Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist

Senior Talent Sourcing Specialist - Bristol, Birmingham or Leeds

This is an exciting time to join Bevan Brittan as we embark on our new 5-year strategy to 2031, with the ability to attract, recruit and retain exceptional talent remaining a key part of the firm's continued growth journey. This has created a new opportunity for someone to join our Recruitment team, with a focus on building upon our successful direct sourcing strategy.

This is a brand-new role for the team, so the ideal candidate will have an innovative, adaptable and collaborative approach. You will bring a track record in implementing direct sourcing methods within the legal industry, either via a recruitment agency or in-house. You will also be someone who enjoys research / market mapping alongside proactive headhunting, and thrives when aiming to exceed hiring goals.

We work in a hybrid way across the firm and, in line with the needs of the role, can offer a high level of flexibility in terms of how you want to split your working week. We are happy to consider both full-time and part-time working arrangements (minimum 25 hours, ideally worked across 4-5 days).

• Manage the direct sourcing recruitment process for a range of legal hires across the firm, with a focus on senior level appointments (predominantly Partners)
• Identify, recommend and deliver innovative and adaptable direct sourcing strategies to attract high quality candidates (both active and passive) within a competitive market
• Conduct research, build and maintain market maps across key areas - ultimately identifying and developing a pipeline of candidates to support future hiring needs across priority and/or growth areas
• Proactively engage with passive candidates across core practice areas, capturing market intelligence and building relationships ahead of future hiring opportunities
• During the initial 3-6 months in particular, work closely with individuals across the team to collectively ensure this exciting new role is well-integrated and embedded into our broader recruitment offering to the firm
• Develop a strong understanding of the firm's practice areas, growth markets and recruitment needs
• Track and analyse key direct recruitment performance data (e.g. headhunting conversion rates, time to source, time to hire etc.), identifying risks or opportunities to drive continuous improvement
• Deliver to annual direct hiring targets, agreed with the Senior Recruitment Business Partner
• Work collaboratively with others across the Recruitment team to advance various direct sourcing requirements from across the legal teams (e.g. search longlists, market maps, approaches), including co-leading a weekly direct sourcing‑focused team call
• Contribute your expertise to relevant Recruitment team projects, for example exploring new alternative or flexible resourcing models, or developing our EVP
• Build positive working relationships with internal and external key stakeholders
• Offer a professional and inclusive candidate experience, in line with the firm's values, commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and adherence to GDPR guidelines
• Act as a positive ambassador for the firm's EVP; contributing to enhanced brand awareness and reputation within the industry
• Maintain accurate records across hiring platforms, contributing to regular or ad hoc team reports on recruitment metrics
• Provide guidance and training (as required) to others in the team around direct sourcing methods

• Legal recruitment experience (in‑house / agency) is essential, including senior (ideally partner) appointments
• Track record of implementing successful direct sourcing strategies and meeting relevant recruitment goals or KPIs
• Experience using online legal market mapping and headhunting platforms (e.g. Linked In, Pirical)
• Ability to effectively manage multiple hiring projects simultaneously, prioritising appropriately
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a professional, confident and discreet approach to building rapport with both internal stakeholders and candidates
• Able to develop and leverage candidate and industry networks within the legal sector
• Self‑starter; able to work effectively independently and as part of a collaborative team
• A good working knowledge of IT packages (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)