Strategic Legal Talent Acquisition Lead

Axiom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus plan

Healthcare

401K with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Axiom seeks a Legal Talent Recruitment Manager to join its North America Talent team in Chicago. You will execute our North America TA strategy, identify and attract top-tier legal talent, and manage full-cycle recruiting with autonomy to build a world-class team as we expand our client base.

Successful candidates have 4+ years in recruiting, legal industry experience, excellent communication, and the ability to build relationships with senior candidates and internal stakeholders.

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
• Genuine interest in the Axiom model and our place in the changing legal landscape
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school
• Legally eligible to work in the United States

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

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Time management

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited school

Job description

Axiom seeks a Legal Talent Recruitment Manager to join its North America Talent team in Chicago. You will execute our North America TA strategy, identify and attract top-tier legal talent, and manage full-cycle recruiting with autonomy to build a world-class team as we expand our client base.

Successful candidates have 4+ years in recruiting, legal industry experience, excellent communication, and the ability to build relationships with senior candidates and internal stakeholders.