Senior Recruiter

The SR Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The SR Group is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to join our Contract Team in New York, focusing on 360 recruitment across the legal market. You will develop client relationships, manage searches, and deliver talent solutions for contract, interim, and permanent roles.

Responsibilities include full lifecycle recruitment, market insights, and maintaining a strong network of contract legal professionals.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of successful experience in agency recruitment, staffing, or executive search.
• Experience recruiting within legal, professional services, accounting & finance, healthcare, technology, or contract staffing.
• Demonstrated success in a 360 recruitment role, including business development, client management, and candidate delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from business development through placement.
• Build and maintain relationships with law firms, corporate legal departments, and contract market professionals.
• Win new contract and interim assignments while growing existing client partnerships.
• Source, assess, and manage candidates through interview, offer, onboarding, and placement processes.
• Recruit for contract legal positions including attorneys, paralegals, legal operations, and compliance staff.
• Develop and maintain a strong network of contract legal talent.

Skills

360 recruitment

Client relationships

Business development

Consultative sales

Networking

Job description

The SR Group is a global specialist recruitment firm bringing together respected brands across professional services, financial services, commerce, technology, and beyond.

We’re known for our deep market expertise, people-first culture, and long-term partnerships with clients and candidates.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter to join our Contract Team. This is a 360-recruitment role with responsibility for developing client relationships, managing search assignments, and delivering exceptional talent solutions across the legal market. Depending on your experience and expertise, you may focus on law firm and in-house legal recruitment, financial services legal recruitment, or a combination of both.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from business development through placement and consultant management.
• Build and maintain relationships with law firms, corporate legal departments, and legal professionals across the contract market.
• Win new contract and interim assignments while growing existing client partnerships.
• Source, assess, and manage candidates through the interview, offer, onboarding, and placement process.
• Recruit for a variety of contract legal positions, including attorneys, paralegals, legal operations professionals, compliance specialists, and legal support staff.
• Develop and maintain a strong network of contract legal talent.
• Provide clients and candidates with market insights, compensation guidance, and hiring advice.
• Manage consultant relationships throughout assignments, including extensions, redeployments, and retention efforts.
• Deliver against revenue, activity, and placement goals.
• Contribute to the continued growth of the Taylor Root Contracts business through collaboration and market expertise.

About You

• 5-8+ years of successful experience in agency recruitment, staffing, or executive search.
• Experience recruiting within legal, professional services, accounting & finance, healthcare, technology, or another contract staffing environment.
• Demonstrated success in a 360 recruitment role, including business development, client management, and candidate delivery.
• Experience placing contract, interim, temporary, or contract-to-hire professionals is highly preferred.
• Strong relationship-building, networking, and consultative sales skills.
• Commercially minded with a proactive and entrepreneurial approach.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment while delivering a high-touch candidate and client experience.
• Passionate about building long-term client and consultant relationships.