Senior Lateral Recruitment Coordinator
We are working with a leading international law firm that is looking to appoint a Senior Lateral Recruitment Coordinator to join its growing London Legal Recruitment team.
This is a newly created position arising from significant growth across the London office and a considerable increase in lateral hiring activity.
The successful person will take a leading role in managing lateral associate recruitment across the London office and will act as a central point of contact for partners, candidates, recruitment agencies and internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities will include holding initial intake meetings with partners and hiring managers, clarifying recruitment requirements, advising on search strategy, briefing agencies, managing applications, coordinating interviews, supporting candidate screening and maintaining clear communication throughout the process.
You will work closely with partners and senior stakeholders across the firm, providing regular updates on live searches, market conditions, candidate availability and potential recruitment challenges.
You will also act as the principal point of contact for external recruitment agencies, ensuring that searches are properly briefed, submissions are relevant and processes are managed effectively from initial instruction through to offer and onboarding.
The role sits within a developing Legal Recruitment team that has recently expanded to support the continued growth of the London office. The successful person will report directly to the Manager of Legal Recruiting and will work alongside colleagues focused on lateral partner recruitment, graduate recruitment and professional resources.
The firm is looking for someone with at least three to four years' relevant recruitment experience. Candidates may come from an in-house law firm recruitment team or from a legal recruitment agency, provided they have strong experience recruiting qualified lawyers within the London market.
Direct experience of lateral associate recruitment would be particularly valuable.
You should be confident speaking with partners and senior stakeholders, capable of managing a high volume of live vacancies and comfortable taking ownership of multiple recruitment processes at the same time.
Excellent organisation, communication and stakeholder-management skills are essential, together with the judgement to manage expectations, prioritise urgent searches and maintain momentum across a busy workload.
This opportunity would suit an experienced legal recruiter who is ready to move into a more visible, high-ownership role within an ambitious international firm.
The role is based in London and requires attendance in the office at least three days per week.
Ellie O'Brien
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