Recruitment Consultant

Reed; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sabbatical

Health cash plan

Eco-friendly commuting incentives

High Achievers Club

Recruitment tech access and AI tools

Supportive, inclusive team culture

Job summary

Reed Reading is recruiting an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our established Legal division, specialising in private practice law firms. You will recruit Paralegals, Solicitors, Legal Executives and other legal professionals across areas such as Family, Property, Conveyancing, Litigation and Private Client.

This candidate-led role focuses on building relationships with law firms and candidates, delivering end-to-end recruitment, and achieving targets in a supportive, training‑driven

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment is welcomed, but candidates from other sales backgrounds are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Recruit Paralegals, Solicitors, Legal Executives and legal support professionals into private practice law firms across regions.
• Build and grow long-term relationships with law firms, hiring managers and legal professionals.
• Deliver exceptional candidate management, sourcing, interviewing and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment journey.

Skills

Tenacious

Proactive sourcing

Resilient

Relationship skills

Confident communicator

Commercial mindset

Organised

Career driven

Job description

Build a specialist recruitment career in Legal

Reed Reading is looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our established Legal division, focusing exclusively on private practice law firms.

This is a candidate-led desk recruiting Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Executives, Solicitors and other legal professionals across areas such as Family, Property, Conveyancing, Litigation, Private Client, Employment and Commercial Law.

Specialism: Legal Recruitment (Private Practice)

Location: Reading

Salary: £27,500 - £35,500 per annum (depending on experience) plus uncapped bonus

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Why join Reed?

• Industry-leading training and development: Whether you're new to recruitment or looking to specialise in legal, you'll receive comprehensive training, ongoing coaching and support from experienced leaders.
• Clear career progression: Benefit from Reed's automated career development programme, with opportunities for promotions and salary increases based on performance.
• Uncapped earning potential: Our market-leading bonus structure ensures you're rewarded for your success.

What you'll be doing

• Recruiting Paralegals, Solicitors, Legal Executives and legal support professionals into private practice law firms across the RG, OX and SN regions
• Building and growing long-term relationships with law firms, hiring managers and legal professionals
• Delivering exceptional candidate management, sourcing, interviewing and supporting candidates throughout the recruitment journey
• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle, developing talent pipelines and proactively headhunting within a candidate-led market
• Winning new business, providing market expertise and working towards individual and team targets through a relationship-driven approach to recruitment

What will help you succeed?

• Tenacious and proactive in sourcing candidates
• Comfortable working in a candidate-led market
• Patient, resilient and relationship-focused
• A confident communicator who builds credibility with professional candidates and clients
• Commercially minded and consultative in your approach
• Organised and able to manage multiple vacancies and processes
• Motivated by career progression, targets and uncapped earning potential

Additional benefits include:

• Paid sabbatical every five years
• Health Cash Plan
• Eco-friendly commuting incentives
• High Achievers Club, including holidays, trips and exclusive events
• Access to market‑leading recruitment tech, AI tools and the UK’s largest candidate database
• Supportive, inclusive team culture with long‑term career opportunities

Experience in recruitment is welcomed, but we would also love to hear from sales professionals, account managers or individuals from healthcare, medical, social care or other specialist recruitment backgrounds who are looking to build a successful career within legal recruitment