Talent Acquisition Manager

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The firm

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face.

Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do. RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 5th best law firm to work at in 2024.

With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 40% of our partnership.

Purpose of job

This role will deliver a high-quality, end-to-end recruitment service across Birketts LLP. This is a hands-on role focused on recruiting business services professionals, partnering closely with hiring managers to understand their needs and ensure a positive candidate experience.

The role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who enjoys managing multiple roles, building relationships, and contributing to the ongoing improvement of recruitment processes.

Accountabilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for a range of legal and business services roles.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand requirements, advise on recruitment approaches, and agree timelines.

• Draft and post job adverts, shortlist candidates, and coordinate interviews.

• Manage offers and support pre-employment checks and onboarding.

• Deliver a professional and engaging experience for all candidates.

• Act as the main point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

• Ensure timely communication and feedback.

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn, job boards, and other channels.

• Build talent pipelines for key roles and future hiring needs.

• Support employer branding activity through job adverts, careers pages, and events.

• Work with recruitment agencies when required, ensuring value for money and quality of candidates.

• Brief agencies clearly and manage performance against agreed expectations.

• Maintain accurate recruitment data within the applicant tracking system.

• Contribute ideas to improve recruitment processes and ways of working

Qualifications/Experience

• Proven experience in a recruitment or talent acquisition role

• Experience managing multiple vacancies at the same time

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with hiring managers

• Good knowledge of recruitment best practice and employment legislation

• Experience using an applicant tracking system

• Direct sourcing experience using Linked In, Indeed and similar platforms

Equal opportunities

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy

https://www.birketts.co.uk/recognition-reward-benefits/

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.