Freelance Legal Recruiter

HireHawk

Freelance recruiter sourcing and screening attorneys, paralegals, compliance professionals, and other legal talent for HireHawk clients. Managing independent remote recruiting activity and earning through successful placements.

Posted 8/13/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in legal recruiting, with strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills. Maintains professional relationships within the legal community while ensuring confidentiality and effective communication throughout the recruitment process.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Legal Recruiting ExperienceSourcing SkillsCandidate EngagementWritten And Verbal CommunicationRelationship Building

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Soft Skills

Self-MotivatedProfessionalismStrong Judgment

Tools & Technologies

HireHawk

Industry Keywords

Legal Talent MarketLaw FirmsCorporate Legal DepartmentsCandidate ConfidentialityHiring Trends

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Source and engage qualified legal candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, databases, and other recruiting channels.
Build and maintain relationships with attorneys and other legal professionals.
Evaluate candidates based on experience, practice area, qualifications, career objectives, and fit for available opportunities.
Conduct initial candidate conversations and screening.
Present qualified candidates for relevant roles through HireHawk.
Maintain clear and timely communication throughout the recruiting process.
Develop your own network and pipeline of legal talent.
Represent opportunities professionally and maintain candidate confidentiality.
Stay informed about hiring trends and talent movement within the legal market.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in legal recruiting is a must.
Familiarity with law firms, corporate legal departments, or the broader legal talent market.
Strong sourcing and candidate-engagement skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Ability to build trusted professional relationships.
Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
Strong judgment, professionalism, and respect for confidential information.
Existing relationships within the legal community and experience recruiting within specific practice areas or geographic markets are a big plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Marketing HireHawk is a recruitment service that specializes in building fully vetted global teams for companies, significantly reducing hiring costs by up to 80%. They provide a comprehensive solution encompassing planning, sourcing, vetting, hiring, payroll management, and compliance, all designed to streamline the hiring process. HireHawk also focuses on optimizing the candidate experience with extensive screening, rapid sourcing, and competitive compensation packages, ensuring that every hire meets the specific needs of their clients. Freelance Legal Recruiter Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 1 minute ago 🇺🇸 United States – Remote ⏳ Contract/Temporary 🟡 Mid-level 🟠 Senior 🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer Apply Now Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Source and engage qualified legal candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, databases, and other recruiting channels.
Build and maintain relationships with attorneys and other legal professionals.
Evaluate candidates based on experience, practice area, qualifications, career objectives, and fit for available opportunities.
Conduct initial candidate conversations and screening.
Present qualified candidates for relevant roles through HireHawk.
Maintain clear and timely communication throughout the recruiting process.
Develop your own network and pipeline of legal talent.
Represent opportunities professionally and maintain candidate confidentiality.
Stay informed about hiring trends and talent movement within the legal market. 🎯 Requirements
Experience in legal recruiting is a must.
Familiarity with law firms, corporate legal departments, or the broader legal talent market.
Strong sourcing and candidate-engagement skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Ability to build trusted professional relationships.
Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a remote environment.
Strong judgment, professionalism, and respect for confidential information.
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