Talent Acquisition Senior / Advisor (Lateral Legal UK)

Overview

In this role you will directly source, attract and assess candidates to fill identified hiring needs within Linklaters’ lateral legal programme. You will partner with Talent teams to ensure a best-in-class candidate experience and compliant, bias-aware recruitment processes. You’ll promote the firm’s inclusive culture and networks, while leveraging Workday and AI tools to drive efficient, compliant hiring. This is a fast-paced, collaborative role shaping senior talent growth in a premier law firm.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre
• Pension and flexible savings options
• Life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services
• Electric car and cycle to work schemes

Responsibilities

• Direct sourcing, attraction and assessment of candidates for identified hiring needs
• Manage candidate experience and provide a seamless interview and onboarding process
• Promote inclusion initiatives, networks and culture to candidates and stakeholders
• Ensure regulatory obligations and recruitment best practices are followed by internal and external providers
• Conduct screenings and HR interviews to understand candidate motivations and influence outcomes
• Become a superuser of Workday and available AI tools to support recruitment
• Support recruitment for other groups, offices and functions; analyze recruitment data and create content
• Attend recruitment network events and update role description templates as needed

Key requirements

• Recruitment and talent sourcing experience in professional services
• Ability to identify and engage exceptional talent using direct sourcing, market intelligence and research
• Sound judgement and commercial awareness in recruitment decisions
• Strong communication and high emotional intelligence; ability to influence stakeholders
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, able to manage competing priorities
• Collaborative, cross-functional mindset with ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

• emotional intelligence
• communication skills
• collaboration
• stakeholder management
• adaptability
• Workday

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