Recruitment Administrator (Legal)

Recruit So Simple Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Training

Job summary

Recruit So Simple Ltd in Leeds is seeking a Recruitment Administrator to join its small HR team. You will help deliver recruitment for every kind of role across the firm’s offices—from advertising vacancies and shortlisting candidates to arranging interviews and assessments.

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you’ll support vacation scheme recruitment and onboarding of new joiners, with some travel to London and regional careers fairs. A 2:1 degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• A 2:1 degree or equivalent.
• Competent user of MS Office.
• Excellent administration, organisation and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder skills.
• Approachable in person and on the telephone.
• Able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Recruitment or resourcing experience is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor recruitment inboxes, screening and shortlisting candidates.
• Advertise roles internally and on job boards, website and LinkedIn.
• Coordinate assessments and interviews, including Teams invites and bookings.
• Liaise with agencies and prepare initial shortlists for hiring managers.
• Support assessment centres and vacation scheme events.
• Carry out references, DBS and Right to Work checks.
• Keep recruitment records GDPR-compliant and up to date.

Skills

MS Office

Administration

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

2:1 degree

Job description

Recruitment Administrator Human Resources · Leeds £26,000 per year + Excellent Benefits and Training

About the role

A growing, full-service law firm with over 400 employees and partners is looking for a Recruitment Administrator to join its small, close-knit HR team in Leeds. Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you’ll help deliver recruitment for every kind of role across all of the firm’s offices — from advertising vacancies and shortlisting candidates to arranging interviews and assessments.

You’ll also support the firm’s Vacation Scheme and Trainee Solicitor recruitment, and help take ownership of onboarding new joiners. Some travel to the London office will be required, along with attendance at regional careers fairs.

What you’ll be doing

• Monitoring recruitment inboxes, responding to enquiries, screening and shortlisting candidates
• Advertising roles internally, on job boards and on the firm’s website and LinkedIn page
• Coordinating assessments, tests and interviews — Teams invites, room bookings and candidate packs
• Liaising with recruitment agencies, collating CVs and creating initial shortlists for hiring managers
• Supporting assessment centres and vacation scheme events, including on-the-day assistance
• Carrying out references, DBS and Right to Work checks for new joiners, resolving discrepancies as they arise
• Keeping recruitment records accurate and compliant with GDPR and data retention requirements

What we’re looking for

• A 2:1 degree or above, or equivalent
• A competent user of MS Office
• Excellent administration, organisation and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, confident dealing with stakeholders at all levels
• An approachable manner in person and on the telephone
• Good time management, able to multi-task and work well under pressure
• Self‑motivated, with an enthusiastic can‑do attitude and a creative eye for improvement
• Experience in a recruitment or resourcing role within legal or professional services is helpful, but not required. Experience with graduate schemes, assessment centres or employer branding would be a bonus.

This is a great opportunity to begin a career in recruitment/HR with a leading UK law firm.

We will try to contact applicants within 72 hours. Please note only suitable candidates will be contacted.