Recruitment Assistant

Confidential; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in central London is seeking a Recruitment/HR Assistant to support the HR team in a Top 200 City law firm. You’ll handle onboarding, invoicing, events, interview scheduling and ATS administration, playing a process-focused role for both trainee and lateral hires.

The role emphasizes administration and stakeholder coordination within a professional services environment, with a salary around £32,000-£36,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, either in-house or agency.
• Legal sector experience is desirable but not essential.
• Available to start no later than January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Manage onboarding/inductions for new hires.
• Process invoices related to recruitment activities.
• Organise interviews, events and meetings.
• Schedule interviews and coordinate timelines with candidates.
• Advertise roles and liaise with agencies.
• Oversee the firm’s ATS system and related workflows.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Onboarding/inductions

Stakeholder management

Tools

ATS system

Job description

Recruitment/HR Assistant London - Law firm

A Top 200 City law firm in central London are actively looking to hire a Recruitment Assistant into their HR team.

Working in a small sub-team you will be responsible for administration across all of the law firms recruitment both lateral hires and for trainees/graduates.

Duties will include: managing onboarding/inductions, processing invoices, organizing events and meetings, interview scheduling, advertising roles, working with agencies and stakeholders, responsibility for the firms ATS system, among others.

Initially this will be a process management rather than direct sourcing internal role.

The salary is c. £32,000-£36,000 (depending on experience).

Criteria

• Possess prior recruitment experience (either in-house or agency), ideally within a professional services environment
• Possess legal experience - desirable not essential
• Be available to start a new role no later than January 2027