Partner Recruitment Manager

Are you currently working in Partner or senior lateral recruitment within a law firm, and ready for the next step in your career? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing Partner Recruitment team at a leading international law firm, operating at the heart of strategic growth. Working closely with senior leadership across the business, you'll play a visible, trusted role in shaping and delivering lateral Partner hiring across key practices and jurisdictions. What you'll be doing:

• Leading end-to-end delivery of lateral Partner hiring
• Building and maintaining confidential pipelines across priority markets
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Managing Partners, Practice Heads and HR leadership
• Providing real-time market intelligence and competitor insight
• Managing complex, high-value hiring processes, including business cases and due diligence
• Owning senior candidate relationships from first approach through to onboarding
• Partnering with top-tier search firms to deliver against strategic hiring plans What they're looking for:
• Proven experience in Partner recruitment or senior legal search within a law firm
• Strong network and understanding of Partner-level hiring dynamics
• Credibility influencing senior stakeholders in a commercial environment
• Confidence handling sensitive, high-profile hiring processes
• A proactive, relationship-led approach with strong market insight Why consider it:
• Genuine strategic exposure working with senior leadership
• High-impact role aligned to firmwide growth priorities
• Strong platform for progression within a globally recognised firm