Position: Recruitment Consultant – Legal (360)

Location: Essex (office-based on outskirts of Southend; hybrid options considered for the right candidate)

Overview:

Our client is seeking an experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant to join a high-performing, dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with proven business development experience in legal recruitment to elevate their career within a highly successful, sociable, and forward-thinking agency.

You’ll have the chance to connect top legal talent with prestigious opportunities, drive revenue, and build strong client relationships—all while enjoying a role closer to home, eliminating long commutes to London, and benefiting from a supportive, fun, and collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full 360 Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for legal professionals, including solicitors, paralegals, and legal executives.

• Candidate Sourcing & Engagement: Build strong pipelines using multiple sourcing techniques (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networks, referrals), provide interview coaching, and ensure a seamless candidate experience.

• Client Relationship Management: Develop and maintain trusted relationships with law firms, in-house legal teams, and other stakeholders. Advise clients on market trends, candidate availability, and tailored recruitment strategies.

• Business Development: Identify and secure new client opportunities, expand portfolios, and drive revenue growth.

• Strategic Expertise: Leverage Legal 360 systems to streamline workflows, stay current on industry trends and regulations, and maintain a robust talent pipeline.

• Proven experience in legal recruitment (1+ years preferred) or professional services also considered.

• Hands-on experience with Legal 360 workflows or systems.

• Strong business development skills with a track record of meeting/exceeding targets.

• Excellent relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.

• Knowledge of legal markets, hiring trends, and employment regulations.

• Tech-savvy, with experience using ATS, CRM platforms, and sourcing tools.

• Degree in law, business, HR, or equivalent experience preferred.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment practices.

• Unrivalled commission and bonus structure with unlimited earning potential

• Extensive perks and benefits, including flexible working, healthcare, training, social events, and wellbeing initiatives

• Access to a warm desk for immediate results

• Excellent career progression 

• A highly sociable, fun, and incentive-driven company culture

• Recognition for performance through regular incentives, awards, and team rewards

This is a rare opportunity for a motivated legal recruiter to join a thriving, supportive, and social agency where performance is rewarded, career growth is tangible, and you can make a real impact in the legal recruitment sector.

* Wisdom Recruitment acting as an employment agency with regard to this vacancy. 

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