Job Description

Kennedys is looking for a Recruitment Advisor to join our Partner Recruitment team, based in Chelmsford or Manchester on a hybrid basis. You will work alongside the Senior Manager for Partner Recruitment as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders in respect of partner and senior level recruitment.



As part of our Recruitment team, you will play a key strategic role in supporting your stakeholders to achieve their hiring needs. You will have strong legal recruitment experience, ideally gained within a partnership environment, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.



You will also support on wider HR initiatives and projects, including an ongoing HR transformation project to improve the way we work as a global HR team.

Team

The Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.



The HR team is based in various locations globally across Kennedys' five regions; APAC, EMEA, US, LATAM and UK. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Talent, Recruitment, Responsible Business, Operations, and Reward.



You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.

Key responsibilities

Deliver a first class, proactive professional recruitment service to attract and recruit high calibre senior talent, in accordance with the Firm Strategy and recruitment budget. Assist with the management of the end-to-end recruitment process for partner and senior talent vacancies as advised Increase direct attraction of partners and senior talent by completing extensive market research and producing detailed market maps which demonstrate an excellent understanding of the legal market Use data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of our direct recruitment approach and suggest where further improvement is desirable Utilise LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct sourcing platforms and methods and encourage referrals to proactively build talent pipelines Build and manage relationships with recruitment agencies and head-hunters, negotiate terms of business and run briefings as required Manage and oversee inputting of relevant candidate information into the HR Information System as part of the on-boarding process Work closely with the recruitment administrator and wider business services team to ensure the new joiners receive a smooth recruitment process and excellent candidate experience Produce and analyse management information as required and as a result make recommendations to the Senior Recruitment Manager, which may include monitoring the monthly recruitment budget spend and annual budget setting and analysis

Required experience

Previous legal recruitment experience, in a recruitment agency and/or law firm setting. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with people at all levels throughout the firm, including across geographical boundaries. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility and relationships quickly. Ability to build strong relationships with senior and key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor. Be comfortable working to strict deadlines and ensuring delivery in a busy global organisation. Strong multi-tasking and time management skills. Strong organisational skills with a focus on high quality delivery.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.


where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.*