Business Professional Recruiter
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Job Description
Please note that Jackson Walker is not currently accepting search firm submissions in connection with this opening.
Business Professional Recruiter
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Business Professional Recruiting
Reports To: Director of Business Professional Recruiting
Position Summary
As a Business Professional Recruiter at Jackson Walker you will play a pivotal role in identifying attracting and hiring top talent firm-wide to support our growing legal practice. You will collaborate closely with our partners and management to ensure that our recruitment efforts align with the firms strategic goals and the broader mission of staff integration development and retention.
Essential Responsibilities and Expectations: The following are general requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions responsibilities or requirements.
- Source screen and interview candidates for all staff positions firm-wide.
- Assess candidates qualifications experience and fit to determine suitability for roles within the firm.
- Collaborate with the Business Professional Recruiting Coordinator to manage candidate tracking in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) interview scheduling and recording of interview feedback.
- Partner with firm-wide department heads and Practice Group Leaders to assess hiring needs define job requirements create job postings and establish candidate profiles.
- Develop and maintain relationships with legal industry professionals search firms and professional organizations to expand our talent pool.
- Provide an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process ensuring clear communication and timely feedback.
- Collaborate with HR and the Integration team to ensure new staff have a smooth transition into the firm.
- Collaborate with the Director of Business Professional Recruiting to manage the staff offer and hiring process including compensation negotiations.
- With the Business Professional Recruiting Coordinator partner with HR and the conflicts department to ensure candidates complete all required paperwork clear conflicts check and clear background check.
- Collaborate with the Business Professional Recruiting team to track and report statistics on all staff hires promotions and departures as well as tracking annual search firm expense data.
- Other duties as assigned by the employer.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required
- Experience with an ATS required.
- Proficient with MS Office Word Excel PowerPoint.
- Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively with a diverse group of staff attorneys vendors and agencies to provide information with courtesy and tact.
- Demonstrate outstanding judgment professionalism and high degree of confidentiality.
- Ability to quickly build relationships with people at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to communicate professionally and effectively to build trust and successfully partner with various departments and leaders in an organization.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person over the phone and through written correspondence.
- Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
- Ability to use a computer keyboard and other standard office equipment.
- Ability to read and write in order to proof and perform editing (e.g. punctuation grammar spelling). Perform non-complex arithmetic calculations when verifying calculations on forms and documents.
- Ability to review and interpret documents and data with or without reasonable accommodations.
Education:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university required.
Years of Experience:
- 6 or more years experience in recruiting preferably in a law firm or professional services environment.
- In-house recruiting experience strongly preferred.
Working Conditions:
- Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise and temperature.
- Some travel is expected for this position travel to other JW offices occasionally required.
- Work sometimes requires more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position; may require irregular hours.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age veteran status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants are given equal opportunity and that employment decisions be based on job-related factors.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions responsibilities or requirements.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process please contact us at
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
