Fractional Law Firm Recruiter (Full Time Role)

SMB Team • Philadelphia, PA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

SMB Team is seeking an internal, FULL TIME HIRE who can serve as a Fractional Recruiter to our portfolio of law firm owner clients. This is a hands-on, client-facing role. The purpose of this role is to act as an extension of the client law firm — leading full-cycle recruiting across all roles (attorneys, paralegals, administrative, and operations staff) to find A-Player talent, without the commission-driven bias of a traditional agency recruiter. The salary for this role is $90,000 with additional bonus potential up to $30,000.

Requirements

• 3+ years of recruiting experience with a demonstrated mix of agency and in-house recruiting (will consider candidates with just one but those with both will be given preference)
• Proven track record recruiting for small-to-mid-sized businesses
• Experience recruiting across multiple role types (professional, administrative, operations), not a single specialty
• Working knowledge of the business cost of a bad hire, and the discipline to prioritize fit and long-term retention over speed-to-close while still maintaining hiring velocity
• Strong consultative and stakeholder-management skills; comfortable operating as a trusted advisor to firm owners and Managing Partners, not a transactional vendor; including driving a processes/deadlines with client deliverables
• Demonstrated process discipline — follows a structured hiring methodology rather than an intuition-only approach
• Strong written and verbal communication — represents SMB Team directly to clients and candidates.
• Client-first orientation: optimizes for the hiring firm's long-term success, not for maximizing placement fees or speed
• Must have proven success in outbound recruiting (not just hiring through in-bound applicants).
• Must have experience recruiting for a minimum of 5 roles at a given time, ideally 10+.
• Must have above average technical abilities and proven success using technology and AI

Nice To Haves

• Legal recruiting experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned client law firms across all roles — attorneys, paralegals, administrative, and operations staff
• Partner with client stakeholders (CEO, Managing Partner, COO, Office Manager) to build the job blueprint & job description before sourcing begins, ensuring alignment on the role, comp, and non-negotiables
• Source, screen, and present a shortlist of qualified candidates using SMB Team's structured hiring methodology (scorecards, structured interviews, PI/behavioral assessments)
• Manage the candidate pipeline and communication end-to-end, providing clients a weekly search-status update
• Support offer structuring and negotiation on behalf of the client, ensuring compensation is realistic and competitive for a small/mid-sized firms
• Track and report recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, retention) to both the client and SMB Team leadership
• Assist and support internal recruiting as needed

Benefits

• We pay for 75% of your Medical, Dental, Vision insurance for YOU and YOUR FAMILY.
• Flexible Vacation Time
• Team member education and learning budget on courses, events and books.
• 401(k) with a 3% Match.
• WFH or come to the office. The choice is yours!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed