Legal Talent Acquisition Partner (Temp)

Ontra; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Offsite team retreats

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Retirement contributions

Phone and internet stipend

Learning budget

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Ontra is seeking a Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner to support its growing private markets hiring needs. Based in the US (NYC metro preference) and aligned to East Coast hours, you will own end-to-end legal recruiting for law firms and in-house roles.

You will build a high-velocity sourcing engine, manage multiple roles, and partner with senior stakeholders to attract top legal talent in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle legal recruiting experience, ideally with some of that experience in a high-volume agency environment, required.
• Working knowledge of recruiting technologies and sourcing tools (e.g., Greenhouse or Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and GSuite).
• Interpersonal communication to connect with stakeholders and candidates at all levels.
• Creative and agile mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Competitive and goal-motivated with a bias toward action.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Building: drive high-volume candidate pipeline using various channels (70% outbound).
• Full-Cycle Recruiting: own lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding hand-off.
• Stakeholder Management: align roles across 7-10 reqs and place right candidates.
• Subject Matter Expertise: act as go-to for all things legal recruiting.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Legal recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Greenhouse

Ashby

GSuite

Stakeholder management

Tools

Greenhouse

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

GSuite

Job description

About Ontra

Ontra is the leader in AI-powered solutions for the private markets. Powered by industry-leading AI, data from over 2 million contracts, and a global network of legal professionals, Ontra automates critical private market workflows across the fund lifecycle. Ontra’s solutions transform unstructured data trapped in static documents into actionable intelligence, enabling firms to accelerate contracts, streamline compliance, and automate entity management. Trusted by more than 1,000 global GPs, investment banks, law firms, and advisors – including nine of the top ten PEI-ranked firms worldwide – Ontra helps firms focus on what’s important.

Our Culture

Ontra is built for people who want real ownership from day one in an environment that’s built to support it. Our customers are sophisticated, and our work reflects that. AI is engrained in how we work, and curiosity about it is part of who we are.
Ontranauts are sharp, genuinely collaborative, and invested in each other's success. They are excellent at what they do and even better to work with. That combination is rare, and we don't take it for granted. Learn more about our values.

About the Role

At this time, we are prioritizing candidates who live in the NYC metropolitan area, or are willing to work East Coast hours.

Ontra is seeking a Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner, reporting to our Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, to support its growing legal hiring needs.

We’re looking for someone excited to own lawyer and law firm recruiting across three legal labor sources, building a high-velocity sourcing engine that turns on capacity for the largest private markets customers in the world.

If you’re a tenacious hunter who finds great lawyers before they start looking, speaks fluently about how attorneys are titled, compensated, and engaged, and thrives building processes from scratch in a fast-changing environment, we’d love to get to know you.

What You’ll Do

• Pipeline Building: Independently drive high-volume candidate pipeline by managing application review, utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, driving referral campaigns, and finding other creative methods to engage and attract top legal talent (role is 70% outbound)
• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own the full candidate lifecycle and ensure a smooth, efficient, and positive candidate experience from start to finish, including sourcing, coordinating, screening, and hand-off for onboarding
• Stakeholder Management: You’ll manage 7-10 reqs, most of which are looking for the same candidate profile, so understanding each role inside and out so that you can place the right candidate in the right req is key
• Subject Matter Expertise: You will be the go-to person for all things legal recruiting, and have ideas on how to attract lawyers to our unique openings

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle legal recruiting experience, ideally with some of that experience being in a high-volume agency environment, required
• Tech Savvy: Working knowledge of recruiting technologies and sourcing tools (e.g., Greenhouse or Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and GSuite)
• Interpersonal Communication: Ability to effectively connect, engage, and communicate with stakeholders across the business as well as legal candidates at all levels
• Creative & Agile: Ability to think strategically, intuitively solve problems, and adapt quickly to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing needs and priorities
• Competitive & Goal-Motivated: Driven by deadlines and energized by meeting and exceeding targets; you have a bias toward action and is excited by the opportunity to build something

Hiring Locations

We currently hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.

United States

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

APAC

Hong Kong

EMEA

United Kingdom

Benefits Snapshot

• Twice yearly team offsites for in-person collaboration
• Paid flexible time off policy
• Paid parental leave and benefits
• Employer-supported retirement contributions, varying by country
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement
• Company-sponsored learning and development resources, department budgets for professional development, and a robust onboarding program
• Various options for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Travel

Occasional travel is required for Ontra employees, including typically at least twice per year to attend team and larger group off-sites for in-person collaboration. For some roles, additional travel may be required based on the requirements of the role and business need.

Inclusivity

Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail].

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