Legal Recruiter

Overview

The Legal Recruiter recruits, staffs, and onboards attorneys and legal professionals for document review and other legal services engagements across the United States. The role partners with Recruiting Leadership, Review Management, Operations, and Human Resources teams to deliver qualified talent, support project staffing timelines, and provide a positive candidate experience.

What you'll do

• Partner with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand hiring needs, staffing priorities, and project requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines of attorneys, legal professionals, and project-based talent.
• Source candidates through job boards, professional networks, referrals, social media platforms, and direct outreach.
• Screen and assess candidates to evaluate qualifications, experience, availability, and suitability for open positions.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Manage candidate communications throughout the recruitment process and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Support offer-related activities and guide candidates through the hiring process.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure successful transitions into assigned projects.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, recruitment metrics, and hiring activity within the Applicant Tracking System.
• Provide regular updates on pipeline health, hiring progress, and staffing forecasts.
• Participate in talent attraction initiatives, networking events, and recruitment marketing activities.
• Contribute to recruitment process improvements and operational efficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable employment regulations.
• Manage multiple requisitions and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Legal Studies, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, human resources, or a related field.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously.
• Ability to work during standard U.S. business hours.
• Flexibility to support recruiting activities across multiple U.S. time zones.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in full-cycle recruiting, talent acquisition, workforce planning, candidate sourcing, talent mapping, candidate screening, and interview coordination.
• Strong ability to partner with hiring managers and business stakeholders, build professional networks and talent pipelines, support recruitment marketing initiatives, maintain accurate recruiting data and reporting, and drive process improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, customer service, organizational, and time management skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote or office environment and perform tasks requiring extended computer use, virtual communication, and use of standard office technology.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting legal professionals.
• Experience recruiting attorneys, legal professionals, document review teams, or project-based workforces.
• Experience supporting legal services, professional services, consulting, or corporate hiring functions.
• Experience supporting U.S.-based recruiting initiatives.
• Preferred certifications include SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, LinkedIn Recruiter Certification, AIRS Recruiting Certification, or other recognized Talent Acquisition and Human Resources certifications.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Regular availability is required during standard U.S. business hours.
• Flexibility is required to support hiring activities across multiple U.S. time zones.
• The role can be performed in a remote or office environment.
• The role supports legal services engagements across the United States.