Talent Sourcer – Business Services

Latham & Watkins

Talent Sourcing Specialist supporting recruitment efforts in a leading global law firm. Leveraging market research to optimize talent acquisition strategies in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leveraging LinkedIn product suite, iCIMS product suite, pre-existing market maps, and other talent pipelining tools and strategies to create talent pipelines for active searches
Analyzing and sharing talent market data with Business Services Recruiters and/or Hiring Managers to influence and augment go-to-market strategy
Predictively pipelining talent for searches that appear at a regular frequency based on an analysis of firm hiring data
Generating, or leveraging pre-existing market maps and talent pipelines to create a pool of passive candidate targets for individual searches based on discussions with Business Services Recruiters and/or Hiring Managers
Pitching Latham opportunities to passive candidate targets and in-network (“warm”) targets, and conducting initial discussions with pre-application potential candidates to validate interests and qualifications
Generating competitive intelligence reports within and outside of the legal industry to understand Latham’s position relative to active searches, role and team buildouts, titling, levelling, organizational structure, compensation, and other talent trends impacting organizations with whom we compete for talent
Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrate proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Insights
Display comprehensive knowledge of Boolean search logic and Microsoft Office Suite
Possess a strong ability to source within an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Possess a strong ability to distill and communicate complex information tailored to the relevant audience
A bachelor's degree, preferably, with a focus in Human Resources or Data Analytics
A minimum of three (3) years’ of experience as a sourcer, talent market researcher, or recruiter, in a global professional services environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare, life and disability insurance
A generous 401k plan
At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
Professional development programs
Employee discounts
Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Boolean search logictalent pipeliningdata analysiscompetitive intelligence reportingsourcing within ATSmarket mappingcandidate validationgo-to-market strategyorganizational structure analysiscompensation analysis

Soft Skills

communicationanalytical thinkinginfluencingrelationship buildingconfidentialitytailoring informationproblem-solvingcollaborationattention to detailadaptability