Talent Sourcer (In-house, Law Firm)

Location: London (Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office per week)
Reporting to: Director of Talent Acquisition

The Role

As we continue to scale, Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in driving our growth - particularly in identifying and engaging top-tier senior legal talent across global markets.

We are looking for an experienced Talent Sourcer to join our small in-house Talent Acquisition team. This is a unique hybrid role combining hands-on candidate sourcing with coordination, recruitment operations, and project delivery in a high-growth, international law firm. There will be a real opportunity to make this role your own and develop into a full-cycle internal recruiter role.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Sourcing & Candidate Communication

• Conduct proactive Partner sourcing via LinkedIn and other platforms
• Craft and deliver tailored outreach messages to engage passive candidates
• Run A/B testing on messaging approaches, tracking response rates and optimising engagement strategies
• Maintain talent pipelines and mapping projects by jurisdiction and practice area
• Support the development of targeted talent campaigns
• Liaising with Partner candidates by phone and email

Recruitment Operations

• Manage internal ATS (Screenloop), ensuring data accuracy and reporting integrity
• Manage scheduling across multiple stakeholders and time zones, ensuring a seamless candidate experience
• Act as a key liaison with external agencies - briefing, coordination, and following up on submissions
• Follow up on interview feedback and maintain momentum across live hiring processes
• Liaise with Practice Operations and Onboarding teams for candidate offers

Project Work & Stakeholder Support

• Support global recruitment initiatives, including new jurisdiction launches and partner hiring campaigns
• Assist with internal and external recruitment events
• Collaborate with Marketing on employer branding initiatives, social media campaigns, and updating and improving talent team marketing collateral
• Collaborate with global founders and senior stakeholders to support hiring priorities within their jurisdictions

Reporting, Research & Insights

• Track and report on key recruitment metrics such as outreach success rates, funnel conversion, and agency performance
• Identify trends and suggest improvements to hiring strategy and processes
• Suggest and implement ideas to improve candidate engagement and outreach effectiveness
• Contribute to new talent campaigns and attraction strategies

About You

• A minimum of one year of experience in direct legal recruitment from either agency or inhouse or a similar role (e.g. as an SDR for a legal product or service). Experience from other industries will be considered for candidates with a good level of understanding of the legal industry (for example from a law degree)
• Strong LinkedIn sourcing skills and confidence engaging passive candidates is essential
• Curious and analytical mindset, with an interest in testing and improving outreach effectiveness
• Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple processes
• Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior stakeholders and external partners
• Proactive and self-starting, with a genuine interest in building a career in Talent Acquisition

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Improved response rates and engagement from outreach campaigns
• Efficient, well-managed coordination across hiring processes
• Strong relationships with agencies who follow our processes
• High-quality reporting and insights supporting talent decisions
• Proactive contributions to talent strategy, campaigns, and process improvements

Recruitment Process:

Step 1: Introductory call with Director of Talent Acquisition

Step 2: Take-home task to assess sourcing technique and attention to detail

Step 3: In-person interview with our founder(s) & Director of Talent Acquisition to assess key competencies

The process is subject to change depending on availability.

Note to recruitment agencies:

Please note we are recruiting directly for this role and are unable to accept speculative CVs from Recruitment Agencies for this position.