Spencer West
Talent Sourcer (In-house, Law Firm)
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Talent Sourcer – Spencer West LLP
Location: London (Hybrid, minimum 2 days in the office per week)
Reporting to: Director of Talent Acquisition
The Role
As we continue to scale, Talent Acquisition plays a critical role in driving our growth - particularly in identifying and engaging top-tier senior legal talent across global markets.
We are looking for an experienced Talent Sourcer to join our small in-house Talent Acquisition team. This is a unique hybrid role combining hands-on candidate sourcing with coordination, recruitment operations, and project delivery in a high-growth, international law firm. There will be a real opportunity to make this role your own and develop into a full-cycle internal recruiter role.
Key Responsibilities
Talent Sourcing & Candidate Communication
- Conduct proactive Partner sourcing via LinkedIn and other platforms
- Craft and deliver tailored outreach messages to engage passive candidates
- Run A/B testing on messaging approaches, tracking response rates and optimising engagement strategies
- Maintain talent pipelines and mapping projects by jurisdiction and practice area
- Support the development of targeted talent campaigns
- Liaising with Partner candidates by phone and email
Recruitment Operations
- Manage internal ATS (Screenloop), ensuring data accuracy and reporting integrity
- Manage scheduling across multiple stakeholders and time zones, ensuring a seamless candidate experience
- Coordinate candidate due diligence (e.g. checking practicing status)
- Act as a key liaison with external agencies - briefing, coordination, and following up on submissions
- Follow up on interview feedback and maintain momentum across live hiring processes
- Liaise with Practice Operations and Onboarding teams for candidate offers
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Project Work & Stakeholder Support
- Support global recruitment initiatives, including new jurisdiction launches and partner hiring campaigns
- Assist with internal and external recruitment events
- Collaborate with Marketing on employer branding initiatives, social media campaigns, and updating and improving talent team marketing collateral
- Collaborate with global founders and senior stakeholders to support hiring priorities within their jurisdictions
Reporting, Research & Insights
- Track and report on key recruitment metrics such as outreach success rates, funnel conversion, and agency performance
- Identify trends and suggest improvements to hiring strategy and processes
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Suggest and implement ideas to improve candidate engagement and outreach effectiveness
- Contribute to new talent campaigns and attraction strategies
About You
- A minimum of one year of experience in direct legal recruitment from either agency or inhouse or a similar role (e.g. as an SDR for a legal product or service). Experience from other industries will be considered for candidates with a good level of understanding of the legal industry (for example from a law degree)
- Strong LinkedIn sourcing skills and confidence engaging passive candidates is essential
- Curious and analytical mindset, with an interest in testing and improving outreach effectiveness
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple processes
- Confident communicator, comfortable working with senior stakeholders and external partners
- Proactive and self-starting, with a genuine interest in building a career in Talent Acquisition
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Success in This Role Looks Like
- Improved response rates and engagement from outreach campaigns
- Efficient, well-managed coordination across hiring processes
- Strong relationships with agencies who follow our processes
- High-quality reporting and insights supporting talent decisions
- Proactive contributions to talent strategy, campaigns, and process improvements
Recruitment Process
- Step 1: Introductory call with Director of Talent Acquisition
- Step 2: Take-home task to assess sourcing technique and attention to detail
- Step 3: In-person interview with our founder(s) & Director of Talent Acquisition to assess key competencies
The process is subject to change depending on availability.
Note to recruitment agencies: Please note we are recruiting directly for this role and are unable to accept speculative CVs from Recruitment Agencies for this position.
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