Talent Acquisition Assistant - fixed term contract in Birmingham

Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award‑winning, hardworking, and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships while making a difference. You’ll be involved in varied and challenging work and work in an open and supportive environment to deliver outstanding results.

We are recruiting a Talent Acquisition Assistant on an initial maternity cover contract until the end of July 2027. The role supports the coordination and delivery of recruitment activity across the firm, ensuring a high‑quality and efficient service to both internal stakeholders and candidates. The team is spread between Manchester and Birmingham, and we are happy to base the role in either location. This role would suit someone already operating at a junior level in an in‑house role looking for a step up and more direct candidate engagement, or someone working in a busy agency looking for their first move in‑house. Successful applicants will gain exposure to high‑volume recruitment and niche single‑hire activity, develop candidate engagement skills, and build experience within a professional services environment.

Our standard working hours are 9.30 am – 5.30 pm, and we operate a 3‑days‑in‑the‑office, 2‑days‑from‑home working model, but we are willing to consider flexible working requests as an inclusive employer.

We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

• Experience in recruitment, resourcing, or wider talent acquisition within a corporate or professional services environment.
• Experience managing high volumes of candidate applications, including CV handling and administration, across multiple service lines.
• Exposure to candidate sourcing and screening activity including direct candidate engagement via phone, video calls, email, or other methods.
• Proven ability to coordinate interviews and manage recruitment processes end to end.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience, with a client‑first mentality.
• Experience working with recruitment systems or databases to manage candidate information accurately.
• A forward‑thinking nature to horizon scan and identify opportunities or threats before they arise.

Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Talent Acquisition team will share the outcome with you by email. We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy, offering the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is generally conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office where the role would be based, though we remain flexible to accommodate requirements.

We are a top 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, and we want every candidate to feel comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.