Recruitment Consultant – US Legal Recruitment (London or New York)

Recruitment Consultant – US Legal Recruitment (London or New York)

£40,000–£65,000+ Basic (depending on experience) | Up to 50% Commission | Genuine International Career Opportunities

Are you an ambitious recruiter looking to build a market rather than simply inherit one?

Our client is one of the fastest-growing specialist recruitment businesses in the legal sector, backed by significant investment and executing an ambitious international growth strategy. In just two years, their New York operation has grown from a standing start to a team of over 15 consultants, with further expansion already underway.

Following this success, they are now looking to hire talented recruiters into both their London and New York teams.

Whether you already recruit within legal, professional services, technology, finance or another specialist market, they are far more interested in your commercial ability, sales mindset and track record than the sector you’ve worked in.

The Opportunity

You’ll join a highly collaborative, candidate-led recruitment business specialising in placing lawyers into many of the world’s leading international law firms.

The business has built long-standing relationships with elite US law firms and continues to expand into partner hiring, international legal markets and new practice areas.

Depending on your experience, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Build your own specialist legal market.
• Develop relationships with some of the world’s leading law firms.
• Recruit across New York, London, Europe or the Middle East.
• Progress into leadership and build your own team.
• Work alongside experienced consultants who have built highly successful desks from scratch.

For experienced recruiters with leadership ambitions, there is a genuine opportunity to take ownership of a new market and rapidly build a team around you.

Why Join?

• Exceptional earning potential with commission up to 50%.
• International career opportunities, including relocation to New York for the right individuals.
• Significant investment backing continued growth.
• Collaborative, non-political culture.
• Clear progression into management.
• Proven training programme with consultants billing within months.
• Modern, high-performance environment focused on quality rather than unnecessary KPIs.
• Opportunity to help build new practice areas rather than simply maintain existing desks.

Who They’re Looking For

Recruitment experience that can transfer over well to a candidate, relationship market.

More importantly, you’ll demonstrate:

• A strong billing history or clear evidence of high performance.
• Excellent sales and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness and the confidence to influence clients and candidates.
• Resilience, drive and ambition.
• The ability to move recruitment processes forward and close deals.
• A genuine desire to build something long-term.

Career Progression

The business is growing rapidly and actively promotes from within.

As you progress, opportunities include:

• Senior Consultant
• Principal Consultant
• Associate Director
• Director
• Team Leadership
• Building and leading your own specialist market
• International relocation opportunities

If you’ve always wanted the autonomy of building your own business within an established platform with the backing, infrastructure and investment to scale quickly this is an exceptional opportunity.

Package

• Competitive basic salary depending on experience.
• Market-leading commission structure paying up to 50%.
• Clear progression into management.
• International opportunities.
• Four days in the office with one day working from home.
• Outstanding training and ongoing career development.

If you’re an ambitious recruiter looking for a business where performance is genuinely recognised, career progression is based on merit, and international opportunities are real rather than promised, we’d love to hear from you.