Legal Recruitment Consultant Flexible Lawyering Desk

We are seeking a new Legal Recruitment Consultant for our leading flexible lawyering division, Jameson Consulting Solutions (JCS). Our clients include many of the leading international law firms, as well as the in-house legal departments of major private companies and publicly listed multi-nationals. We have a very friendly, welcoming culture and so this is a superb opportunity for a capable, ambitious and team-oriented individual.

About Us:

Jameson Legal is an international recruitment consultancy with three core pillars - permanent recruitment, flexible lawyering solutions, and legal technology. Jameson Legal focuses on providing our law firm clients and in-house legal teams with legal, risk and compliance, and business services professionals.

Jameson Legal is headquartered in the UK, but has additional offices in the US and the Middle East. From these offices, the team recruits across a number of jurisdictions including the UK, mainland Europe, Channel Islands, Caribbean, Middle East, Asia, South America, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

JCS is a specialist division of Jameson Legal and supports in-house legal teams, law firms and legal service providers in providing high quality, flexible legal professionals for fixed term assignments or to support clients with spikes in workload. The team has a deep understanding of the appetite for flexible lawyering and has a proven track record in delivering bespoke solutions in a time sensitive and cost-effective manner. JCS is a busy, fast-paced and growing division of Jameson Legal offering unparalleled career and development opportunities.

The Role:

This role is for a Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our flexible lawyering division, JCS, based in London. The successful individual will report into and work closely with the Director and Head of JCS. Your desk will focus on flexible lawyering assignments (i.e. interim/contract roles), therefore you will not work on any permanent hiring mandates.

Due to our collegiate and collaborative culture, you will also work closely with consultants across our other divisions.

Typical Responsibilities and Duties will include:

• A full 360 recruitment role - working with both legal candidates and clients
• Engaging with candidates, taking appropriate career requirement details, and providing clear and precise notes to the team
• Shortlisting relevant candidates for opportunities
• Handling new client roles and the associated processes (adverts, written work, communicating with team, appropriate searches etc)
• Taking an active role in client meetings
• Running full processes without significant input from manager (to include pre-assignment compliance checks and set up, as well as check-ins during and after assignment)
• Business Development - to win, build and maintain client relationships
• Keeping abreast of market developments that can impact the legal market and hiring requirements
• Understanding the flexible lawyering market inside out, and being able to present bespoke solutions to clients
• Producing high quality and accurate written output
• Consistently recording matters on the CRM and communicating effectively with the internal team

Person Specification:

The ideal individual will possess:

• 2-5 years' recruitment experience (ideally), at a Consultant or Senior Consultant level. Experience recruiting into the legal market is preferable, but experience recruiting into other white-collar industries will also be considered
• Experience in and an in-depth knowledge of working an interim/contract market
• A high level of professionalism
• The ability to work autonomously and take responsibility
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational, time management skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritise work
• An enthusiastic approach to taking on new opportunities and challenges

What we offer:

• Competitive salary with excellent commission scheme
• Flexible/Agile working (in office 2 days a week)
• Subscription to Perkbox, a health cashplan, and HEKA
• Relaxed office environment - we focus on operating a non-micromanaged and results driven environment
• 'Dress for your day' dress code
• Drinks fridge and free snacks
• Various social events, company dinners, team building events, and trips abroad for the entire company
• Career progression and autonomy

To apply for this role, please send a copy of your CV to Jennifer Pike, Director and Head of JCS, at

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.