Legal Recruiter

Lexicon Services•Town and Country, MO

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Legal Recruiter role combines hands-on recruiting for Family Law Attorney positions with program management responsibilities coordinating Cordell & Cordell’s Summer Associate/Clerkship program, and sourcing for corporate and other hard-to-fill positions. The ideal professional is an ambitious, relationship-driven recruiter who thrives in juggling multiple priorities and is equally comfortable running attorney searches, managing internal programs, and sourcing talent pipelines.

Requirements

Some education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or commensurate experience.
3+ years of legal recruiting experience, including direct experience recruiting attorneys (Family Law experience strongly preferred).
Prior experience supporting or managing a Summer Associate, clerkship, or similar early-career legal talent program, along with sourcing for corporate or other hard-to-fill legal roles.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organization skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Proficiency with an applicant tracking system (ATS) and sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, legal-specific job boards).

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for Family Law Attorney positions, from intake through offer and close, across all levels of experience.
Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define role requirements, and develop targeted search strategies.
Screen, interview, and assess candidates for legal expertise, cultural fit, and career trajectory, presenting qualified candidates in a timely manner.
Manage the candidate experience end to end, including scheduling, communication, offer negotiation, and closing.
Track and report on key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness).
Serve as the primary point of contact for the Summer Associate/Clerkship program, coordinating timelines, logistics, and communications from recruitment through offer.
Partner with internal stakeholders (attorneys, Partners, HR, and other leadership) to define program goals, staffing needs, and evaluation criteria.
Build and manage external relationships with law schools, career services offices, student organizations, and diversity pipeline partners.
Plan and execute recruiting events such as on-campus interviews, callback interviews, receptions, and orientation for incoming summer associates/clerks.
Manage the offer process, including offer approvals, extension, and conversion tracking for summer associates and clerks.
Source and engage candidates for corporate positions using job boards, professional networks, referrals, and direct outreach.
Manage corporate candidate experience end to end, including scheduling, communication, offer negotiation, and closing.
Build talent pipelines for corporate roles in advance of anticipated hiring needs.
Support the broader recruiting team on other difficult-to-fill or niche practice area searches by conducting research, market mapping, and passive candidate outreach.
Assist with search strategy for hard-to-source roles, including identifying non-traditional talent pools and competitive intelligence on comparable searches.
Coordinate with internal recruitment team to prioritize sourcing efforts across open roles based on urgency and business impact.