Who you are
- If you’re a tenacious hunter who finds great lawyers before they start looking, speaks fluently about how attorneys are titled, compensated, and engaged, and thrives building processes from scratch in a fast-changing environment, we’d love to get to know you
- Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle legal recruiting experience, ideally with some of that experience being in a high-volume agency environment, required
- Tech Savvy: Working knowledge of recruiting technologies and sourcing tools (e.g., Greenhouse or Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, and GSuite)
- Interpersonal Communication: Ability to effectively connect, engage, and communicate with stakeholders across the business as well as legal candidates at all levels
- Creative & Agile: Ability to think strategically, intuitively solve problems, and adapt quickly to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing needs and priorities
- Competitive & Goal-Motivated: Driven by deadlines and energized by meeting and exceeding targets; you have a bias toward action and are excited by the opportunity to build something
What the job involves
- Ontra is seeking a Temporary Legal Talent Acquisition Partner, reporting to our Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, to support its growing legal hiring needs
- We’re looking for someone excited to own lawyer and law firm recruiting across three legal labor sources, building a high-velocity sourcing engine that turns on capacity for the largest private markets customers in the world
- Pipeline Building: Independently drive high-volume candidate pipeline by managing application review, utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, driving referral campaigns, and finding other creative methods to engage and attract top legal talent (role is 70% outbound)
- Full-Cycle Recruiting: Own the full candidate lifecycle and ensure a smooth, efficient, and positive candidate experience from start to finish, including sourcing, coordinating, screening, and hand-off for onboarding
- Stakeholder Management: You’ll manage 7-10 reqs, most of which are looking for the same candidate profile, so understanding each role inside and out so that you can place the right candidate in the right req is key
- Subject Matter Expertise: You will be the go-to person for all things legal recruiting, and have ideas on how to attract lawyers to our unique openings
Benefits
- Remote Flexibility: At Ontra, we’re invested in your success, and our total rewards package is designed to help you reach your full potential. Embrace our remote-first work environment with generous reimbursements for work-from-home equipment, coworking, phone, and internet.
- Unlock Your Potential: Tap into opportunities for continuous learning, mentorship, and role-specific development through our learning platforms, industry conferences, employee resource groups, plus in-person and virtual company events.
- Life Moments Covered: We’re here to support you when life happens. Whether it’s a vacation you’ve been looking forward to, a medical situation you need to take care of, a new addition to your family, or another important life moment, we’ve got you covered.
