About us:
Axiom is a recognised leader in the business of law. We work with in-house legal teams at some of the most innovative companies in the world across various sectors – financial services, life sciences, energy, technology, entertainment & media. The Financial Times has ranked Axiom #1 in business of law, #1 in innovation in corporate strategy and #1 in innovation in law firm efficiency. We’re comprised of 2,000+ passionate Axiomites who serve over half the Fortune 100 across 17 offices globally (and growing), delivering complex solutions via a highly scalable two-sided marketplace platform for legal talent.
We have established ourselves as the leading disruptor within the world’s second largest business services industry. And we’re only getting started.
About the Talent Acquisition team:
The Talent Acquisition team plays an integral role in the overall success of the company and our ability to grow our lawyer talent and expand our business. This is a team for someone who loves to connect with people, exhibits outstanding judgment and professionalism, possesses excellent analytical skills and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Not only will you be afforded a high degree of independence, but the opportunity to work with an amazing group of fun and talented people.
About the role:
- End-to-end recruitment of our lawyer bench, including screening applicants, interviewing, conducting diligence, and organising candidate evaluations and hiring decisions.
- Build and maintain a network of potential candidates by direct sourcing, proactive market research, and ongoing relationship management.
- Conducting offer negotiations with senior lawyers and General Counsel level candidates.
- Help define and drive strategic sourcing strategies to attract the best legal talent to Axiom.
- Serving as the main point of contact, ensuring all candidate correspondence is completed in a timely manner.
- Maintaining candidate profiles and status of recruitment activity and report activity levels regularly to local and global leadership.
- Evaluating client demand in partnership with commercial team and assist in managing our lawyer hiring strategy to ensure a consistent, relevant pipeline of candidates.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of recruiting issues and trends in the legal industry that have short and long-term implications on the business.
- Collaborating with other Axiom offices and departments, including Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Information Technology to ensure seamless coordination within the Axiom Headquarters team.
About you:
This is a position for someone who loves to facilitate the success of others, exhibits outstanding judgment and professionalism, possesses excellent analytical skills and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This position requires the confidence to interact with experienced professionals, to speak to them about what we do in a credible and compelling way, and to understand and be responsive to their professional development goals.
- 5+ years experience within a Legal Practice, Legal Services or Legal Recruitment industry.
- Experience in legal recruitment is essential.
- Highly persuasive communication skills (both verbal and written);
- Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
- The poise and maturity to interact with senior level, highly experienced lawyers, including the confidence and sensitivity to deliver tough or constructive feedback.
- Proven ability to collaborate and influence across organizational boundaries within a highly matrixed sales organization. Effective as an individual contributor and as part of a broader team.
- High-level organizational skills, together with the ability to operate in an often high-pressured and fast-paced environment.
- Highly proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel and PowerPoint); and
- Commitment to innovation and efficiency, specifically within the legal services area, with a demonstrable interest in the Axiom model and the changing legal landscape.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
