Job Description

Advisor, Business Services Recruitment

Are you ready to make your mark as part of our London Recruitment Team? If yes, then you've come to the right place. At White & Case, we'll support you, give you challenging responsibilities, and welcome you as an integral member of our team from day one.


We are seeking a Recruitment Advisor to join our friendly and high-performing Recruitment team, part of our wider People/HR department. You will report to and work closely with the Recruitment Manager, who is responsible for Business Services Recruitment based in our London office.


Candidates for this role should have a strong recruiting background, having worked in-house or at an agency previously, including highly developed organisational and stakeholder management skills, as well as excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

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Collaborate with the Experienced Hiring Recruitment Manager on London Business Services Recruitment, owning some end-to-end recruitment processes. Take ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle for junior roles across our departments. Build and maintain strong relationships with external recruitment agencies, supporting hiring managers in recruitment best practices. Actively promote broad sourcing strategies, including employee referrals, external advertising and the use of preferred recruitment agencies. Deploy, and serve as a champion for global recruitment systems (Taleo/ServiceNow/Workday), ensuring best practices and effective use. Foster strong stakeholder relationships and increase their value to the recruitment process. Source, screen and shortlist high-quality candidates through a variety of direct sourcing activities, including social media, employee referrals and headhunting using tools such as LinkedIn. Keep our application tracking system and all recruitment trackers up to date. Organise and, where appropriate, lead agency briefings for active recruitment roles. Conduct screening interviews with potential candidates to assess fit and qualifications (suitability). Act as a brand ambassador for the Firm, ensuring representation aligns with Firm values and best practices. Produce recruitment reports and analytics on ongoing recruitment efforts and processes. Encourage and implement recruitment best practices; participate in continuous improvement activities. Manage all recruitment-related invoicing for London business services roles. Collaborate with the shared services team, who handles interview scheduling, ensuring smooth coordination. Work closely with the onboarding team to ensure a seamless transition from offer acceptance to day one at the Firm. Mentor and share recruitment best practices with colleagues. Emphasise candidate experience, including collecting and acting on candidate and stakeholder feedback. Communicate proactively and handle challenging conversations effectively. Demonstrate commercial awareness and creative problem-solving in recruitment decisions.

Qualifications & Skills

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Innovative mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve processes for the benefit of candidates and the Firm. Experience in an agency or in-house recruitment team. Exposure within professional services is preferred but not essential. A creative approach to candidate sourcing, with experience in using direct recruitment tools. Experience using an applicant tracking system (preferred but not essential). Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build both internal and external relationships at all seniority levels. Excellent candidate management skills. Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities, often of an urgent nature. Strong attention to detail, taking pride in your work.

What We Offer

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When you join us, you'll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values--to be pioneering, united and human--and we believe you'll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential. We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a recruitment professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

About White & Case

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We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Location & Reporting

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This is a London-based role, Tuesday to Thursday. Our standard office hours are 09.30 - 18.00. This role reports to the EMEA Lateral Recruitment Manager.

Firm Benefits

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Private medical insurance Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5% Yearly wellbeing fund Income protection Holiday purchase Life insurance Critical illness insurance Private GP services Travel insurance Dental coverage Cycle to work Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)

Equal Opportunity Statement

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White & Case is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.


If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.


Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team is responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.


Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.


When engaging with agencies, we are supported by our preferred suppliers.




Primary Location: United Kingdom-London

Expected Workplace: Hybrid

Job Posting: Jan 13, 2026, 4:53:13 AM