Senior Legal Recruiter: Law Talent & Interim Placements

Lexitas; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lexitas, a rapidly growing legal services company in Chicago, IL, seeks a Senior Legal Recruiter to join our Legal Talent Outsourcing Division. You will source and qualify lawyers and paralegals for placement in law firms, in-house departments, or document review teams, managing recruiting life cycle from intake to placement.

This candidate-focused role emphasizes relationship building and consistent achievement of recruiting metrics.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of high-level recruitment experience.
• BA/BS preferred, and JD, a plus.
• Proficient in using recruitment internet search tools, social media, ATS, and job boards.
• Legal recruiting experience and demonstrable knowledge of the legal industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle recruiting – source, identify, attract, screen, market and place attorneys and paralegals in various positions including interim legal placements, commercial contracts outsourcing, direct hire, and document review projects.
• Develop and maintain candidate information in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Ensure ATS data is accurate and up to date, follow recruitment core processes and workflow to ensure database compliance
• Compliance with recruitment and employment laws.
• Skill market candidates to clients and prospective clients.
• Participate in Job Order Intake discussions to enhance understanding of client motivation, environment, culture, and the overall details of the Job Order to be filled.
• Build strong relationships with candidates by engaging in a thorough interview and ongoing communication and information sharing.
• Meet or exceed assigned targets and recruiting metrics, as assigned by the manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Results oriented

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Independent worker

Detail oriented

Time management

Education

BA/BS preferred

JD a plus

Job description

Lexitas, a rapidly growing legal services company in Chicago, IL, seeks a Senior Legal Recruiter to join our Legal Talent Outsourcing Division. You will source and qualify lawyers and paralegals for placement in law firms, in-house departments, or document review teams, managing recruiting life cycle from intake to placement.

This candidate-focused role emphasizes relationship building and consistent achievement of recruiting metrics.