Senior Talent Acquisition Leader | Hybrid, Legal Sector

Oakleaf Partnership; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakleaf Partnership seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment across a growing law firm. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, working in a hybrid Leeds/Birmingham setting and partnering with senior stakeholders to attract top talent.

You will shape talent strategy, build pipelines for hard-to-fill roles, and drive employer brand and candidate experience while mentoring a TA team and reporting on workforce insights.

Qualifications

• Significant in-house recruitment experience, ideally in the legal sector.
• Strong knowledge of direct sourcing and talent acquisition best practice.
• Experience recruiting senior, specialist and business services professionals.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strong leadership experience, including managing and developing recruitment teams.
• Data-driven and commercial approach to recruitment.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems.
• Sound understanding of UK employment law.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a proactive talent acquisition strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future hiring needs.
• Build talent pipelines for key and hard-to-fill positions.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment processes from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Advise stakeholders on market trends, talent availability and best-practice hiring approaches.
• Manage sourcing strategies across LinkedIn, direct networks, agencies and other channels.
• Coaching hiring managers on effective interviewing and selection techniques.
• Driving continuous improvement across recruitment processes, systems and reporting.
• Managing agency and supplier relationships to maximise value and performance.
• Enhancing the organisation's employer brand and employee value proposition.
• Producing meaningful recruitment metrics and insights to support decision making.

Skills

In-house recruitment

Direct sourcing

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder influence

Recruitment leadership

Data-driven recruitment

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

UK employment law

Communication skills

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Oakleaf Partnership seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment across a growing law firm. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, working in a hybrid Leeds/Birmingham setting and partnering with senior stakeholders to attract top talent.

You will shape talent strategy, build pipelines for hard-to-fill roles, and drive employer brand and candidate experience while mentoring a TA team and reporting on workforce insights.