Talent Sourcing Analyst

Axiom; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Bonus plan

Job summary

Axiom, based in Chicago, is hiring a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to support the growth of its global legal talent. You will partner with cross‑functional teams and develop creative sourcing strategies to meet hiring needs, leveraging inbound, passive, and active channels.

The role includes initial candidate screening, sharing Axiom’s value proposition, tracking funnel metrics, and collaborating on talent brand initiatives.

Qualifications

• 1+ years sourcing, recruiting, HR, or strong administrative experience.
• Ability to develop remote relationships with candidates.
• Strong, persuasive verbal and written communication skills.
• Poise and maturity to interact with senior level attorneys.
• Ability to work in a team, manage multiple tasks, and adapt quickly.

Responsibilities

• Partner cross functionally to understand recruitment needs across global offices.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to identify candidates across channels.
• Conduct initial screening calls and coach candidates on interview process and expectations.
• Provide funnel metrics, market research, and data to recruiters.

Skills

Sourcing

Recruiting

Remote relationships

Communication

Team collaboration

Proactive

Organized

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

Job description

Hybrid role: Occasional in-office presence required

About Axiom

Axiom is where legal teams go to find the right talent for everything from routine in-house tasks to complex outside counsel work. Too many legal departments are stuck having to choose between paying the high fees of their law firm, hiring full-time employees they don't need, or turning to a low-cost agency that can't meet their quality standards. At the same time, top lawyers want to work on challenging legal matters, but they want more control over how, when, and where they practice. Both are forced compromises that no one should have to make. Axiom shares and meets the higher standards of its clients and lawyers, with our "work smarter, adapt faster, go further" approach – connecting growing mid-market and Fortune 500 companies with the world's deepest bench of experienced, specialized legal talent.

About the role

Axiom is hiring for a highly motivated, thoughtful Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to support in the hiring of our ever-growing population of legal talent. A critical member of our wider Talent Acquisition team, the Sourcing Specialist will develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to deliver against our hiring needs, making a direct impact on the growth trajectory of our global company. This role would suit an agency recruiter looking for a more strategic position, or an in-house recruiter who is driven by growth and commercial impact.

The Sourcing Specialist will

• Partner cross functionally to understand the recruitment needs and legal practice areas across our global offices.
• Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to identify candidates and deliver against our hiring needs, in line with our diversity agenda (leveraging inbound, passive and active sources - including LinkedIn, networking, job boards, our applicant tracking system etc.).
• Conduct initial screening calls with candidates, detailing Axiom's value proposition and coaching candidates on what to expect throughout the entirety of the interview process (including interview path, compensation expectations, interviewer feedback, and timing).
• Providing funnel and pipeline metrics, relevant industry research, and other data to offer transparency to recruiters around search processes and the talent market.
• Promote engagement with the Axiom referral program and utilizing it in creative ways to build passive and active pipelines.
• Complete market mapping and competitor analysis exercises to develop a better understanding our competition and perception in the market, using this information to inform future recruitment efforts.
• Work with Talent leadership and analytics to design and implement strategies to develop candidate pools for future needs. Work on communication strategies to engage these networks.
• Supporting special projects as needed, including talent brand initiatives and candidate experience initiatives.

Experience & Qualifications

• 1+ years sourcing, recruiting, HR, or strong administrative experience, preferably within a recruiting agency/staffing firm or in-house for a company
• Ability to develop remote relationships with candidates
• Strong, persuasive verbal and written communication skills.
• Poise, confidence, and maturity to interact with senior level, highly experienced attorneys
• Ability to work in a team environment, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, adapt quickly to changes and creatively problem solve
• Proactive, pragmatic, practical and task focused
• Highly organized and able to operate in a high pressure, fast-paced environment
• Excellent systems skills including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located.

Axiom's total rewards philosophy is to be transparent and equitable with all job candidates. The annual base salary range for this role based in Chicago is $55,500-$60,500. You will also be eligible to participate in our Quarterly Bonus Plan which on target would be 20% of your base salary for an Analyst level role in our Talent Sourcing business unit. You can also participate in our benefits programs that include healthcare, life and disability coverage, 401K with company match, paid sick and personal time off, paid parental leave and more. Please note that the final compensation is determined by several considerations, including the quality of your experience and expertise, your ability to immediately contribute to Axiom, your potential to move up to the next level, the market you are located in, and other business considerations.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities

Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [e-mail] and include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line.

To preserve interview integrity, candidates may use AI tools to prepare for interviews, but may not use AI tools, live transcription, answer-generation tools, or third-party assistance to generate responses during live interview conversations unless Axiom has expressly permitted tool use for a specific exercise or approved an accommodation in advance. For some technical exercises, the interviewer may expressly allow reference materials or AI tools; otherwise, assume they are not permitted.