Higgs LLP
Recruitment Advisor

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Job title
Recruitment Advisor
Department
People
Our Purpose
To forge long-term relationships that have a positive impact on our people, our clients, our business partners, and our communities.
Our Commitment to Our People
We do not think there is a magic formula to the Higgs culture. The key is to listen to and respect our people. If we take care of our people and our people take care of our clients, then everything we want as a firm will take care of itself. We are friendly and open to new ideas.
Our Core Values
Higgs core values are “CLEAR” – Care, Legacy, Excellence, Authenticity, Relationships
Role Purpose
The Recruitment Advisor will play a key role in attracting, selecting, and onboarding exceptional talent across the firm. Working closely with partners and hiring managers, the role is responsible for delivering a proactive, efficient, and candidate-focused recruitment service that supports the firm's strategic growth plans. The Recruitment Advisor will drive innovative attraction strategies and ensure an excellent candidate experience. This is a key role in representing the firm’s brand, values and ensuring its position as an employer of choice within the legal sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience from attraction through to onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers and the Resourcing Manager on all recruitment requirements, support workforce planning, and develop business cases for new roles.
- Proactively source high-quality candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, and other attraction channels.
- Screen applications, shortlist candidates, and coordinate interviews and assessment activities with hiring managers and stakeholders.
- Develop and implement innovative attraction strategies that strengthen the firm's employer brand and support hiring objectives.
- Promote diversity, equity and inclusion by attracting and engaging a broad and diverse talent pool across all vacancies.
- Assist with onboarding activities, providing support to new starters and ensuring a smooth transition into the firm.
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Person Specification
The criteria below will be assessed via application (A), interview (I), Test (T), or multiple (A/I/T).
Essential Criteria
- Communicates clearly and professionally, adapting style to suit the recipient and purpose. (A/I)
- Owns deadlines and workload with calm assertiveness and drives solutions with resilience and positivity. (A/I)
- Shows a positive and flexible approach to teamwork, contributing to shared goals. (A/I)
- Demonstrates a commitment to delivering high-quality services that meets the needs of stakeholders and upholds the firm’s policy, procedures and standards (A/I)
- Understands how their work supports the team and contributes to the firm’s wider objectives. (A/I)
- Shows a clear understanding of financial hygiene and contributes to achieving team and individual performance goals. (A/I)
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working in a legal or professional recruitment environment
Technical Knowledge
- Proficient in using Microsoft 365 applications to organise tasks, manage time effectively and support collaborative working
- Uses resources and new technologies effectively.


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What We Offer You
We offer more than just a job. Our benefits reflect our commitment to your development, wellbeing and work-life balance. Click here to discover more.
Higgs offers hybrid working wherever possible. Our Higgs’ Best FIT (flexible, inclusive, together) principles are designed to ensure that people can complete their best work from the most appropriate location. If you are looking to work flexibly then let us know and we will do what we can to accommodate your request.
We also encourage a ‘dress for your diary’ approach which means dressing in a manner appropriate for your schedule or the specific appointments you have on any given day.
Equal Opportunities
Higgs LLP is proud to be a signatory of The Law Society’s Diversity, Inclusion Charter and a Disability Confident Committed Employer. These commitments reflect our dedication to building a workplace that is inclusive, accessible, and welcoming to all. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
As part of our Disability Confident commitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt into the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
We are also committed to ensuring that all applicants can fully participate in the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know by contacting us at recruitment@higgsllp.co.uk
We recognise that inclusion is an ongoing journey, and we regularly review and publish our diversity data, which can be accessed here.
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