Talent Recruitment Manager

Hybrid role: occasional in‑office presence required.

About Axiom

Axiom, a leading global marketplace for on‑demand legal talent, is revolutionizing the legal industry. By matching highly credentialed lawyers and legal talent with work across industries and practice areas, Axiom enables clients to become more agile and efficient while empowering lawyers to pursue the work they love. Axiom serves over half the Fortune 100 with market‑leading NPS ratings from both clients and employees.

About the role

We are seeking a Legal Talent Recruitment Manager to join our North America Talent team. You will drive innovative talent‑acquisition strategies, enjoy a high degree of autonomy, and build a world‑class team of legal talent as we expand our mission to become the world’s largest provider of legal services.

Responsibilities

• Execute the North America Talent Acquisition strategy, including identification, assessment, and attraction of top‑tier legal talent through traditional and creative recruitment channels.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for lawyer and legal‑professional candidates; manage full‑cycle recruiting while ensuring a positive, informative, and efficient candidate experience.
• Assist team members in advising key company stakeholders and leaders across North America on industry talent trends, candidate pipeline updates, and recruitment activity levels.
• Help function leaders develop customized, strategic recruitment plans to attract lawyers and legal support professionals to work with our innovative client base.
• Build and maintain a robust network of legal talent and consistently act as a strong promoter of the Axiom brand.
• Stay current on recruiting issues and trends in the legal industry to inform ongoing recruitment strategy.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional recruiting experience.
• Legal industry experience required.
• Highly persuasive verbal communication skills and excellent written communication skills.
• Poise, confidence, and maturity to interact and build relationships with candidates; strong interpersonal skills.
• Innate ability to build relationships with sophisticated candidates as well as internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, initiative, multi‑tasking, and organizational abilities.
• Superb time management, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills.
• Genuine interest in the Axiom model and its place in the changing legal landscape.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role based in Chicago is $80,000 – $87,000. The position is also eligible for a Quarterly Bonus Plan targeting 30% of base salary for a Manager‑level role.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage.
• Life and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid sick and personal time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits as part of Axiom’s total rewards philosophy.