Legal Recruiter, Axiom Law
Talent Acquisition
2 days a week in office
On-demand legal talent, lawyers & legal services provider
Open for applications
On-demand legal talent, lawyers & legal services provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable corporate legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and to adapt to a demanding new era.
Role
Who you are
- Successful candidates will demonstrate alignment with both the role and Axiom’s unique culture
- 4+ years of professional recruiting experience and/or legal experience, ideally within the legal, professional services, or regulated industries
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and build credibility with senior‑level candidates and stakeholders
- Strong relationship‑building skills and the ability to operate effectively with sophisticated, high‑calibre talent
- High attention to detail, paired with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
- Sound judgment, problem‑solving capability, and confidence operating with a high degree of autonomy
- A genuine interest in Axiom’s business model and the evolving legal services landscape
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or equivalent professional experience
- Legal eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Talent Recruitment Manager to support the continued growth of Axiom’s legal talent business in London and the broader EMEA region
- This is a manager‑level individual contributor role with meaningful autonomy and impact, operating at the intersection of talent strategy, stakeholder advisory, and candidate experience
- Through innovative and thoughtful talent acquisition strategies, you will play a critical role in building and sustaining a high‑quality pipeline of legal talent aligned to Axiom’s client demand and long‑term growth plans
- You will partner closely with business leaders and internal stakeholders while delivering a best‑in‑class experience for candidates
- This role offers the opportunity to help shape Axiom’s presence in the UK market while working alongside a collaborative, high‑performing global Talent team
- Executing against Axiom’s legal talent acquisition strategy in the UK, including the identification, assessment, and attraction of high‑calibre legal talent through both traditional and creative sourcing channels
- Serving as the primary point of contact for lawyer and legal professional candidates, managing the full‑cycle recruitment process while ensuring a positive, transparent, and efficient candidate experience
- Acting as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders by providing insight into market trends, talent availability, pipeline health, and recruitment progress
- Partnering with business and talent leadership to develop customised, strategic hiring plans aligned to client needs and evolving market demand
- Building and maintaining strong, long‑term relationships with legal talent and consistently acting as an ambassador for the Axiom brand
- Staying current on recruiting trends, competitive dynamics, and developments within the legal industry to continuously inform and refine recruitment strategy
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Axiom provides high-caliber legal talent, counting more than 3,500 legal departments across the globe. The company launched in 2000 and serves more than 75% of the Fortune 100 today. It offers a wide range of solutions to meet legal needs, from on-demand attorneys to supplement companies' legal departments, to senior paralegals to review legal forms and business contracts.
Traditionally, law firms were the dominant providers in the legal industry and their hierarchical partnership structure was a major obstacle for anyone trying to overcome that prevailing model. Axiom's founder saw an opportunity to reconfigure legal delivery and set out to construct a law company to respond to the growing misalignment between firm lawyers and equity partners as well as firms and clients. Axiom has recruited lawyers from top firms while cutting most traditional extra costs, enabling it to offer high-quality services at a much lower price than the wider legal industry.
Axiom received its first funding round in 2000, raising $5.4M, three subsequent funding rounds have followed. These investments fuelled expansion over time and allowed the company to invest in technology, a talented workforce, and a strong senior management bench. Going forward, Axiom will keep expanding its legal professional talent offering and it will likely maintain its focus on tech, as exemplified by its acquisition of legal tech firm Plexus Engage in 2022.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2013
$28m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $28m
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
David McVeigh
(CEO)30 years of experience in business leadership, management consulting, and private equity portfolio company management. Previous Managing Director at Hellman & Friedman and Executive Vice President at Gartner.
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