Legal Talent Acquisition Manager

Axiom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life and disability coverage

401K with company match

Paid sick and personal time off

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Axiom is seeking a Legal Talent Recruitment Manager to join our North America Talent team in Chicago. You will lead full-cycle recruiting for top-tier lawyers and legal professionals, driving our talent strategy with autonomy and a dynamic, high-performing team.

You will engage with candidates and internal stakeholders, shaping recruitment plans, and building a strong network to promote our brand. US work eligibility and a BA are required for this role.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional recruiting experience.
• Legal industry experience required.
• Highly persuasive verbal communication skills, and excellent written communication skills.
• Poise, confidence, and maturity to interact and build relationships with candidates; strong interpersonal skills are essential.
• Innate ability to build relationships with sophisticated candidates as well as internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and a tremendous amount of initiative, multi-tasking, and organizational abilities.
• Superb time management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Genuine interest in the Axiom model and our place in the changing legal landscape.

Responsibilities

• Executing against our North America Talent Acquisition strategy, including identification, assessment, and attraction of top-tier legal talent through traditional and creative recruitment channels.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for lawyers and legal professional candidates; managing individuals through full cycle recruiting while ensuring a positive, informative, and efficient candidate experience.
• Assisting others on the team to advise key company stakeholders and leaders across North America on industry talent trends, candidate pipeline updates, and recruitment activity levels.
• Assisting the leaders of the function to develop customized and strategic recruitment plans to attract lawyers and legal support professionals to work with our highly innovative and impressive list of clients.
• Building and maintaining a robust network of legal talent and consistently acting as a strong promoter of our brand. Staying current on recruiting issues and trends in the legal industry to inform ongoing recruitment strategy.

Skills

Recruiting

Legal industry

Communication

Relationship-building

Time management

Attention to detail

Bachelor's degree

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Axiom is seeking a Legal Talent Recruitment Manager to join our North America Talent team in Chicago. You will lead full-cycle recruiting for top-tier lawyers and legal professionals, driving our talent strategy with autonomy and a dynamic, high-performing team.

You will engage with candidates and internal stakeholders, shaping recruitment plans, and building a strong network to promote our brand. US work eligibility and a BA are required for this role.