Recruitment Assistant

Career Legal; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham is seeking a Recruitment Assistant for a 6-month contract. The role involves providing administrative support in the recruitment process, including scheduling interviews, facilitating assessments, and ensuring compliance with data protection standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in recruitment and the ability to manage workloads effectively. Immediate availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in full lifecycle lateral recruitment.
• Ability to work under pressure in high volume environments.
• Flexibility and ability to manage workloads.

Responsibilities

• Assist in posting adverts on job boards and social media.
• Schedule interviews and conduct right to work checks.
• Support recruitment team with application screening.
• Provide input to enhance recruitment processes.

Skills

Administrative support

Scheduling interviews

Application screening

Data protection compliance

MS Office Packages

Job description

Our client is an award-winning global law firm who have an exceptional reputation within Real Estate and M&A work. They are now looking for a hardworking and bright Recruitment Assistant on a 6 month contract basis to join their Leeds or Birmingham office.

The Recruitment Assistant primary responsibilities for the role is providing administrative support for the lateral recruitment of all fee-earning and non-fee-earning staff across all UK offices but mainly Birmingham and Leeds.

Key Duties Include:

• Assisting in the recruitment process by posting adverts on websites, job boards and social media channels
• Scheduling interviews and assessments, facilitating in person and virtual assessments and conducting right to work checks
• Establishing interview availability, managing diaries and communicating with Hiring Manager’s
• Providing application screening support to the Recruitment team
• Providing input to develop and enhance the recruitment processes
• Ensuring compliance with data protection standards (GDPR)
• Supporting wider Recruitment projects and initiatives as and when required

The Recruitment Assistant will ideally be from an in-house recruiter, legal agency or professional services with experience of full lifecycle lateral recruitment. The right candidate will have the ability to work under pressure in a high volume, fast-paced environments and be able to work credibly with senior stakeholders. Experience with MS Office Packages is essential. Along with possessing a flexible approach to working and the ability to manage own workloads.

You will need to be available immediately and has a flexible and ‘can-do’ attitude!