Legal Recruitment Consultant - Head of In-house

Hybrid working - London, Bristol or Birmingham office

Why Chadwick Nott? Legal recruitment is all we do, and we have been doing it very successfully since 1992. We are the UK's most established boutique specialist legal recruitment agency with client relationships and a candidate network that are second to none. You will work alongside very successful consultants who pride themselves in being consultative legal sector experts. We are known for our quality approach to both senior and junior level recruitment and our consultants are recognised by law firms and lawyers for their integrity. We're not about volume - we're about value. Every candidate and all clients are treated with professionalism, care and integrity.

Our culture: As an employer, we are recognised for our supportive working environment with a very collaborative culture that values and supports your career development. Everyone is treated like adults - micromanagement is not what we are about. You will have the freedom to manage your own desk by developing personal relationships with both candidates and clients and work with highly experienced colleagues across the UK. You will be provided with the tools including an excellent candidate database and latest software and 'tech' that you need to succeed.

Our salaries, commission and benefits: Very importantly our commission structure is market leading and completely transparent with no threshold. Our very competitive base salary combined with this superb commission structure, contractual performance bonuses as well as team and company rewards and events make Chadwick Nott an exciting employer for an ambitious recruiter with high earning potential. As part of the RSS Group, we offer a broad benefits package.

What are we looking for? We are looking to hire a dynamic and experienced legal recruiter to head up our In-house team. We have been active in the In-house legal recruitment market for over 20 years. Chadwick Nott is well known to senior legal counsel and company directors of some of the largest companies in the UK and abroad. We have filled all styles of temporary and permanent in-house positions including general counsel, heads of legal, legal counsel, risk and compliance, document review, paralegal, and company secretarial roles. Our clients include start-ups, SMEs, FTSE 100 PLCs and large global blue-chip multi-nationals in a very wide range of industry sectors.

As a driven and very commercially aware consultant, you'll have a proven track record in legal recruitment. You'll have the experience and drive to develop new In-house business. This will include managing and developing our current In-house clients, actively developing new clients and working with our national private practice teams to secure new roles for your team. Your communication and interpersonal skills will be excellent. You will enjoy professional networking and attending a range of events including In-house conferences to expand your client and candidate network.

Highlights of the role:

• Opportunity to lead and grow an established In-house legal desk with strong client and candidate relationships.
• Opportunity to use your expertise in legal recruitment combined with Chadwick Nott's reputation and network of lawyers to source the best legal talent for all sizes of businesses from start-ups to global businesses in different industry sectors.
• Chance to develop and manage a team with specialist expertise.
• Opportunity to work for an agency where team collaboration is recognised as crucial in providing an excellent service to clients and lawyers alike, with no limits on the type of organisation or role you can work on.
• High earning potential with no threshold and market leading commission structure.

If you are ready to take your legal recruitment career to the next level, please send your CV to or drop Sam a message and she will arrange an informal, preliminary chat with one of our CN Directors.

Equal opportunities: At Chadwick Nott, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture as well as supporting our large client network achieve the same. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications of all qualified candidates regardless of their age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, disability, culture or anything other personal characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity in the workplace. Where a level of experience is indicated, please note that this is only a guideline.