Legal Recruiter
Somewhere
Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote contract position at Somewhere explicitly welcomes applicants based in South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Legal Recruiter / Candidate Development Specialist
Position:Legal Recruiter / Candidate Development Specialist
Type:Full-Time, Independent Contractor
Working Hours:Aligned with US Business Hours (Eastern / Central / Pacific dependent on assignment)
About Our Client
Our client is a boutique executive search firm specializing in high-stakes legal recruitment across the United States. They represent premier law firms—including AmLaw 100/200 practices and prominent boutique firms—to identify and place elite legal talent across key practice areas such as corporate M&A, commercial litigation, private equity, intellectual property, and technology transactions.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly articulate, polished, and persistentLegal Recruiter / Candidate Development Specialistto drive passive candidate engagement for sophisticated attorney placements.
This isnota high-volume, transactional recruiting role where candidates submit active applications. You will be reaching out directly to well-established, highly compensated attorneys, senior associates, and law firm partners who are comfortable in their current positions and not actively seeking a move.
Your objective is to conduct intelligent, consultative outreach, build immediate professional credibility, and pique the interest of top-tier legal talent—turning cold outreach into meaningful, preliminary career conversations.
Key Responsibilities
* Passive Candidate Sourcing & Research:Conduct targeted research using specialized legal databases (e.g., Firm Prospects, LinkedIn Recruiter, state bar directories) to identify senior associates and partners matching active search specs.
Passive Candidate Sourcing & Research:Conduct targeted research using specialized legal databases (e.g., Firm Prospects, LinkedIn Recruiter, state bar directories) to identify senior associates and partners matching active search specs.
* Consultative Outbound Outreach:Execute tailored, multi-channel outreach strategies (phone, personalized email, LinkedIn) to initiate contact with passive attorneys.
Consultative Outbound Outreach:Execute tailored, multi-channel outreach strategies (phone, personalized email, LinkedIn) to initiate contact with passive attorneys.
* High-Touch Candidate Engagement:Articulate complex legal career opportunities clearly and compellingly without sounding transactional or script-reliant.
High-Touch Candidate Engagement:Articulate complex legal career opportunities clearly and compellingly without sounding transactional or script-reliant.
* Objection Handling & Persistence:Engage constructively with busy, skeptical, or defensive professionals; manage objections smoothly and execute professional, multi-touch follow-up cadences.
Objection Handling & Persistence:Engage constructively with busy, skeptical, or defensive professionals; manage objections smoothly and execute professional, multi-touch follow-up cadences.
* Qualification & Handoff:Assess preliminary alignment regarding practice area fit, career motivation, and book of business (where applicable), then seamlessly introduce qualified candidates to our client's senior search principals.
Qualification & Handoff:Assess preliminary alignment regarding practice area fit, career motivation, and book of business (where applicable), then seamlessly introduce qualified candidates to our client's senior search principals.
* Pipeline Quality Maintenance:Focus on candidate quality and fit rather than sheer volume, delivering 3–5 well-qualified, highly interested attorney conversations per month.
Pipeline Quality Maintenance:Focus on candidate quality and fit rather than sheer volume, delivering 3–5 well-qualified, highly interested attorney conversations per month.
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
Must-Have Qualifications:
* Flawless Communication Skills:Exceptional written and spoken English with zero robotic phrasing, strong professional presence, and native-level conversational fluency.
Flawless Communication Skills:Exceptional written and spoken English with zero robotic phrasing, strong professional presence, and native-level conversational fluency.
* Sophisticated Professional Presence:Confidence and composure when engaging with high-income, highly educated professionals (AmLaw 100/200 partners, senior corporate attorneys).
Sophisticated Professional Presence:Confidence and composure when engaging with high-income, highly educated professionals (AmLaw 100/200 partners, senior corporate attorneys).
* Proven Outbound Sourcing Experience:Demonstrated success in executive search, high-ticket consultative B2B sales, or boutique executive recruitment where cold outreach to passive talent is required.
Proven Outbound Sourcing Experience:Demonstrated success in executive search, high-ticket consultative B2B sales, or boutique executive recruitment where cold outreach to passive talent is required.
* Active Listening & Natural Dialogue:Ability to steer conversations dynamically without relyin
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
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Application Tips
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About Somewhere
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