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Recruitment Consultant- Legal


Company : Definitive Consulting


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2025-06-18


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicantsDefinitive Consulting provided pay rangeThis range is provided by Definitive Consulting. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more.Base pay rangeA$80,000.00/yr - A$85,000.00/yrThe opportunity:Definitive Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated sales focused Recruitment Consultant join our established Legal Executive Search team.Definitive Consulting operates from offices in London, Dubai, New York, Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. We are a leading global executive search specialist and trusted partner to professional services firms worldwide. Our specialist practice groups work closely with a select group of leading firms in the Advisory, Assurance, Consulting, Legal and Taxation sectors.This opportunity offers a position for a highly motivated individual to our established Sydney office. The role will involve supporting Senior Consultants on exclusive and retained mandates on behalf of law firms. You will be exposed to the 360-recruitment cycle by initiating the recruitment process through making strategic, high volume calls to Partner Level Legal candidates, assisting with market research reports, candidate mapping, attending client and candidate meetings and other business development based tasks.Your Profile Will DemonstrateMinimum 2 years experience in a sales or recruitment/executive search position;Knowledge of the Legal sector and how law firms are structured;A driven, high energy and entrepreneurial attitude to your work, a proactive and positive approach;A strong appetite and aptitude for a role involving a high volume of phone calls to and effective communication with senior executives (Law Firm Partners);A team player, keen to work in a collegial small team environment;Proven success in a role with an aspect of cold calling work;Fast and accurate research skills;A highly motivated self-starter, used to working with a reasonable degree of autonomy;High attention to detail through the recording of information and producing key business documents;Experience of writing, editing and proof-reading documents for presentation to clients;The ability to meet multiple deadlines in a high-pressure environment; andExcellent MS Office and general IT skills, along with the ability to quickly learn new systems and software.Key Responsibilities of the Role IncludeA high volume of phone calls to senior executives (Law Firm Partners) in a sales focused environment;Setting up candidate meetings for qualified candidates for the Melbourne Legal Principal Consultant;Qualifying candidates in detail via phone calls and (as the role evolves) via in person candidate meetings;Market research (using online tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter), creation of candidate analysis documents and market overview documents for clients;Support a Principal Consultant in all day-to-day activities;Exercising creativity in sourcing candidates via other methods, such as referrals, networking and the effective use of LinkedIn;Across a period of 12-18 months, the role will expand from qualifying candidates to Consultancy and running your own 360 recruitment processes;Upon strong performance, there is a clear path to promotion to a full-service Executive Search Consultant position;Work to high level results/outcome focused to KPIs;Manage the database from an administrative perspective ensuring data entry and accuracy; andOrganise candidate meetings and phone conferences.$80,000- $85,000 per annum plus market leading commission structureSeniority levelSeniority levelAssociateEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionHuman ResourcesIndustriesStaffing and RecruitingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Definitive Consulting by 2xSign in to set job alerts for Recruitment Consultant roles.North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 5 days agoMillers Point, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoFull Lifecycle Recruiter, World Wide Amazon Stores Talent AcquisitionSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 day agoRecruitment Consultant / Talent Delivery ManagerSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia A$60,000.00-A$75,000.00 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia A$70,000.00-A$85,000.00 4 weeks agoNorth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoCampus Recruiter - Fixed Term , Amazon University Talent AcquisitionSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoRecruitment & Talent Specialist - Escape the Corporate GrindSydney, New South Wales, Australia A$85,000.00-A$110,000.00 3 weeks agoRecruitment Consultant - Partner with an Award Winning Rec2Rec AgencySydney, New South Wales, Australia A$70,000.00-A$140,000.00 3 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoFreelance Recruitment Professional / Business Development Manager / HR RecruiterSydney, New South Wales, Australia 1 month agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 weeks agoSenior Recruitment Consultant - Business SupportSydney, New South Wales, Australia 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia A$75,000.00-A$125,000.00 4 days agoSydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 weeks agoWere unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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