Recruitment Coordinator

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond. We are looking for an organised and proactive Recruitment Coordinator to support the full recruitment lifecycle across the firm. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced professional services environment, can manage multiple priorities at once, and brings strong attention to detail to every task. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our processes run seamlessly and that candidates, hiring managers and internal stakeholders receive a consistent, high-quality experience from start to finish.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in recruitment by supporting a wide range of roles across multiple locations, including fee earners, emerging talent and business services. You will work closely with stakeholders across regional and international offices, gaining exposure to the full recruitment lifecycle and contributing to the smooth delivery of both day-to-day hiring and larger recruitment projects.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Attraction & Sourcing
  • Coordinating recruitment events across multiple offices, including room bookings, catering, speaker support and attendee liaison.
  • Assisting with logistics for law fairs, open days and assessment centres.
  • Supporting the preparation and distribution of case studies, exercises and candidate materials.
  • Providing administrative support to firm-wide attraction and employer branding initiatives, including entry-level recruitment posts and event promotion.
  • Manage ATS-based job postings, screenings, and application tracking.
  • Supporting Firm’s Spring & Summer Vacation Schemes and other early-talent programmes.
• Interview & Selection Support
  • Scheduling interviews across multiple offices, practice groups and business services teams.
  • Coordinating virtual and in-person assessments, including room bookings, candidate communications, case study preparation and assessor briefings.
  • Setting up and supporting assessment centres, including logistics, documentation, and on-the-day coordination.
  • Assisting with planning and delivering onboarding activities and other candidate engagement touchpoints.
• Recruitment Administration
  • Maintaining accurate recruitment records and files across internal systems.
  • Drafting materials for interviews, assessments and onboarding processes.
  • Updating trackers, processing candidate expenses and coordinating with HR, Recruitment and Finance.
  • Preparing, issuing and tracking offer letters and contract documentation.
  • Supporting new hire data entry in HR systems.
  • Other administrative duties as required.

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to manage your own workload.
• Eagerness to learn and develop within the team.
• Emotional intelligence and resilience, with the ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Commitment to inclusion and contributing to an inclusive team culture.
• High integrity and sound judgement.
• Collaborative mindset and openness to feedback.

Desirable

• Previous experience in Human Resources or recruitment within a professional services environment.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Booking Management Systems, Rippling, and/or confidence in learning new systems.
• Exposure to organising assessment centres, case studies, or early-talent recruitment activities.
• Language skills (French, German, or Arabic) to support communication across international offices.

At Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our diverse client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other protected characteristic.