Talent Advisor Relink (2-month contract)

Purpose

Implements the Re:link flexible lawyer pipeline and acquisition strategy to ensure talent supply meets client demand in targeted practice areas. Supports the Re:link client team by matching flexible lawyer talent to client needs helping to drive sales targets and maintaining quality control to meet client requirements.

Your key responsibilities

• Implements the Re:link talent attraction strategy to ensure a continuous flow of high-quality flexible lawyers for targeted practice areas specifically banking capital markets financial regulation and investment funds.
• Supports the client team in active sales opportunities by matching suitable flexible lawyers to client needs contributing to achieving sales objectives.
• Identifies new talent sources engages in targeted marketing and leverages networks including the Linklaters alumni community and partner/associate networks.
• Manages the end-to-end recruitment process for prospective Re:link lawyers ensuring a professional and personalised candidate experience.
• Screens applications conducts interviews makes offers obtains references and oversees onboarding to ensure the successful integration of new talent.
• Inputs data directly and promptly into the Re:link applicant tracking system (ATS) and uses this data and technology to inform and drive efficiencies in their day-to-day activities.
• Builds ongoing relationships with flexible lawyers ensuring their profiles are updated and they are ready for rapid deployment.
• Acquires and develops technical knowledge in the above specific practice areas to enhance engagement with flexible lawyers and practice groups.
• Collaborates with Linklaters partners and practice groups to ensure quality standards for Re:link flexible lawyers are met.
• Supports the talent team to grow the Re:link flexible lawyer community and enhance the lawyer experience.
• Works collaboratively as a member of the global talent team including providing cover or additional capacity to other parts of the business during periods of high busyness.

Your experience

• Experience in a comparable role in a flexible legal resourcing and/or alternative legal services platform and/or top calibre recruitment agency.
• Natural rapport with people builds relationships easily team-player confident articulate and an excellent interviewer.
• Brings structure discipline and focus with attention to detail and the ability to work at high pace and to manage competing priorities.
• Genuine interest in the wider financial services sector.

The Team

Re:link is Linklaters flexible lawyer platform. We provide Linklaters clients and practice groups with swift access to a community of high-quality lawyers to solve their flexible resourcing needs.

Re:link is additionally a key part of the Matter Optimisation function which draws together Linklaters process improvement professionals paralegals support lawyers legal project managers and legaltech professionals as well as Re:link flexible lawyers.

This team forms part of a globally connected function that plays a pivotal role in supporting the firms lawyers and practice groups to deliver outstanding client service achieve operational excellence and drive strategic initiatives forward.

We look forward to welcoming individuals who are commercially astute solutions focused and committed to helping our legal teams succeed.

Linklaters

Linklaters is a global law firm with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common goal.

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social environment and governance responsibility commitments
• We remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce
• Having got the best people we want them to feel included valued and respected so they can perform at their best
• We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust respect and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover coach and develop the talents of others

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) areonlyaccepted online via the related to this role must be directed to the recruitment team ( ) andnotpartners practices or stakeholders.