Location: Belfast
(Hybrid working 2 days a week)
*Please note, applications for this position will close on 26th March 2025*
About the role:
Axiom is hiring for a highly motivated, thoughtful Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to support in the hiring of our ever-growing population of legal talent. A critical member of our wider Talent Acquisition team, the Sourcing Specialist will develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to deliver against our hiring needs, making a direct impact on the growth trajectory of our global company. This role would suit someone who has an interest in building a successful career within legal recruitment and has flexibility to work on a USA schedule up to 2 days per week.
The Sourcing Specialist will:
- Partner cross functionally to understand the recruitment needs and legal practice areas across our global offices.
- Develop and implement creative sourcing strategies to identify candidates and deliver against our hiring needs, in line with our diversity agenda (leveraging inbound, passive and active sources - including LinkedIn, networking, job boards, our applicant tracking system etc.).
- Conduct initial screening calls with candidates, detailing Axiom’s value proposition and coaching candidates on what to expect throughout the entirety of the interview process (including interview path, compensation expectations, interviewer feedback, and timing).
- Providing funnel and pipeline metrics, relevant industry research, and other data to offer transparency to recruiters around search processes and the talent market.
- Promote engagement with the Axiom referral program and utilizing it in creative ways to build passive and active pipelines.
- Complete market mapping and competitor analysis exercises to develop a better understanding our competition and perception in the market, using this information to inform future recruitment efforts.
- Work with Talent leadership and analytics to design and implement strategies to develop candidate pools for future needs. Work on communication strategies to engage these networks.
- Supporting special projects as needed, including talent brand initiatives and candidate experience initiatives.
- Support the team on administrative and ad hoc duties as required
Experience & Qualifications:
- Ideally 1+ years recruitment administrative experience or similar background (ideally for a legal organisation or staffing)
- Ability to develop remote relationships with candidates
- Strong, persuasive verbal and written communication skills.
- Poise, confidence, and maturity to interact with senior level, highly experienced attorneys
- Ability to work in a team environment, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, adapt quickly to changes and creatively problem solve
- Proactive, pragmatic, practical and task focused
- Highly organized and able to operate in a high pressure, fast-paced environment
- Excellent systems skills including Outlook, Excel and Word
- Legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located.
- Undergraduate degree required
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 and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
