Recruitment Officer

A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.

Our Recruitment Team are dedicated to finding the best talent for a variety of business areas including both legal and head office support roles.  

As part of this team, you will be creative and driven, with interpersonal savvy that allows you to develop lasting relationships with internal clients, candidates, and external suppliers helping to guide them through our hiring process and connecting them to the world of working at Shoosmiths.

Shoosmiths are looking for a Recruitment Officer to join our award-winning recruitment team for a 6 month FTC to find the very best talent for legal and head office roles across the firm. This is an exciting time to be joining a growing organisation that now employs over 1,700 people across 13 locations in the UK and has been named 'Best Employer' for 14 Consecutive Years (Legal week).

No two days will be the same and you will work across a breadth of functions including Legal, IT, Finance, Facilities Management, Compliance and HR. You will have the opportunity to partner and work with stakeholders across these areas, learning about the different functions at Shoosmiths to help you engage with prospective candidates.

In light of this, we are looking for someone who is creative and driven, with interpersonal skills that allow you to develop lasting relationships with internal clients, candidates, and external suppliers to help guide them through our hiring process and connecting them to the world of working at Shoosmiths.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Recruiter seeking a challenging and diverse position. We are looking for someone who wants to make a real impact through attracting talent that will ultimately help achieve Shoosmiths' vision of being the number 1 National UK Law Firm famous for its client experience.

We consider this to be a level 2 competency role.

• To provide a quality recruitment support service to hiring managers, supporting the delivery of an effective, efficient and innovative recruitment service.
• Creation of local recruiting plans, job descriptions and advertisements and conduct regular update meetings with hiring managers.
• To determine appropriate direct sourcing methods for open vacancies including advertising, utilising talent pools and head-hunting.
• Review applications and conduct all 1st stage interviews for open vacancies in line with agreed SLA's.
• Building networks to develop talent pools of passive candidates in advance of needs, and maintain regular contact with possible candidates, particularly including the use of social media.
• To promote internal employee referral networks and internal mobility.
• Support the development of Shoosmiths employer brand and position in the local market as an 'employer of choice'.
• Attend appropriate careers fairs and develop relationships with key colleges and schools to support the early careers strategy.
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate sourcing.
• Producing a variety of reports to assess job board effectiveness, agency performance, time-to-hire, etc.
• Continuously evaluating and updating the selection methods utilized across the firm.
• Maintaining and building the relationships with recruitment agencies which will also encompass PSL review and agency meetings.
• Managing and promoting the 12 month Law Sandwich Placement Year scheme across multiple offices
• Acting as a key point of contact for apprenticeships and school leaver programmes.

We are looking to speak to candidates with previous experience of managing direct recruitment from end to end and direct sourcing a high volume of vacancies with skills including:

• Experience of working in a recruitment team (either in-house or within an agency environment).
• Previous candidate sourcing and interview experience.
• Proven experience to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; organisational and time management skills, detail oriented, and the ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Knowledge and interest in social media platforms e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
• Expectation of complete confidentiality on all business matters.
• The ability to work as part of a team, but also able to be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Previous legal sector experience and an existing network in the legal / recruitment sector would be advantageous.

This role may on occasion require flexible working hours, and travel throughout the UK.

Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.