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Legal Recruiter
Sanford Rose Associates Network. Identify and engage attorneys and legal professionals through outbound calling, sourcing, networking, referrals, email, and targeted outreach .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in legal recruiting, including candidate engagement, relationship building, and managing multiple searches effectively. Possesses strong communication skills tailored for interactions with legal professionals and clients.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Legal ExperienceRecruiting ExperienceProactive Candidate EngagementAccount ManagementCommunication Skills
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Candidate SourcingInterview CoordinationPipeline ManagementSearch ExecutionMarket Knowledge
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsRelationship BuildingMotivationProfessionalism
Industry Keywords
Legal ProfessionalsLaw FirmsCorporate Legal DepartmentsEastern Time AlignmentMidwest Location
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify and engage attorneys and legal professionals through outbound calling, sourcing, networking, referrals, email, and targeted outreach
- Build trusted relationships with legal professionals, understand their career goals, and connect them with suitable opportunities
- Own candidate-side execution of active searches, including pipelines, priorities, follow-up, interview coordination, and search timelines
- Build network and market knowledge across law firms, corporate legal departments, and the broader legal market
- Partner closely with the Practice Leader to move searches from kickoff through placement
- Take on account management and client interaction based on experience and interests
Requirements
What you’ll need- Legal experience/knowledge required
- Ideally 1+ years of recruiting experience; agency/search experience preferred
- Strong in-house or law-firm recruiting backgrounds will be considered
- Comfortable with proactive, phone-driven recruiting and reaching out to passive candidates
- Organized and consistent, with the ability to manage multiple searches and follow-up without losing momentum
- Polished, professional, and relationship-focused communication with attorneys, partners, legal leaders, and clients
- Motivated by performance, commission upside, and the opportunity to build within an established legal practice
- Ohio or Midwest location preferred
- Alignment with Eastern Time preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote flexibility
- Uncapped earning potential with commission upside
- Flexible, performance-driven compensation structure tailored based on experience and preferred mix
- Access to recruiter development through Next Level Exchange
- DRI recruiting tools and resources
- Direct support from an experienced Legal Practice Leader
- Opportunity to expand into account management, client development, and a fuller desk
- Established brand and resources of the broader Starfish Partners organization