Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner — NYC/East Coast

Ontra; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Offsite team retreats

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Retirement contributions

Phone and internet stipend

Learning budget

Insurance coverage

Job summary

Ontra is seeking a Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner to support its growing private markets hiring needs. Based in the US (NYC metro preference) and aligned to East Coast hours, you will own end-to-end legal recruiting for law firms and in-house roles.

You will build a high-velocity sourcing engine, manage multiple roles, and partner with senior stakeholders to attract top legal talent in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle legal recruiting experience, ideally with some of that experience in a high-volume agency environment, required.
• Working knowledge of recruiting technologies and sourcing tools (e.g., Greenhouse or Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and GSuite).
• Interpersonal communication to connect with stakeholders and candidates at all levels.
• Creative and agile mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Competitive and goal-motivated with a bias toward action.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline Building: drive high-volume candidate pipeline using various channels (70% outbound).
• Full-Cycle Recruiting: own lifecycle from sourcing to onboarding hand-off.
• Stakeholder Management: align roles across 7-10 reqs and place right candidates.
• Subject Matter Expertise: act as go-to for all things legal recruiting.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Legal recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Greenhouse

Ashby

GSuite

Stakeholder management

Tools

Greenhouse

Ashby

LinkedIn Recruiter

GSuite

Job description

Ontra is seeking a Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner to support its growing private markets hiring needs. Based in the US (NYC metro preference) and aligned to East Coast hours, you will own end-to-end legal recruiting for law firms and in-house roles.

You will build a high-velocity sourcing engine, manage multiple roles, and partner with senior stakeholders to attract top legal talent in a fast-paced environment.