Job Description

Legal Recruiter

Department: Recruiting and Talent Acquisition

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Are you a Legal recruiter that thrives in fast-moving environments? Do you juggle competing priorities without breaking a sweat? Can you charm a skeptical candidate, close a tough hiring manager, and pivot to your next challenge... all before lunch? If that sounds like a Tuesday, we want to talk.

At Jimerson Birr, one of America's most recognized and award-winning law firms, we're looking for a Legal Recruiter who doesn't just fill seats, they build talent ecosystems.

This isn't a role for someone who needs a script. It's a role for someone who is the strategy.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you'll drive legal talent acquisition from the ground up, with wide latitude to shape strategy and make things happen!

Proactive Recruitment

• Lead a recruiting strategy that keeps 7-12 qualified legal candidates in pipeline at all times.
• You'll own outreach to law schools, trade associations, and professional networks, building referral relationships and keeping top talent warm before a seat even opens.
• Track pipeline metrics and continuously refine your sourcing mix to stay ahead of the firm's growth.

Campus Recruiting

• Own year-round recruiting for law clerks and interns.
• You'll maintain active relationships with top law schools and universities, lock in commitments for summer and year-round programs, and coordinate with the Training Manager and Supervisors to ensure a seamless onboarding experience.
• You'll help develop the materials, manage the calendar, and make sure every candidate transitions smoothly from interest to integration.

Resource Forecasting

• Along with leadership, you will conduct quarterly staffing analyses in collaboration with attorney group leaders and department heads.
• Translate that intelligence into actionable recruiting roadmaps and present projections to key stakeholders; keeping the firm staffed ahead of need, not behind it.

Role Kickoffs

• Facilitate kickoff meetings with hiring managers to align on role requirements, candidate profiles, and placement timelines.
• Where possible, champion internal solutions; promotions, cross-training, or lateral moves, before going to market.

Job Advertising & Candidate Sourcing

• Create and manage job postings across multiple platforms, ensuring consistent visibility and reach.
• Lead with direct outreach over passive applications.
• Screen and advance candidates through a standardized, high-quality assessment process.

Interview Coordination & Hiring

• Schedule and support the full interview process, equipping hiring teams with comprehensive candidate packages.
• Drive decisions efficiently, maintain rigorous standards, and close the loop quickly: communicating offer details, coordinating background checks, and preparing candidates for a smooth start.

New Hire Assimilation

• Ensure every new hire lands well.
• You'll facilitate onboarding support, make key introductions, and provide ongoing guidance as new team members find their footing.
• Monitor early progress, gather feedback, and address friction points to ensure every new employee is set up for a strong start.

Recruiting Technology & Innovation

• Stay ahead of the curve on recruiting tools, platforms, and processes.
• Identify, recommend, and optimize technology that improves sourcing, candidate assessment, and engagement; making the entire recruiting operation faster, smarter, and more effective over time.

Culture & Employee Engagement

• Manage and elevate the firm's culture program through the JB FOR ME initiative.
• Plan and execute employee engagement events, conduct monthly fulfillment surveys, and build feedback loops that drive real change.

What You'll Bring

You're energized by variety. Pressure sharpens you rather than slows you down. You're a natural communicator who can read a room, earn trust quickly, and bring people along with your vision.

You prefer to work with autonomy and hold yourself accountable. You don't need someone looking over your shoulder to get the job done!

You're also self-aware enough to know when to bring in expertise and confident enough to lead when it matters the most.

You bring:

• 2–3 years of executive-level recruitment experience (required)
• 2–3 years of stakeholder management experience (required)
• 2–3 years of legal recruiting experience (highly preferred)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A growth mindset and a competitive drive
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Why Join Jimerson Birr?

We've spent over a decade earning recognition as a "Best Company to Work For," "Fastest Growing Company," and "Best Law Firms in America" locally, statewide, and nationally. But awards don't tell the whole story. The reason people come here and stay here is the culture.

It's fast. It's collaborative. It's entrepreneurial. No two days look the same. Our team is made up of driven, high-energy professionals who genuinely enjoy working alongside each other. We push each other to grow, celebrate wins together, and aren't afraid to move fast and try new things. If you thrive in an environment where initiative is rewarded and complacency is rare, you'll feel at home here.

Leadership is in your corner. This isn't a firm where good work disappears into a void. Our leadership is accessible, engaged, and personally invested in the growth of every team member. High performers are noticed and rewarded quickly. We believe that when our people win, the firm wins, and we structure our culture and compensation to reflect that.

We invest in our people and our tools. From cutting-edge recruiting technology to ongoing professional development, we give our team what they need to do their best work. We're constantly evolving in how we practice, how we recruit, and how we operate and we want people who are energized by that, not intimidated by it.

Work hard, recharge, connect. We work hard, and we make room for life outside of work too. Team events, social traditions, and a genuine sense of camaraderie make this a place where people look forward to Monday mornings. Balance isn't a buzzword here it's something we actively build into how we work.