
Legal Recruiter
Teams Squared
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead full-cycle legal recruitment including sourcing, interviewing, and placing qualified legal professionals across various jurisdictions.
- Build and maintain strong pipelines of legal talent for ongoing and future client needs.
- Collaborate with clients to understand legal hiring requirements, practice areas, and culture fit.
- Utilize your legal background to assess candidate legal competencies and suitability for specific legal roles.
- Develop and implement Learning & Development (L&D) strategies for internal and external legal talent.
- Design onboarding and upskilling programs tailored for lawyers, paralegals, and legal support professionals.
- Track success metrics related to placements, training, and professional growth.
- Stay updated with legal industry trends, hiring practices, and L&D innovations.
Requirements
- Law degree and legal qualification required (admission in any jurisdiction); experience in legal practice preferred.
- 5+ years of combined experience in legal recruiting and/or legal practice, with at least 2 years focused on talent acquisition or L&D.
- Proven experience designing or overseeing legal L&D programs (compliance, continuing legal education, onboarding, etc.).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with legal professionals at all levels.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with a proactive and strategic mindset.
- Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS), remote work tools, and legal industry job boards.
Benefits
- Hybrid work setting
- Competitive compensation package
- Access to industry-leading design tools and technology
- Regular training and development opportunities to enhance your HR skills.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal recruitmenttalent acquisitionLearning & Development (L&D)onboarding programsupskilling programscandidate assessmentsuccess metrics trackinglegal competenciescompliancecontinuing legal education
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsproject management skillsstrategic mindset
Certifications
law degreelegal qualification