familiarity with talent intelligence tools.

Why AMS?

At AMS, we come from every walk of life - and that’s what makes us unique. Our culture is open, inclusive and built on trust. We empower our people with the flexibility and autonomy to work in ways that bring out their best. We offer career opportunities in every direction you want to explore.

We offer

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• The opportunity to develop a career within one of the world’s leading organisations specialising in talent and workforce solutions.
• A team that values being Passionate, Bold, and Authentic
• Supportive communities such as our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day - you getone additional paid day off each year to volunteerfor a cause that matters to you
• A competitive reward and benefits package*
• Flexibility in how and where you work*
• Hybrid model

*Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.

Our statement

We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.

If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email [e-mail] or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.

We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.