Talent Acquisition Advisor - 12 Month FTC in Birmingham

Manchester or Birmingham. Together with leading experts and forming meaningful relationships, you will play a key role in delivering a high‑quality, end‑to‑end lawyer recruitment across the firm’s UK and EMEA offices.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership of the recruitment lifecycle from vacancy approval through to offer, ensuring a seamless and inclusive candidate experience.
• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment processes.
• Partner with hiring managers to shape recruitment strategies.
• Develop and deliver effective attraction and sourcing strategies.
• Proactively source and engage high‑quality candidates using tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and CV databases.
• Produce shortlists aligned to role requirements and firm criteria.
• Support fair, consistent and inclusive assessment and selection processes.
• Manage offers, including advising on market positioning.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with internal processes and governance.
• Deliver a professional, responsive and engaging candidate experience.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes and tools.

Experience

• Experience in lawyer recruitment, gained in‑house within a law firm, professional services or through a legal recruitment agency, ideally including international recruitment exposure.
• Proven track record of direct sourcing, talent pooling and market mapping in the UK legal market.
• Strong stakeholder‑facing experience, with the ability to influence and build relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to provide insight‑led recruitment advice.
• Experience using recruitment systems and sourcing tools.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Attributes

• We’re looking for someone who is collaborative, proactive and genuinely relationship‑focused.
• You’ll be comfortable building trust with stakeholders and candidates alike, bringing a solutions‑oriented mindset and sound judgement to each stage of the recruitment process.
• This role suits someone who is resilient and adaptable, able to stay calm in a fast‑paced environment and navigate changing priorities with a structured, thoughtful approach.

What Happens Next

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Talent Acquisition team will share the outcome with you by email. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide individual feedback to candidates who progress to interview stage. We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy, providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office where the role would be based. We strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.

Our Strength Lies in Our Differences

We are a Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking, believing that diverse perspectives drive the most creative solutions to our clients’ challenges. All candidates are welcome to demonstrate their experience and talents in a supportive interview environment.