SUMMARY:

The Legal Talent Partner is responsible for driving full-cycle recruiting and business development activities to support temporary, interim, and project-based legal staffing solutions across law firms and corporate legal departments. The role partners with clients to define strategic hiring objectives, develops and executes talent and sales strategies, and delivers high-quality talent aligned to client needs and market demand.

This position contributes directly to revenue generation through client acquisition, account expansion, and talent deployment, while building and maintaining a robust pipeline of legal professionals. Serving as a consultative advisor, the Legal Talent Partner leverages market insight, candidate engagement, and client relationships to deliver workforce solutions that drive business performance, client satisfaction, and profitability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partners with clients to define strategic hiring objectives, workforce needs, and talent profiles for temporary and project-based legal engagements
• Analyzes hiring needs and labor market conditions to determine appropriate recruiting and delivery strategies
• Provides consultative guidance to clients on talent availability, compensation trends, and market dynamics to support decision-making
• Manage a dual talent delivery model, specializing in the placement of legal professionals into temporary and interim engagements, while driving permanent placement of non-attorney professionals to meet diverse client workforce needs.
• Sources, evaluates, and deploys legal professionals (e.g., attorneys, paralegals, compliance professionals) into temporary and interim assignments
• Develops and maintains a forward-looking pipeline of active and passive candidates aligned to current and anticipated client demand
• Applies independent judgment in candidate assessment, selection, and prioritization to ensure quality of placement and client satisfaction
• Oversees recruiting lifecycle activities including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and onboarding in accordance with client and organizational requirements
• Identifies and develops new business opportunities through candidate marketing, referrals, networking, and market engagement
• Builds and maintains relationships with key clients, legal professionals, and industry stakeholders to drive revenue growth and account expansion
• Conducts client meetings, site visits, and business development discussions to position talent solutions and strengthen partnerships
• Negotiates client agreements, assignment terms, and extensions to support ongoing business activity
• Maintains subject matter expertise in legal hiring trends, target industries, and workforce solutions impacting temporary legal staffing
• Tracks recruiting activity, pipeline performance, and sales metrics to support forecasting and business planning
• Utilizes ATS and CRM systems to manage candidate and client data, ensuring accuracy and compliance with operational standards
• Participates in professional associations and networking activities to expand market presence and talent access

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred OR equivalent professional experience
• 2+ years of experience in recruiting, staffing, or sales; legal recruiting preferred
• Demonstrated success in a sales-driven or metrics-based environment
• Strong understanding of legal roles (attorneys, paralegals, compliance professionals) and experience working in a law firm or corporate legal department preferred
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong business acumen and revenue-focused mindset
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to influence candidates and clients through consultative engagement
• Highly organized with strong pipeline management discipline
• Technically proficient with ATS, CRM tools, and sourcing platforms
• Adaptable, resilient, and results-oriented

It’s an exciting time to be part of our team. We’re proud to be a global thought-leader and care about doing the best job we can to ensure better futures for everyone. We do this by building our Future@Work strategy as a united team of 30,000+ colleagues with a collective spirit working in over 60 countries globally. You’ll have the opportunity to grow across a variety of interesting jobs and careers over our extensive portfolio of global brands. We empower our colleagues to work in the smartest, most efficient ways to achieve total balance between the demands of their jobs and their lives. That’s why we give you the autonomy and support you need to work in the way that makes you most productive, agile, confident, and insightful. Putting people first, pioneering with a collective spirit and always advancing with a growth mindset -that’s what we stand for at the Adecco Group. Here, we are all individuals with a unique perspective on the world we live in. That’s what makes us stronger. Whoever you are and whatever your background, you can be yourself. So, we aim to build on the attributes that make you, you. We offer a range of world-class resources for upskilling and development, satisfying your curiosity while sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together. Make an impact where it matters most.

We believe that understanding the hiring process helps you to prepare, feel, and be, at your best. As a global, multi brand organization with multiple different roles, our application process can vary. On our career site, you will find some of the key steps you can expect to guide you along the way. As one of the world’s largest employers we believe in talent, not labels, and focus on the diverse and unique skills our people bring. We seek to foster a culture of belonging and purpose, an environment where everyone can thrive and feel engaged, and where difference is respected and valued. Our commitment to equity, equal opportunity, inclusion, and diversity is part of our broader commitment to respecting fundamental human rights across our value chain. The Adecco Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity

Employer/Veterans/Disabled the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act

• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

The anticipated salary for this position is $50,000 unless outlined below. In addition to base salary, the position is also eligible for incentive compensation based on achievements outlined in the compensation plan.

Anticipated Salary:

California – $70,304

Colorado – $57,783.96

New York City, Long Island, and Westchester Counties - $66,300

New York- All Other Locations - $62,353.20

Washington - $80,168.40

Benefit offerings for full-time employment include medical, dental, vision, term life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, wellness plans, and a 401k plan or a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Available paid leave includes Personal Time Off (PTO) on an accrual basis up to 152 hours a year, 10 Paid Holidays, 1 Community Service Day, and up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.  PTO and holiday hours are prorated based on hire date within the calendar year.

Posting date: 11-12-2026