Senior Recruiter, Legal (United States)

About Legal.io

Legal.io is building the world’s leading enterprise marketplace for legal talent and technology. We help in-house legal departments hire legal professionals for temporary and permanent roles, and move the careers of our members forward by connecting them to opportunities, data and each other so they can excel in their field.

We’re a growth-stage company looking for a Senior Legal Recruiter to join our team and help scale our recruiting operations. In this role, you’ll be responsible for sourcing and qualifying top legal talent to meet the needs of our clients.

This is a full-time, salaried position (with commission), and an opportunity to shape the future of legal work at a rapidly growing venture backed legal tech company. An ideal candidate is passionate about the enterprise legal vertical, data-driven, analytical, organized and creative and can think big and execute flawlessly while thriving in a fast-paced startup environment.

This is a fully remote position.

What you’ll do

• Connect highly qualified legal professionals to incredible in-house opportunities
• Reach out to and interact with prospective candidates to build a talent pipeline to meet current and future clients’ needs for both temporary and permanent legal roles.
• Evaluate candidates’ strengths compared with clients’ requirements by screening and interviewing the candidate.
• Draft candidate summaries and/or presentations highlighting strengths and relevant work experience for client consideration.
• Negotiate wage rates and other terms and conditions of employment with candidates and gains commitment from candidates for current and/or future job requirements.
• Leverage company tools and processes to ensure accurate and thorough documentation of candidate interactions.

Who you are

• B.A./B.S. required.
• J.D. is a plus but not required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience within the legal recruiting field.
• Recruiting experience focused on in-house contract attorney or legal professionals (paralegal, legal operations, legal admins) placement is a plus.
• A team-player with a high level of integrity and candor.
• Someone who believes strongly in leveraging technology to improve efficiency.
• Someone who will iterate and improve recruiting processes over time.
• Smart, professional, confident, persuasive and resilient.
• Superior written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish rapport, relationships and credibility with candidates and clients.

What we offer

• An opportunity to shape the future of legal work
• Full medical, dental, and vision with optional coverage for dependents
• Paid Maternity and Paternity leave
• Unlimited Vacation Policy
• Stock options

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Legal.io is committed to the principle of equal opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.