Legal Recruiter

Dexian; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking a Legal Recruiter to manage the full hiring lifecycle—from sourcing and screening candidates to extending offers—working with hiring managers to define needs, build pipelines, and ensure hires align with culture and goals.

You will write job descriptions, conduct interviews, negotiate terms, and guide onboarding, using data to improve recruitment outcomes and partner with leadership and HR to hire the best talent.

Qualifications

• 2 years of full life cycle recruiting experience hiring legal talent required.
• 2+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience hiring legal talent preferred.
• 1+ years of experience consulting with hiring managers while developing excellent working relationships.
• Experience with Workday ATS preferred but not required.
• PHR certification is preferred or required.
• Ability to influence and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use innovative techniques to attract and recruit diverse talent.
• Experience in compensation and general HR requirements related to hiring.
• Strong candidate and client management skills with proven influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand unique talent needs.
• Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process and hiring deliverables for various roles.
• Create compelling job descriptions, source diverse pipelines, market the brand, screen candidates, advise on process, negotiate offers.
• Candidate management from identification to offer extension and closing.
• Work cross-functionally with a team of recruiters to promote inclusion.
• Leverage recruiting data to provide status updates and hiring results.
• Source stellar candidates using varied channels and events.
• Provide recruiting services in accordance with process and standards.
• Self-directed execution of full lifecycle recruitment with time-to-fill targets.
• Develop sourcing strategy to maintain a steady talent pipeline.
• Develop and execute autonomous strategies including networking and niche outreach.
• Act as partner and expert to leadership and hiring managers.
• Identify root causes of recruiting issues and implement solutions.
• Address ambiguous situations drawing on expertise and skills.
• Screens and counsels candidates, coaches the hiring team, and negotiates closes.
• Facilitate formal consensus meetings with the hiring team.
• Independent involvement when developing and executing strategies.
• Attention to detail and flawless requisition processing.

Skills

Full life cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Negotiation

Communication

Education

PHR certification

Tools

Workday ATS

Job description

Seeking a Legal Recruiter who will manage the full hiring lifecycle for an organization, from sourcing and screening candidates to extending offers, working closely with hiring managers to define needs, build talent pipelines, and ensure new hires align with company culture and goals, acting as an ambassador for the employer brand. Key duties include writing job descriptions, conducting interviews, negotiating terms, managing onboarding, and using data to improve recruitment. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with hiring managers, building strong candidate pipelines, and ensuring that we hire the best possible candidates to meet our hiring needs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and business , group or organization leads, and key stakeholders to understand unique talent needs
• Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process and hiring deliverables for product management positions, specialty positions, and broad client groups
• Create compelling position descriptions, sourcing diverse candidate pipelines, marketing the talent brand to attract top talent, screening candidates, advising business partners on the recruiting process, and negotiating job offers
• Candidate management - develop and execute sourcing plans to identify and recruit top talent, owning the candidate development process from identification and engagement to offer extension and closing
• Work cross-functionally across a team of high performing recruiters and promote a culture of inspiration, empowerment and inclusion
• Leverage recruiting data to proactively provide status updates and hiring results to leadership and HR partners
• Source stellar candidates. Look beyond direct applications and leverage search engines, career sites, recruiting events, and other innovative sourcing techniques to find the best talent in the market
• Provide recruiting services in accordance with our recruiting process, standards, and systems
• Self-directed execution of the full life cycle recruiting process with an emphasis in meeting time-to-fill goals
• Develop an effective sourcing strategy to provide a continuous flow of quality and quantity of candidates for the pipeline
• Develop and execute strategies autonomously to include networking, call lists, niche social networking, and general industry knowledge
• Acts as a recruiting partner and a subject matter expert to business leadership, hiring managers and other key stakeholders
• Identify 'root cause' solutions to complex recruiting issues and ability to implement solutions that will mitigate immediate problems and future potential issues
• Address ambiguous situations or challenges and respond accordingly, drawing on ones subject matter expertise, skills and abilities
• Screens and counsels candidates, coaches the hiring team, and negotiates the close
• Effectively facilitate formal consensus meetings with the hiring team
• Independent involvement when developing and executing strategies
• Practice attention to detail and flawless execution of requisition processing

Qualifications

• 2 years of full life cycle recruiting experience hiring legal talent required
• 2+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience hiring legal talent preferred
• 1+ years of experience consulting with hiring managers while developing and enhancing excellent working relationships with those managers and their teams
• Experience with Workday ATS preferred but not required
• Professional Human Resources (PHR) certification
• Ability to influence and drive results in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to use innovative techniques to attract and recruit diverse talent
• Experience in compensation and general HR requirements as related to hiring
• Possess strong candidate and client management skills, with a proven ability to influence
• Proven ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.