Senior Recruitment Consultant – Private Practice (Partner or Associates)
Are you an experienced legal recruiter who wants more than just another desk? We’re working with one of the UK’s most respected legal search firms - trusted name in the private practice market – to find exceptional recruiters for their growing Associates and Partners team.
This is a rare opportunity to join a business that operates at the highest level of the legal market, with long-standing relationships across UK, US and international firms. If you’re looking for credibility, quality work and genuine career growth, this is the move.
Why join this firm?
- A brand that opens doors: Firms already know and trust this team. You’ll walk into warm relationships and quality work from day one.
- No KPIs. No micromanagement: They focus on smart, strategic recruitment - not call targets.
- Collaborative, one-team culture: No ownership politics. Just genuine respect, transparency and shared success.
- Leadership that leads by example: Directors are hands-on, high-performing recruiters who mentor, not manage by spreadsheet.
- Values-driven, people-first environment: Inclusive, mature, and ego-free.
- Employee-Owned Trust: You’ll literally share in profits, have a voice in decisions, and shape the business together.
- Hybrid & flexible working: Designed around adults who can be trusted to deliver.
- Stability with growth: Award-winning, profitable and ambitious – this is a place to build a long-term career you’re proud of.
What you’ll bring:
- Experience in legal recruitment, ideally within private practice
- A relationship-led, ethical approach
- Strategic thinking – you see the bigger picture, not just the placement
- Commercial acumen and pride in your reputation
- A collaborative mindset
What you’ll get:
- Very competitive base salary
- Uncapped commission – 30%-50%
- Profit share through Employee Ownership Trust
- Hybrid & flexible working
- Autonomy, trust, and the tools to succeed
- Clear career progression
- Access to senior-level roles and decision-makers
- A genuinely supportive team culture
- Regular socials, events and wellbeing perks (including sabbaticals, birthday leave and monthly wellbeing allowance)
The Opportunity
Join a firm where integrity, excellence and collaboration aren’t just words on a wall, they define how business is done. You’ll work on strategic, career-defining placements with top law firms, shaping both your market and your own career.
Interested?
Contact Paul Reid @ Permanent People Rec2Rec in confidence to learn more about this outstanding opportunity with one of the UK’s most respected legal search firms.
INDPR
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £40,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
Experience:
- Legal Recruitment: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC2R 6LL
