Trainee Recruitment Consultant: Starters

Launch Your Career in Recruitment- £55k+ OTE in Your First Year

Are you ambitious, competitive, and ready to build a career where your effort directly determines your success? This is an opportunity to join a top-performing legal recruitment firm where high achievers are developed quickly, rewarded generously, and supported by industry-leading mentors from day one.

Founded in 2007 by two highly respected recruitment leaders with over 35 years of combined industry experience, this specialist legal recruitment firm works exclusively with elite law firms, global banks, corporates, and financial institutions. With strong year-on-year growth and international expansion underway (including a planned US office launch), the business is now hiring 6 driven graduates or career‑starters to join an elite trainee intake.

You’ll be trained directly by the founders, gaining first‑hand exposure to what it takes to succeed at the highest level in recruitment.

• £28,000 base salary
• £55,000+ OTE in year one
• Top performers already earning £70k+ in their first 12 months
• Industry‑leading training programme – no prior recruitment experience required
• 27 days holiday + 2 full weeks off at Christmas
• Luxury incentive trips twice a year (Dubai, Miami, Marbella, Amsterdam)
• All‑expenses‑paid ski trips to the Alps
• Hybrid working (Work From Home Wednesdays)
• Early finishes & late starts on Fridays
• Future relocation opportunities to the US as the company expands
• Clear, fast‑tracked career progression – promotions based on performance, not time served

You’ll play a key role in a fast‑paced, high‑reward environment, acting as a trusted consultant between elite legal talent and industry‑leading clients.

• Building and managing long‑term client relationships
• Identifying, sourcing, and interviewing top‑tier legal professionals
• Developing new business opportunities
• Managing negotiations and closing deals
• Becoming a market expert within your legal specialism

Were not looking for experience – were looking for attitude.

• Highly motivated and results‑driven
• Financially ambitious with clear personal goals
• Confident, articulate, and comfortable speaking on the phone
• Competitive, resilient, and able to perform under pressure
• Degree‑educated or able to demonstrate strong commercial experience

If you’re serious about building a high‑earning career in recruitment and want to be surrounded by successful, driven people who will push you to excel – this is your moment.