Senior Legal Recruiter

The Sales Centre; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a remote Senior Legal Recruiter to focus on sourcing top legal talent for UK-based firms. The role requires extensive experience in legal recruitment, particularly via phone and LinkedIn, with a strong emphasis on quality placements. Successful candidates will have 3-5 years of experience, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to building relationships. Familiarity with tools like Bullhorn or Workable is preferred and offers great potential for growth within the team.

Benefits

R1500 Medical Aid Allowance

10 days paid leave

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in legal recruitment, preferably in the UK market.
• Strong phone communication skills with a proactive approach.
• Expert-level skills on LinkedIn for candidate sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Understand candidate profiles and build effective attraction strategies.
• Source legal talent from UK private practice.
• Manage the recruitment lifecycle for legal positions.
• Nurture client and candidate relationships effectively.
• Maintain accurate records in CRM/ATS systems.
• Collaborate with team to enhance recruitment strategies.

Skills

Legal recruitment

LinkedIn Recruiter

Communication

Relationship building

Tools

Bullhorn

Workable

Job description

Salary R20 000 per month + R1500 Medical Aid Allowance and 10 days paid leave.

Our Client is looking for a highly experienced and resourceful Senior Legal Recruiter to join a fully remote team. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes recruitment, especially over the phone and on LinkedIn, where they’ll be doing most of their talent sourcing and outreach.

They’ll be responsible for placing top legal professionals into high-performing firms and legal departments, with a strong focus on quality over quantity. Experience in and/or knowledge of the UK legal sector is a major advantage, and a background in scaling teams or helping businesses grow is a huge plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Able to understand what a ‘good’ candidate looks like and build an appropriate candidate attractionstrategy.
• Source top legal talent from the private practice market in the UK
• Leverage existing network of candidates to nurture relationships and position the client as the go-to agency for their next more
• Potential to manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to placement, with a legal industry focus
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter like a pro – identify, engage, and convert top legal talent
• Build strong, empathetic and genuine long-term relationships with clients and candidates
• Place legal professionals across private practice, in-house teams, and global markets
• Maintain accurate tracking of all activity in CRM/ATS systems
• Collaborate with other recruiters/consultants and leadership to shape workflow and process to ensure coverage of the talent landscape
• Collaborate with leadership to shape and grow the legal desk
• Stay up to date on legal market trends and provide strategic insights
• 3–5+ years of experience in legal recruitment (agency or in-house)
• Phone first attitude to communications
• Expert-level LinkedIn skills – confident using LinkedIn Recruiter, InMail strategy, and profile targeting
• Experience recruiting in markets recruiting for UK legal roles is a strong advantage, or at least recruiting for specialist fee-earner candidates in the professional services sector in candidate-short markets
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Bonus: experience growing or leading teams, or building out a recruitment desk

Nice to Have

• Legal qualifications/practising experience (LLB, paralegal, etc.)
• Experience in international markets beyond the UK
• Familiarity with tools like Bullhorn, Workable, or similar ATS platforms