Legal Recruiter

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Posted Sep 4, 2026 路 Apply by Dec 8
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Position Overview

Compensation: Not disclosed
Position: Mid
Type: Job
Employment: Full time
Practice Area: General Practice
Remote: Yes
Deadline: Dec 8, 2026

Job Description

About聽the聽job

OpusLex聽Partners,聽a聽woman-owned聽boutique聽legal聽recruiting聽firm聽partnering聽with聽top聽law聽firms聽and聽corporate聽legal聽departments聽nationwide.聽We聽focus聽on聽high-caliber聽attorney聽placements聽and聽take聽a聽highly聽strategic,聽relationship-driven聽approach聽to聽recruiting.

This聽position聽is聽fully聽remote聽while聽being聽fully聽collaborative.聽Our聽preference聽is聽for聽those聽in聽Eastern聽or聽Central聽time聽zones.聽Currently,聽all聽of聽our聽team聽members聽are聽in聽the聽Eastern聽time聽zone.

With聽our聽unique聽team聽model,聽you聽will聽manage聽a聽"split聽desk,"聽focusing聽your聽time聽on聽sourcing,聽engaging,聽recruiting聽and聽supporting聽law聽firm聽associate聽attorneys聽to聽match聽them聽with聽client聽requisitions.

The聽Role

We聽are聽seeking聽a聽candidate-focused聽recruiter聽to聽join聽our聽team聽in聽a聽180聽/聽split聽desk聽model.

This聽is聽a聽pure聽recruiting聽role鈥攜ou聽will聽not聽be聽responsible聽for聽business聽development.聽Your聽focus聽will聽be聽on聽identifying,聽engaging,聽and聽placing聽top聽legal聽talent.

This聽role聽is聽ideal聽for:

  • Experienced聽recruiters聽looking聽to聽focus聽on聽the聽candidate聽side聽of聽the聽desk,聽or

  • Highly聽motivated,聽sales-oriented聽individuals聽looking聽to聽build聽a聽career聽in聽recruiting

  • This聽role聽is聽NOT聽for聽those聽seeking聽internal聽talent聽acquisition聽or聽human聽resources聽focused聽roles

What聽You鈥檒l聽Do

  • Headhunt聽and聽engage聽attorneys聽through聽phone聽,聽video,聽and聽our聽full聽suite聽of聽digital聽tools

  • Build聽and聽manage聽a聽pipeline聽of聽high-quality聽candidates

  • Conduct聽in-depth聽candidate聽interviews聽and聽assess聽fit

  • Guide聽candidates聽through聽the聽full聽recruiting聽lifecycle

  • Advise聽and聽influence聽candidates聽on聽career聽decisions

  • Partner聽internally聽with聽the聽business聽development聽side聽of聽the聽desk

What聽We鈥檙e聽Seeking

Option聽1:聽Experienced聽Recruiters

  • 2+聽years聽of聽recruiting聽or聽staffing聽experience聽(agency聽preferred)

  • Strong聽outbound聽sourcing聽skills聽(this聽is聽not聽an聽inbound聽role)

  • Proven聽ability聽to聽build聽relationships聽and聽close聽candidates

  • Comfortable聽managing聽multiple聽candidates聽and聽processes聽simultaneously

Option聽2:聽High-Potential,聽Entry-Level聽Candidates

  • Strong聽communication聽and聽interpersonal聽skills

  • Comfortable聽with聽outreach聽and聽phone-based聽conversations

  • Competitive,聽driven,聽and聽resilient

  • Interest聽in聽a聽career聽in聽recruiting聽or聽sales

What聽Matters聽Most聽(For聽All聽Candidates)

  • Confidence聽with聽cold聽outreach聽(LinkedIn,聽email,聽phone)

  • Strong聽communication聽and聽relationship-building聽skills

  • High聽level聽of聽organization聽and聽follow-through

  • Ability聽to聽influence聽and聽guide聽candidates

  • Motivation聽to聽succeed聽in聽a聽performance-driven聽environment

Why聽This聽Role聽is聽Different

  • No聽business聽development聽required聽鈥撀爁ocus聽100%聽on聽candidates

  • Work聽on聽high-end,聽professional聽roles聽(attorneys)

  • High聽earning聽potential聽with聽uncapped聽commission

  • Boutique,聽entrepreneurial聽environment聽with聽real聽growth聽opportunity

  • Emphasis聽on聽quality聽and聽long-term聽relationships鈥攏ot聽just聽volume

Compensation

  • Base聽salary聽+聽uncapped聽commission

  • Significant聽upside聽for聽high聽performers

  • Competitive聽and聽attract聽benefits

  • Frequent聽continuing聽education聽in聽the聽form聽of聽conferences聽and聽retreats

Candidates聽must聽have聽a聽4-year聽college聽degree,聽understand聽what聽it聽means聽to聽work聽for聽a聽small聽organization,聽possess聽exceptional聽writing聽skills聽and聽executive聽presence,聽and聽above聽all,聽be聽intellectually聽curious,聽have聽tremendous聽work聽ethic聽and聽team-oriented.聽You聽will聽be聽on聽the聽phone!聽If聽the聽telephone聽scares聽you,聽this聽is聽not聽the聽role聽for聽you.聽This聽role聽is聽ideal聽for聽someone聽who聽thrives聽off聽making聽connections聽and聽wishes聽to聽gain聽rewards聽directly聽resulting聽from聽their聽own聽input聽and聽hard聽work.

We聽offer聽a聽competitive聽base聽salary聽+聽commission聽+聽several聽choice聽benefit聽plans,聽401(k),聽continuing聽education聽in聽the聽form聽of聽membership聽to聽various聽organizations,聽company聽travel聽and聽incentive聽programs.

This聽is聽a聽fully聽remote聽role聽with聽a聽massive聽runway聽for聽growth聽for聽those聽who聽are聽interested聽in聽advancing聽a聽career聽in聽legal聽recruiting聽and聽staffing.

Practice Area

Position

Mid

Applicant Location Requirements

Applicants must be located in: United States

Application Deadline

December 8, 2026

Employment Type

Full time

Work Arrangement

Remote/Telecommute Position

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