Freelance Recruiter, Staff Talent Acquisition

About the role

This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of our offices. This position is responsible for full-cycle recruiting professional staff, including sourcing, attracting and hiring external and internal employees to fill open positions. The Recruiter will partner closely with over 100 hiring managers in various departments including but not limited to accounting, finance, legal support, IT, human resources, and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for up to 10+ positions concurrently across multiple departments
• Build relationships with staff hiring managers to understand business needs, identify recruitment challenges, and execute innovative strategies to overcome them
• Develop a deep understanding of the firm’s culture, values, and strategic objectives, including an understanding of general business concepts and changing needs of the legal industry as a whole
• Think creatively to attract top legal talent through innovative sourcing and branding strategies
• Review and analyze candidate materials, assess their suitability, and gather information for managers to make informed and equitable hiring decisions
• Conduct initial screening interviews to assess candidate’s basic qualifications, confirm interest/motivation, manage expectations, and enhance candidate experience
• Keep hiring managers, candidates, and other stakeholders informed about recruitment progress, challenges, and outcomes in a timely manner
• Support firm-wide talent acquisition branding by encouraging staff and attorneys to leverage their personal social media networks for talent acquisition purposes by sharing job openings, referrals, and testimonials to expand the firm’s reach and attract qualified candidates
• Contribute innovative ideas, business solutions, and new perspectives to continuously raise the bar for recruitment performance
• Seek opportunities to optimize recruitment processes and improve efficiency
• Maintain a fair, objective, and equitable approach throughout the recruitment process
• Seek opportunities to optimize recruitment processes and improve efficiency
• Protect candidate and firm confidentiality throughout the recruitment process
• Comply with legal requirements and adhere to the firm’s policies and procedures
• Partner with attorney talent acquisition team to assist with overflow work and projects as needed

Requirements

Demonstrated technical skills in full-cycle recruiting

Demonstrated learning agility to address skill gaps and the ability to receive feedback

Experience sourcing passive candidates using a variety of tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean searches, preferred

Stellar verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and active listening skills

Strong customer orientation; viewing situations through the perspective of hiring managers, positively impacting candidate experience, and meeting the business needs of the firm

Expert relationship-building skills, demonstrating diplomacy and composure in difficult situations

Ability to solve problems and make decisions with little oversight

Proficient in MS Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word

ATS/ CRM experience for sourcing, tracking and managing candidates

Qualifications

3+ years’ experience in a recruiting, preferably with multi-office professional services firm experience

Skills

Technical skills in full-cycle recruiting

Experience sourcing passive candidates using a variety of tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean searches, preferred

Stellar verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and active listening skills

Strong customer orientation; viewing situations through the perspective of hiring managers, positively impacting candidate experience, and meeting the business needs of the firm

Expert relationship-building skills, demonstrating diplomacy and composure in difficult situations

Ability to solve problems and make decisions with little oversight

Proficient in MS Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word

ATS/ CRM experience for sourcing, tracking and managing candidates

Benefits

Choice of health and vision insurance plans

2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work

Dental plan

Fertility and adoption benefit

Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service

Tuition reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Retirement contribution