Recruitment Assistant

Hill Dickinson LLP; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill Dickinson LLP in Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic Recruitment Assistant to provide end-to-end recruitment support across the firm’s UK offices. You will own vacancies, work with hiring managers and ensure a positive candidate experience while collaborating with the Early Careers team on trainee and apprenticeship processes.

The role sits in the HR and Development team led by the Chief People Officer.

Qualifications

• Strong administration and communication skills.
• Excellent competence in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality within a HR team and handle sensitive issues.
• Experience in recruitment environment (desirable).
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the full recruitment lifecycle across the firm, including vacancy briefs, sourcing, posting, screening, interviewing coordination and onboarding.
• Champion direct sourcing through LinkedIn and the careers site.
• Assist with agency relationships and PSL administration.
• Produce data and insight reports to aid hiring decisions.
• Support the Early Careers team with trainee and apprentice applications and interview coordination.

Skills

Strong administration

Communication

Microsoft Office

Recruitment experience

Job description

Hours

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hours per week)

Happy to talk flexible working

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team

HR and Development

Location

Liverpool

Role overview

Introduction to the role:

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager, you will primarily provide end to end recruitment support to key stakeholders within the firm. You will take ownership of vacancies, work collaboratively with hiring managers, and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout. You will also work closely with our Early Careers team to deliver, when needed, an effective recruitment process for our trainee and apprentice programmes.

Introduction to the team:

You will be part of a wider HR & Development team that services the firm across areas such as HR operations, employee relations, early careers, learning & development, HR systems, diversity & inclusion, talent & development and reward. Led by Chief People Officer, Carolyn Morgan, the team is currently made up of 30 people, who strive to deliver a seamless service to all Partners and employees.

Key responsibilities

• Support the full recruitment lifecycle across all UK offices for both general and graduate recruitment, including:
  • Collecting vacancy briefs from hiring teams
  • Provide guidance on the recruitment process and sourcing strategies
  • Posting vacancies via our recruitment systems
  • Creating engaging LinkedIn posts
  • Screening and shortlisting candidates
  • Coordinating interviews and assessment days and managing candidate communications
  • Managing the offer process and providing a seamless service for candidates through to onboarding
• Champion direct sourcing through avenues such as LinkedIn, our careers site, employee referral schemes
• Dealing with general queries to central recruitment mailboxes
• Assist with managing agency relationships and administration of our PSL
• Provide with wider recruitment projects that support inclusive hiring and the firms Responsible Business agenda.
• Assist with producing data and insight reports
• Processing recruitment invoices
• Involvement in Schools Outreach Programme, supporting mock interviews and careers presentations
• Supporting when required with competency-based interviews
• Supporting the Early Careers team when needed to review trainee and apprentice applications, coordination of interviews and assessment days and delivery of insight days and open evenings.
• Supporting the wider HR team general queries and ad-hoc tasks when required
• Work to best practice at all times

What are we looking for

• Strong administration and communication skills
• Excellent competence in Microsoft Office
• Ability to work as part of a wider HR team, maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive issues

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

• Experience working within a recruitment environment
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload ensuring any deadlines are met
• Proactive and professional approach to work
• Demonstrable experience building strong working relationships both internally and externally
• Flexibility in approach
• Keen to learn and enhance knowledge as part of your role
• Flexibility to work and travel outside of normal working hours when required to support the delivery of training and early careers recruitment activity at different offices.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at [e-mail] should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.