Strategic Legal Talent Advisor (360 Recruitment)

Mills & Reeve; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Mills & Reeve is seeking an experienced recruiter to manage end-to-end hiring for lawyers and business services across Birmingham, Manchester, Cambridge or Norwich. You’ll partner with internal clients and agencies, source direct hires, and advise on talent strategy to build sustainable pipelines.

In this role you’ll handle CV shortlisting, conduct interviews, and guide offers through to onboarding, ensuring a professional and responsive recruitment experience across tight timelines.

Qualifications

• End-to-end 360 recruitment experience.
• Legal recruitment experience at multiple levels from Paralegal to Principal Associate.
• Strong stakeholder management with influencing and advisory skills.
• Exceptional client service within tight timescales.
• Strong supplier agency relationships.
• LinkedIn and market mapping experience.
• Direct candidate engagement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Curious about technology and AI with proactive learning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders on recruitment and provide proactive, commercial advice.
• Manage own caseload of vacancies.
• Suggest innovative approaches to the hiring process.
• Advise on candidate sourcing methods and use LinkedIn/market mapping.
• Build relationships with preferred supplier agencies.
• Support CV shortlisting and provide timely feedback.
• Deliver exceptional client service within tight timescales.
• Lead offer conversations and onboarding handover.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Legal recruitment

Stakeholder management

Client service

Agency relationships

LinkedIn sourcing

Direct candidate engagement

Communication

AI awareness

Job description

Mills & Reeve is seeking an experienced recruiter to manage end-to-end hiring for lawyers and business services across Birmingham, Manchester, Cambridge or Norwich. You’ll partner with internal clients and agencies, source direct hires, and advise on talent strategy to build sustainable pipelines.

In this role you’ll handle CV shortlisting, conduct interviews, and guide offers through to onboarding, ensuring a professional and responsive recruitment experience across tight timelines.