Talent Acquisition Advisor

Gowling WLG International Limited; United States; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private medical insurance

Generous pension

Life assurance

Sabbatical after five years

Maternity/paternity leave

Wellbeing programmes

State of the art offices in Birmingham

Job summary

Gowling WLG in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our Human Resources team on a permanent basis. You will lead end-to-end recruitment across our Legal practice groups, partnering with hiring managers to attract top legal talent and delivering an inclusive candidate experience.

You will drive direct sourcing, manage agency relationships, use data to improve time-to-hire, and support employer branding through social channels and events.

Qualifications

• In-house recruitment experience in a legal or professional services setting.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders and act as a trusted advisor.
• Experience with direct sourcing and attraction strategies.
• Data-driven recruitment; track metrics and improve outcomes.
• Familiarity with recruitment tech, ATS, and social media sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver recruitment strategies for legal roles across levels.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and understand talent needs.
• Source top talent directly using LinkedIn and other tools; reduce agency reliance.
• Use data to track recruitment metrics and drive improvements.
• Support quarterly reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion tech‑led recruitment including AI and automation.
• Manage agency relationships for value and alignment with direct sourcing.
• Advise hiring managers on inclusive interview practices.
• Create and share engaging LinkedIn content to build employer brand.
• Attend industry events to network and strengthen pipelines.
• Ensure a smooth, timely, and inclusive candidate experience.
• Lead TA projects including systems, branding, and process reviews.

Skills

In-house recruitment

Legal/PS recruitment

Stakeholder management

Direct sourcing

Candidate experience

Data-driven recruiting

ATS experience

LinkedIn Recruiter

Social media recruiting

Employer branding

Tools

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Advisor to join our Human Resources team in Birmingham on a permanent basis. This role will play a key part in delivering high-quality Talent Acquisition support across our Legal practice groups, partnering closely with hiring managers to attract and secure top legal talent. Main purpose of the role: You will deliver a progressive, inclusive, and end-to-end talent acquisition service that meets the needs of the firm. You'll lead our direct sourcing strategy to reduce costs and time-to-hire, proactively engaging passive talent and leveraging specialist agencies where needed. You'll build strong networks and market insight across our core growth areas. Partnering with Practice Group Leaders, Team Leaders, and hiring managers, you'll provide expert guidance throughout the hiring process for legal roles. You'll also help shape our employer brand and ensure an exceptional candidate experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver innovative recruitment strategies, mainly for legal roles across all levels.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, understanding their teams and future talent needs.
• Source top talent directly using LinkedIn and other tools, reducing reliance on agencies.
• Use data to track recruitment metrics and improve processes and outcomes.
• Support quarterly reporting and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion tech-led recruitment, including AI and automation.
• Manage agency relationships to ensure value and alignment with direct sourcing.
• Advise hiring managers on inclusive, effective interview and selection practices.
• Create and share engaging LinkedIn content to build our employer brand
• Attend industry events to network, gather market intelligence, and strengthen our talent pipeline.
• Ensure a smooth, timely, and inclusive candidate experience.
• Lead and support TA projects, including systems, branding, and process reviews

Requirements

• Have in-house recruitment experience, in a legal or professional services environment, and be confident working with senior stakeholders.
• Be a credible business partner, owning recruitment for your areas.
• Understand the professional services market and apply advanced attraction strategies.
• Have a strong track record of direct sourcing for permanent and temporary roles.
• Be data-driven, using metrics to measure success and improve outcomes.
• Influence and educate hiring managers on best practices and inclusive hiring.
• Communicate professionally and responsively at all levels.
• Be resilient, collaborative, and flexible in a fast-paced environment.
• Be confident using recruitment tech, ATS platforms, and social media tools.

About the Firm

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Benefits

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• Generous annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical after five years service
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way. If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.