Senior Legal Recruiter

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

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a highly experienced Senior Legal Recruiter to join their fully remote team. The ideal candidate will source top legal professionals for high-performing firms and legal departments, with a strong emphasis on the UK legal sector. Responsibilities include managing the recruitment lifecycle, building client relationships, and leveraging LinkedIn for talent sourcing. This role requires 3–5+ years of legal recruitment experience and expert-level skills in communication and LinkedIn usage, making it ideal for recruitment experts looking to excel in the legal field.

Benefits

Medical Aid Allowance

Paid leave

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in legal recruitment (agency or in-house).
• Expert-level skills in using LinkedIn Recruiter and InMail strategy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Source top legal talent from the private practice market in the UK.
• Manage full recruitment lifecycle focused on legal industry.
• Build long-term relationships with clients and candidates.

Skills

Legal recruitment experience

Expert-level LinkedIn skills

Phone communication

Building client relationships

Understanding of the UK legal market

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

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 attraction strategy.
• 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 move.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 3–5+ years of experience in legal recruitment (agency or in‑house).
• Phone first attitude to communication.
• Expert‑level LinkedIn skills – confident using LinkedIn Recruiter, InMail strategy, and profile targeting.
• Experience 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.