Legal Recruiter

Legal Recruiter

Remote $50000$60000 Base Uncapped Commission

Do you love recruitingand especially the challenge of finding talented attorneys and legal professionals who arent actively looking for their next opportunity

Our client is a woman-owned boutique search firm looking to add a Legal Recruiter to its growing team. The firm is known for its collaborative culture hands-on leadership and high-touch approach to recruiting.

This role will focus on recruiting attorneys and legal professionals for law firms and corporate legal teams with the opportunity to work across a variety of practice areas and positions.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys the hunt. Youll research the market identify hard-to-find legal talent build relationships with passive candidates and manage searches from initial sourcing through placement.

On a small team your contribution matters. Youll have autonomy over your searches while also having direct access to experienced recruiters and senior leadership for strategy training and support.

Why Join the Team

• $50000$60000 base salary depending on experience
• Uncapped placement commissions
• 3% company contribution to your 401(k)
• 3 weeks of PTO
• Medical and dental plans available
• Fully remote work environment
• Direct access to experienced recruiters and senior leadership
• Structured training and continued professional development
• Modern recruiting sourcing and AI tools
• Opportunity to help grow and shape the firms legal recruiting practice
• A highly visible role where your work directly contributes to the firms success

What Youll Do

• Recruit attorneys paralegals legal assistants and other legal professionals
• Manage searches from initial sourcing through candidate placement
• Research law firms practice groups and legal markets to identify potential candidates
• Develop creative sourcing strategies for specialized and hard-to-fill legal positions
• Identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter HireEZ and other sourcing platforms
• Interview candidates to understand their experience practice areas career goals and motivations
• Build long-term relationships with attorneys and legal professionals
• Partner with leadership to understand each client position and search strategy
• Maintain organized candidate pipelines and accurate information within the ATS
• Stay active in the market and develop an understanding of law firms legal talent and hiring trends
• Deliver the responsive high-touch experience our clients and candidates expect

What You Bring

• 13 years of recruiting experience preferably within legal recruiting
• Experience recruiting attorneys and/or other legal professionals strongly preferred
• Agency recruiting or search firm experience is a plus
• Strong experience sourcing and engaging passive candidates
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and internet sourcing tools
• A natural detective mentalityyou enjoy researching the market and finding the person others cannot
• Confidence communicating with attorneys and other experienced professionals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization follow-through and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple searches and priorities in a remote environment
• Self-motivation and the ability to keep searches moving without constant direction
• A collaborative low-ego approach and willingness to contribute wherever needed

Location and Schedule

This is a fully remote U.S.-based position.

We are particularly interested in candidates located in the Central and Mountain time zones although we are open to the right person in other markets.

Because the firm primarily serves Pacific Northwest clients and candidates some flexibility to work during Pacific Time business hours will be important.

Compensation: $50000$60000 base salary plus uncapped commission and benefits