Senior Recruitment Consultant - Legal

Hayward Hawk; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment firm is looking for a Principal Consultant to manage their legal recruitment division in Belfast. The ideal candidate will have recruitment experience, strong relationship-building skills, and a consistent billing track record. This role offers a market-leading salary, uncapped commission, and opportunities for career advancement in a growing team.

Benefits

Market-leading base salary

Uncapped commission up to 25%

Quarterly performance-related bonuses

Private medical cover

Hybrid working model

Long-term career progression

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a recruitment consultant, ideally in legal or professional services.
• Consistent personal billing track record with drive for success.
• Strong relationship-building and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an established legal recruitment desk.
• Exceed personal billing targets through client and candidate engagement.
• Provide consultative advice on market trends and recruitment processes.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Relationship-building skills

Consultative approach

Commercial motivation

Job description

Overview

Hayward Hawk is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to lead our high-performing Legal Recruitment division. This is a unique opportunity to step into a warm, high performing, established desk. The successful candidate will inherit an active, loyal client base and an established candidate network. With a steady flow of live roles there is an immediate opportunity to generate fees. This desk covers both legal support and qualified-level appointments, with long-standing relationships across NI’s leading law firms and in-house legal teams.

The role

• Manage and further develop an established legal recruitment desk (support & qualified appointments).
• Deliver and exceed personal billing targets through proactive client and candidate engagement and development.
• Develop and grow relationships with new and existing clients, maximising opportunities across the NI legal market.
• Provide consultative advice to clients and candidates on market trends, salary benchmarking, and recruitment processes.
• Contribute to the ongoing growth of the Legal team, with scope to move into a leadership role as the function expands into Dublin and beyond.

The Person

• Proven experience as a recruitment consultant, ideally with exposure to the legal or professional services sector.
• Consistent personal billing track record, with the drive to build on an already high-performing desk.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a consultative approach to client and candidate management.
• Commercially motivated, target-driven, and ambitious to progress towards a 'Head of Legal' position .

What We Offer

• Market-leading base salary
• Uncapped commission structure paying up to 25%.
• Quarterly performance-related bonuses
• Year-end bonus - based on company performance AND personal billings
• Private medical cover
• Hybrid working model from The Kelvin, one of NI's newest and best equipped office spaces.
• Opportunity to work in a growing team with strong market presence and clear expansion plans.
• Long-term career progression, with scope to step into leadership as the Legal division grows regionally.

For more information, please get in touch with Gemma Murphy in confidence.

Skills: recruitment