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The Team
Our Human Resources department includes specialized teams in Recruitment, Learning and Development, and HR Operations. Team members are based across North America and work collaboratively as one HR team to deliver comprehensive support to both our fee-earner and business services groups, with a particular focus on team members in our Kansas City office.
The Role
The Senior Recruitment Advisor will work closely with the North America Recruitment team to manage and support fee-earner recruitment across all U.S. and Canadian offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to fill fee-earner vacancies across North America, liaising with the Recruitment Manager on recruitment strategies and ensuring all hiring practices align with fair and accessible selection policies.
- Identify high-caliber talent through direct sourcing, market mapping, and research using best-practice recruitment methods.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of future talent through proactive market engagement and networking.
- Review and screen resumes, providing high-quality, detailed shortlists and demonstrating an understanding of varying qualification routes and jurisdictions.
- Advise hiring managers on recruitment needs, providing feedback and escalating issues to the Recruitment Manager as needed.
- Stay current on legal market trends and compensation data across the region.
- Manage recruitment procedures, including securing proper approvals and drafting job descriptions for posting on the firm's website, LinkedIn, and other platforms.
- Regularly review job boards and social media channels to identify new sourcing opportunities.
- Maintain accurate and current information for reporting purposes in the firm's in-house agency tracker.
- Provide support and coverage for colleagues as needed.
- Contribute proactively to ad hoc recruiting projects and process improvements.
- Utilize the firm's Workday system for all recruitment activities, ensuring data accuracy, candidate tracking, requisition management, and compliance with internal policies.
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven recruitment experience, ideally within the legal or professional services industry.Strong ability to advise and influence key stakeholders.Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.Proactive and enthusiastic approach with a client-service mindset.Experience using an applicant tracking system (ATS) and proficiency in direct sourcing via LinkedIn.Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.Ability to meet deadlines and communicate promptly when timelines shift.Exceptional attention to detail and proofreading accuracy.Ownership and accountability for work, with a commitment to supporting both immediate tasks and broader project goals.Collaborative team player with a willingness to support colleagues across Recruitment and HR.Self-motivated, resilient, and proactive, with strong prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.Strong organizational, analytical, and administrative skills, including managing and maintaining recruitment data for reporting purposes.Our Values
Work as One : We are a globally connected team that acts with a firm-first mindset to achieve collective success.Excel with Clients : We aim high, challenge ourselves, and deliver excellence—always keeping our clients at the center of what we do.Celebrate Difference : We help one another succeed and believe that our differences drive greater achievement.Act Boldly : We pursue new opportunities, take initiative, and learn as we go—knowing that curiosity fuels growth.Business Services Competencies
Technical ExcellencePeople and TeamClient / Stakeholder RelationshipsService Delivery and Commercial AwarenessPersonal EffectivenessThis job description reflects the role as it is currently defined. However, the firm reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments to the duties and responsibilities in line with the changing needs of the business.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.
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