Legal Recruitment Coordinator

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in London seeks a Legal Recruitment Coordinator to support recruitment efforts. In this role, you will handle various administrative tasks including interview coordination, data reporting, and ensuring compliance with firm policies. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and experience in legal recruitment or HR.

Qualifications

• Education to degree level.
• Previous legal recruitment or HR experience preferred.
• Confidence, discretion, and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Legal Recruitment team with lawyer talent attraction and hiring administration.
• Coordinate interviews and maintain candidate management systems.
• Ensure compliance with hiring policies and DEI standards.

Skills

Confidentiality

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility with work hours

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Legal recruitment systems

Job description

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My client is a leading global law firm, with an exceptional reputation, who are looking for a Legal Recruitment Coordinator to join their London-based team.

The Legal Recruitment Coordinator will provide support across both Lateral and Partner Recruitment, working closely with the wider team.

The key duties will include:

• Support the Legal Recruitment team and Director of Lateral Partner Recruiting with lawyer talent attraction and hiring administration, including interview coordination and scheduling with internal and external clients;
• Gathering feedback and chasing outstanding evaluations; drafting offers; job board updates; accurate maintenance of the Firm’s lateral Candidate Management Systems
• Updating all recruitment trackers including the partner candidate portal and following through tasks for successful lawyer onboarding
• Assist the Senior Manager with responding to volume search firm queries sent to the International Recruiting email address
• Assist the Senior Manager and Director of Lateral Partner Recruiting with the production and tracking of fee terms for all international lawyer hiring
• Performs necessary due diligence on candidates including confirming admission status, and compliance with all hiring risk management policies and procedures;
• Ensure all hiring practices meet the firm DEI standards, SRA compliance and are aligned with firm risk management policies and procedures;
• Assist with accurate and timely data gathering & reporting on all lateral recruitment activity;
• Ad-hoc projects and general support to the wider team

The Legal Recruitment Coordinator will be educated to degree level with previous legal recruitment or HR experience, gained within a law firm environment. They must be confident yet discreet and have excellent communication skills across all levels of the firm. The right candidate will have flexibility with work hours with advanced proficiency in Microsoft and legal recruitment systems and previous legal recruitment experience are desirable but not essential.