Link Personnel looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to join the HR team of a leading Professional Service Firm, and deliver lateral recruitment across our legal and business services functions. Reporting directly to the Head of HR, you’ll own the hiring process from first conversation to first day and build direct sourcing capability.
This is a hands-on role with real scope. You’ll work closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners, build pipelines for key practice areas, and play an active part in developing our employer brand.
Salary: Negotiable
Benefits: Pension, Healthcare, Bonus, Life Assurance, Hybrid working, Annual Review, Bike to Work and Travel Saver Schemes.
- Manage end-to-end recruitment for lateral roles across legal and business services, from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers on role profiles, sourcing strategy and timelines, and give well-informed shortlist recommendations.
- Proactively identify, engage and attract talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals and other sourcing channels, while building pipelines of passive talent for current and future hiring needs.
- Manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities withing a fast-paced environment.
- Manage offers and contracts, negotiate terms, and keep candidates engaged through to their start date.
- Brief, manage and negotiate with recruitment agencies and executive search firms, tracking performance and spend.
- Report on recruitment metrics including time-to-hire, source of hire, offer acceptance and cost per hire.
- Manage and maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring accurate candidate tracking, reporting and process efficiency.
- Support the ongoing development and optimisation of recruitment systems and processes, including participation in ATS implementation or enhancement projects where required.
- Bring our employee value proposition to life through job adverts, social content, and careers site.
- Act as an ambassador for the Firm within the market, representing the Firm at recruitment, networking and industry events, and leveraging platforms such as LinkedIn to promote career opportunities and enhance employer brand awareness.
- Deliver our onboarding programme for lateral hires, working with IT, Facilities, Professional Development and practice groups.
- Embed inclusive hiring practices, including structured interviewing and diverse sourcing.
- Provide market intelligence and talent insights to support hiring decisions, including salary benchmarking, candidate expectations, talent availability, market trends and other key recruitment drivers.
- At least five years’ experience in talent acquisition or recruitment within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, with strong direct sourcing skills.
- Familiarity with the legal market and its practice areas.
- Proven ability to source passive, niche and active applicants within the legal market.
- The ability to build credible relationships with candidates and stakeholders at all levels.
- Working knowledge of employment law as it applies to recruitment.
- Experience using recruitment data to inform decisions and report on performance.
- Experience in employer brand, EVP or recruitment marketing.
- Experience using and managing Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technology.
- Experience contributing market insights, including salary benchmarking and talent intelligence, to support recruitment strategy and decision-making.
- Strong organisation and attention to detail across multiple live roles
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