Legal Recruiter

Overview

Recruitment Consultant - Lateral Legal Recruiting

Henderson Scott is looking to add a high-calibre Recruitment Consultant to its lateral legal recruiting team. This is an opportunity for someone who is hungry, intellectually curious, and commercially minded to build a meaningful career in one of the most sophisticated areas of recruitment: law firm lateral hiring.

This role is ideal for a recruiter who understands the legal market, enjoys speaking with high-performing professionals, and wants to develop deep subject-matter expertise while scaling a desk with the support of an experienced leadership team.

This is a full-desk recruitment role with a strong initial focus on candidate generation. You will be responsible for identifying, engaging, and rigorously vetting associate-level attorneys across key practice areas, while developing a nuanced understanding of the lateral law firm market.

• Market map law firms and practice groups to identify high-potential lateral talent
• Conduct detailed, consultative phone conversations with associate attorneys to assess experience, motivations, and long-term career goals
• Build and maintain a high-quality candidate network within defined legal practice areas
• Develop a deep understanding of law firm hiring trends, compensation structures, and competitive dynamics
• Work closely with senior team members on client management and business development, with increasing responsibility over time
• Progress toward running a fully independent desk once ready, with continued strategic support

We are looking for someone with a genuine sales edge, but not a transactional mindset. You should be commercially aware, persuasive, and confident in driving conversations forward, while remaining thoughtful, credible, and consultative. You understand that long-term success comes from:

• Delivering value to candidates, not just "placing" them
• Positioning talent intelligently within the market
• Building trust through preparation, insight, and follow-through
• Treating recruitment as a business, not a volume exercise

• Prior experience in legal recruitment is essential; familiarity with law firm lateral recruiting is a must
• While an understanding of law firm structures, practice areas, and associate-level career progression would be ideal, we are very open to applicants who are keen on this market and want to delve fully into it
• Confident phone presence and the ability to build rapport with high-achieving professionals
• Quick learner with the ability to absorb market knowledge rapidly
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and resilient
• Ambitious, competitive, and driven to build something meaningful over the long term

• A nimble, highly collaborative team where individual impact is visible and valued
• Immense support on the client management and business development side while you scale your desk
• The opportunity to become a true specialist in the lateral legal recruitment market
• Clear alignment between business growth and personal growth; by scaling the business, you scale your career, earnings, and market share
• Base salary: $75,000 - $95,000;
  Aggressive bonus structure tied directly to performance and growth
• Competitive health, dental, vision insurance; generous PTO
• We do require some in-office presence (3-6 times a month) for meaningful team building and fun events