Partner Recruitment Coordinator

Department/Division: Human Resources
Location: London Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid)
Reports to: Senior Manager Partner Recruitment
Type of Role: FTC (10 months)
Reference Number: 10184

The Department

The Regional (UK Ireland & Middle East) Recruitment function consists of Early Careers Experienced Hires and Partner Hiring teams that together support Dentons strategic direction and growth through the attraction and hiring of high-quality talent.

The Partner Hiring team focuses on identifying and recruiting our future leaders aligning its priorities with the firms five-year strategy. Youll be joining a collaborative forward-thinking team helping to shape the future success and culture of the firm as we hire the next generation of senior lawyers and business leaders across the region.

The teams approach is grounded in transparency innovation equality and respect ensuring an efficient engaging and inclusive hiring process that reflects Dentons values and ambition.

The Role

The Partner Hiring team consists of a Senior Manager a Manager an Advisor and a Coordinator. Were seeking maternity cover until May 2027. As the Partner Hiring Coordinator youll play a critical role in keeping the entire recruitment process moving - anticipating what needs to happen next maintaining accountability across the team and ensuring that nothing slips through the cracks.

Youll work closely with senior stakeholders across the firm including Divisional Leads Practice Management Finance IT and Compliance supporting every stage of the partner recruitment and onboarding process. No two partner hires are the same so being able to adapt to changing requirements exercise sound judgement communicate effectively and identify practical solutions to challenges are key.

Alongside managing day-to-day recruitment activity youll also contribute to continuous improvement projects helping to streamline processes enhance onboarding and improve the overall candidate and stakeholder experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the legal market and the partner hiring process while working in a team that values openness collaboration and fun.

Responsibilities / What you are responsible for

• Manage the Partner Hiring process - effectively coordinate meetings interviews documentation and stakeholder communication ensuring all actions are tracked deadlines are met and processes stay on course.
• Maintain accountability across the team prompting next steps and ensuring everyone knows what needs to happen when.
• Provide seamless administrative and logistical support including interview scheduling room bookings and offer documentation.
• Manage onboarding logistics ensuring a smooth and compliant transition for new partners - from offer acceptance to their first day - while managing all regulatory and LLP-related requirements.
• Collaborate across teams such as Finance Compliance HR IT and Clients & Markets to ensure all relevant checks approvals and systems are in place ahead of each partners arrival.
• Act as the central point of communication between candidates agencies and internal stakeholders maintaining a professional transparent and responsive experience for all parties.
• Plan and prioritise competing activities effectively adapting to evolving priorities while maintaining high standards of quality and service delivery.
• Adjust approach to evolving priorities identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency consistency and stakeholder experience through smarter ways of working.
• Contribute to process improvement projects identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency consistency and inclusivity across the UKIME region.
• Promote diversity equity and inclusion ensuring all recruitment practices are fair transparent and aligned with the firms values.
• Manage documentation and reporting maintaining accurate trackers templates and records to support reporting governance and compliance requirements.
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders tailoring your style to suit different preferences (e.g. Teams updates emails or brief check-ins).
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across the business fostering collaboration trust and shared accountability.
• Collaborate as part of a close-knit team contributing ideas feedback and suggestions to improve how we work and support the firms strategic goals.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the legal market partner hiring landscape and firm priorities to support informed decision-making and effective hiring outcomes.

Capability Experience and Qualifications / What Youll Bring

• Experience supporting recruitment HR coordination or complex administrative processes within a professional services environment.
• Solid organisational planning and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple activities accurately and to deadline.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with confidence engaging candidates agencies and internal stakeholders.
• High attention to detail with experience maintaining records trackers documentation and reporting materials.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Interest in recruitment people processes and the legal or professional services market.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and working with recruitment HR or workflow systems.

Behavioural Expectations / How you do it

Leading Self

• Plans and prioritises recruitment activity to keep actions deadlines and follow-ups on track.
• Anticipates next steps and prompts timely action to maintain momentum.
• Uses sound judgement within remit escalating risks or sensitive matters appropriately.
  

Expertise

• Coordinates partner recruitment and onboarding activity in a structured and consistent way.
• Maintains accurate trackers records and documentation to support reporting governance and compliance.
• Identifies practical improvements to templates processes and ways of working.

Collaboration

• Builds constructive relationships with candidates agencies and internal stakeholders through clear responsive communication.
• Works effectively across HR Finance Compliance IT Clients & Markets and other teams to support timely delivery.
• Shares updates raises issues early and contributes to positive team outcomes.

Advancing our business

• Supports an efficient inclusive and well-organised recruitment process that reflects Dentons values and standards.
• Helps deliver a smooth onboarding experience by coordinating key actions approvals and communications.
• Maintains awareness of firm priorities and the partner hiring process to support informed and timely delivery.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries Dentons helps you grow protect operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric purpose-driven and committed to inclusion diversity equity and sustainability we focus on what matters most to you.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationality neurotype disability or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also Happy to Talk Flexible Working and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

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