Recruiter, Legal (Contract)

The role

Lead legal talent search, selection, and delivery efforts to help clients secure high-caliber legal leadership. This includes full-cycle searches for lateral law firm partners, practice groups, General Counsel, and Deputy GC roles.

What you will do

• Lead full-cycle searches for lateral law firm partners and practice groups
• Lead full-cycle searches for General Counsel and Deputy GC roles
• Conduct market mapping, competitive intelligence, and talent landscape analysis
• Develop search strategies aligned to client business objectives
• Serve as a trusted advisor to law firm leaders, corporate executives, and boards
• Partner with clients on succession planning and strategic legal talent needs
• Provide executive-level communication and search updates
• Deliver consultative guidance on compensation, law firm economics, and partner portability
• Build and maintain deep relationships with high-performing legal leaders
• Maintain accurate CRM documentation, search tracking, and reporting

Required qualifications

• Experience working directly with clients in legal, executive search, or agency settings
• Strong internal or functional expertise across legal recruiting and law firm structures
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, client-facing environment
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and advisory skills
• Comfort working in flexible, project-based engagements
• Willingness to travel occasionally as client needs require

Nice to have

• 7+ years of legal or executive search experience

About the company

livingHR is a remote-first, professional services work agency. They partner with organizations to deliver human-centric HR-managed services, professional services, and products.