Lead Sourcing Specialist - DWF

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We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

Sourcers play a key role in our clients’ success by partnering with Hiring Managers and Recruiters and developing effective, consultative, professional relationships with them.

Through asking the right questions to ensure a detailed understanding of the client and each role, and by leveraging data, historic hiring trends and market analysis, Sourcers develop bespoke sourcing strategies and then use a range of tools and techniques to find the best talent in the market. Sourcers are brand ambassadors for our clients, bringing each opportunity to life with candidates in a compelling and authentic way to ensure they are qualified, interested and engaged before being presented to the Hiring Manager.

The Lead Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for end-to-end sourcing across specialist and high volume hiring within DWF, with a strong focus on identifying and engaging passive talent to ensure an efficient and high-quality recruitment process for the client.

• Partner with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand hiring requirements for a variety of legal roles and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Provide market insights, talent intelligence, and sourcing recommendations to support hiring decisions.
• Source, attract, engage, and assess active and passive talent through multiple channels for both specialist and volume hiring.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Review and post compelling, accurate job adverts that amplify DWF’s brand and attract candidates to review and apply.
• Deliver high-quality candidate shortlists with clear recommendations and accurate candidate insights.
• Promote an excellent candidate experience through regular communication and relationship management.
• Use data and market trends to refine sourcing approaches and improve hiring outcomes.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, activity tracking, and reporting within recruitment systems.

Must Have

• Experience in talent sourcing, executive search, or talent acquisition for the hiring of legal positions.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing and delivering sourcing strategies for specialist or niche roles.
• Proven ability to identify and engage passive candidates using tools such as Linked In Recruiter, Boolean search, ATS, or CRM platforms.
• Strong communication, influencing, and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to use market data and insights to support hiring decisions.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in recruitment technology, ATS/CRM systems, and Microsoft Office.

Nice to Have

• Experience sourcing executive, specialist, or hard-to-find talent.
• Experience with in an RPO, agency, or in-house recruitment environment.
• Experience building talent pools and talent mapping for future workforce needs.
• Familiarity with talent intelligence tools.

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