REMOTE Legal Recruiter (for Law Content Editors, etc.)

Robert Half is seeking a LEGAL RECRUITER to support our client - a multinational information analytics and publishing company, with a specific focus on legal. This role involves identifying experts in specific practice areas, vetting their experience, and onboarding them for content legal authoring.

Project information:

• Start: March 2025
• Duration: 12 months / 1 year with possibility of extension
• Pay: $25/hour
• Location: Remote
• Hours: 40 hours per week

Responsibilities include:

• Working with secondary content teams to understand recruiting needs
• Recruit expert authors to write legal treatises.
• Recruiting for several different practice areas for both federal and jurisdictional titles.
• Email and call potential candidates (including following-up)
• Compile author candidate pool through online research and/or professional network and also utilizing Artificial Intelligence where appropriate.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree / J.D. (Law Degree) a major plus.
• Minimum of two (2) years of true, legal recruiting experience
• Ability to work collaboratively across practice areas and topics
• Ability to network proficiently amongst attorneys and academics

• Ability to work remotely on a contract basis (40+ hours a week)
• Legal Knowledge: Understanding of legal principles, terminology, and research methods.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with practicing attorneys, professors and other attorneys identified as potential author candidates.
• Need to communicate high level contract terms to be further negotiated.
• Writing Proficiency: Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to write in a clear, concise, and persuasive style.
• Recruitment Expertise: Experience in sourcing, interviewing, and evaluating candidates for writing positions.