The Legal Search Executive Recruiter is responsible for executing the full life-cycle of direct hire recruiting for attorney roles within law firms and corporate legal departments. Partners with clients to define strategic objectives and hiring needs. Analyzes hiring needs, determines best recruiting methods, creates and deploys client and role-specific recruiting strategies. Develops client accounts and generates new business through candidate and client leads, referrals and various forms of marketing. Builds and maintains a comprehensive candidate pipeline that addresses client needs. Serves as subject matter expert on market trends, target industries, and roles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Source and interview candidates for attorney roles within law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Conduct cold-calling to identify potential leads and effectively market candidates to clients, showcasing their skills and suitability for specific roles.
• Develop and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing and relationship-building.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their hiring needs and provide tailored recruitment solutions.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from initial contact to offer negotiation and onboarding, on behalf of your candidates and clients.
• Utilize various recruitment tools and platforms to identify and attract candidates.

• Cultivates client accounts and drives new business by leveraging candidate and client leads, referrals and a variety of marketing strategies.
• Keeps up to date with current industry trends and recruitment best practices, while building and maintaining a network of professional contacts through active participation in trade associations and networking organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Juris Doctor degree required.
• Proven experience practicing law and the desire to move into a sales/recruiting role.
• Prior sales experience (retail, client services, business development, real estate), is a plus.
• The ability to sit in [Insert City] to facilitate candidate and client meetings is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of attorney roles and the skills required for success in these positions.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Exhibit the Adecco Group Professional Recruitment and Solutions core values of respect, responsibility, honesty and integrity in all working relationships with clients, candidates, vendors and coworkers
• Apply the Adecco Group NA core values and beliefs of team spirit, customer focus, responsibility and entrepreneurship to provide the maximum benefit to our workforce
• Exhibit the 5Hs paramount to colleague citizenship at and team-playing mentality at PRS:  Helpful, Human Connection, Honest, Hopeful & Hustle

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and focus on client needs.
• Skilled in prioritizing, organizing, and managing multiple tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and strong decision-making skills while working independently to achieve business goals and drive results.
• Adept at identifying and resolving problems by recommending and implementing creative solutions.
• Demonstrates business acumen, market insight, and a strong understanding of employment-related laws.
• Proficient in using Applicant Tracking Systems, CRM tools and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledgeable in current sourcing, recruiting trends, best practices, and methodologies.

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 the sharing skills, knowledge, and expertise to grow together.

Make an impact where it matters most.

Adecco Group North America, through an impressive portfolio of staffing industry leading brands including Adecco General Staffing, Entegee, Lee Hecht Harrison Professional Recruitment, Modis, and Pontoon is the world’s leading provider of Human Resources solutions.

We are the workforce experts delivering staffing and career service solutions to organizations and individuals across all industries. Collectively we harness the power of some of the greatest talent in the world. That talent and expertise allows us to do business globally and act locally with deep knowledge in niche areas.

Every day, we have more than 100,000 associates on assignment, 30,000 colleagues working internally to support more than 10,000 clients in the United States and Canada. Ensuring our business units are prepared to deliver outstanding service to our associates and clients, the Adecco Group North America team provides a strong infrastructure through our corporate and shared services teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The anticipated salary for this position is $50,000-$70,000 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 – $68,640-$70,000

Colorado – $56,485-$70,000

New York City, Long Island, and Westchester Counties - $64,350-$70,000

New York- All Other Locations - $60,405.80-$70,000

Washington - $77,968.80

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: 08-11-2025