Legal Recruiter

Summary

Direct Recruiters, Inc. is a relationship-focused executive search firm with a specialized Legal Solutions Group. The Legal Recruiter will source and engage attorneys and legal professionals, build candidate relationships, manage candidate-side search execution, and support market development and client interaction.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage attorneys and legal professionals through outbound calling, sourcing, networking, referrals, email, and targeted outreach
• Build trusted relationships with legal professionals, understand their career goals, and connect them with opportunities that make sense
• Own the candidate-side execution of active searches, including pipelines, priorities, follow-up, interview coordination, and search timelines
• Continue building your network and knowledge across law firms, corporate legal departments, and the broader legal market
• Take on account management and client interaction based on your experience and interests

Skills

• Legal experience/knowledge required
• Comfortable with proactive, phone-driven recruiting and reaching out to passive candidates
• Organized and consistent, with the ability to manage multiple searches and follow-up without losing momentum
• Polished, professional, and relationship-focused when communicating with attorneys, partners, legal leaders, and clients
• Motivated by performance, commission upside, and the opportunity to build within an established legal practice
• Ideally 1+ years of recruiting experience
• Agency/search experience preferred
• Strong in-house or law-firm recruiting backgrounds will be considered
• Ohio or Midwest location preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Legal experience/knowledge required
• Comfortable with proactive, phone-driven recruiting and reaching out to passive candidates
• Organized and consistent, with the ability to manage multiple searches and follow-up without losing momentum
• Polished, professional, and relationship-focused when communicating with attorneys, partners, legal leaders, and clients
• Motivated by performance, commission upside, and the opportunity to build within an established legal practice

Nice to Haves

• Ideally 1+ years of recruiting experience
• agency/search experience preferred
• strong in-house or law-firm recruiting backgrounds will be considered
• Ohio or Midwest location preferred

Benefits

• Remote Flexibility: Work remotely, with a preference for professionals based in Ohio or the Midwest and aligned with Eastern Time.
• Uncapped Earning Potential: Flexible, performance-driven compensation with commission upside; structure can be tailored based on experience and preferred mix.
• Established Legal Practice: Join a specialized legal recruiting team with active client relationships, existing searches, and a strong reputation across law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Training & Resources: Access recruiter development through Next Level Exchange, DRI’s established recruiting tools and resources, and direct support from an experienced Legal Practice Leader.
• Room to Grow: Focus on recruiting first, with the opportunity to expand into account management, client development, and a fuller desk as your interests and experience grow.
• Established Brand: Join a relationship-focused executive search firm with more than four decades in business and the resources of the broader Starfish Partners organization.