Talent Acquisition Specialist

PNW • Seattle, WA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Advocates is a growing personal injury law firm with branches across the United States. The Pacific Team is headquartered in Seattle and has branches in Portland, Spokane, and Los Angeles. The Talent Acquisition Specialist owns recruitment for the firm as the sole talent acquisition professional within a three-person HR team.

The role prioritizes filling immediate attorney openings in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Spokane, then building a pipeline of experienced attorneys. It also oversees hiring for legal support staff and partners with hiring managers to anticipate staffing needs. The specialist will develop scalable recruiting processes and strategy, represent the firm to candidates and external networks, manage the career web presence and recruiting systems, and work with Marketing on employer branding. This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week in the Seattle office after 90 days of employment, with occasional travel within the Seattle metro area and to the firm's other markets.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• At least 3 years of in-house recruiting experience for a single company, rather than at a recruiting firm.
• At least 3 years recruiting for competitive, highly skilled, or executive roles.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Ability to proactively use candidate pipelines to build a strong workforce.
• Ability to build rapport with people at all levels.
• Ability to understand and use available data tools.
• Ability to develop, train on, and value strategically designed processes.
• Comfort guiding hiring managers using recruitment and interview expertise while respecting their technical expertise.
• Ability to represent the firm to external networks and candidates in a way that enhances its reputation.
• Collaborative approach, including valuing different perspectives and understanding the broader situation before proceeding.

Responsibilities

• Fill immediate attorney openings in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Spokane, then build a lasting pipeline of experienced attorneys.
• Source and engage passive attorney candidates through outreach, referrals, bar associations, and law school networks.
• Create a polished, memorable candidate experience for attorney, director, and executive candidates.
• Travel throughout the Seattle, Spokane, Portland, and Los Angeles areas to network, attend events, visit universities, and develop candidate connections.
• Seek out and attend tabling and networking events across the firm's markets.
• Own the career web presence and partner with Marketing on employer branding.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and plan ahead for upcoming hiring needs.
• Lead and develop recruitment and talent strategy with hiring managers at all levels.
• Design, train hiring teams on, and champion structured, data-backed interviews.
• Keep hiring teams on track with timely feedback and thorough documentation in Greenhouse.
• Own Greenhouse and use recruiting data to inform better decisions.
• Create repeatable recruiting processes and playbooks that can scale with the firm.
• Represent The Advocates at recruiting events and shape its employer brand with Marketing.
• Run full-cycle hiring for entry- to mid-level legal support roles, from job posting and phone screens through offers.
• Reduce time to hire while maintaining the quality of hires.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching, available after 1 year of employment.
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental insurance; buy-up options are available.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Commuter/Metro Card Program.
• Potential annual compensation of $70,000–$150,000+ including base salary and bonus; bonus ranges from $0 to $55,000+ with no cap and is based on roles hired for, paid on retention milestones.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level