Talent Acquisition Specialist 9m FTC

Rarely available opportunity to join CMS in our Experienced Hire team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the role

This role sits within our UK wide experienced hire Talent Acquisition team. The primary focus of this role is to recruit fee earners and professional services employees for UK and international vacancies and it is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced recruiter. Based in any of our UK offices including Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. We offer this role on a hybrid working basis.

In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:

Consulting with hiring managers on vacancies and preparing role profiles for advertising.
Ensuring authorisation processes followed.
Sourcing candidates and working with preferred recruitment suppliers as well as ad-hoc recruitment agencies ensuring terms agreed where necessary.
Managing agency/supplier performance against SLAs/targets 
Working with the Recruitment Admin to ensure consistent candidate management and on-boarding.
Conducting telephone and face to face interviews for fee-earner roles and providing interview skills guidance where necessary.
Liaising with HR Business Partners during the offer process (authorisation, salary advice, preparation of offer, etc.)
Building and maintaining internal and external relationships.
Liaison with the business and candidates re start dates and induction process for client groups.
Inspecting and recording documentation in line with immigration legislation prior to new starters arrival.
  

About you

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

• Experience of working within a Recruitment environment in a professional services organisation
• Direct sourcing and Interviewing experience.
• Good understanding and experience of key legal requirements relating to legislation, in particular regarding discrimination and immigration regulations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Experience of using an online applicant tracking system.
• Knowledge of the basics of good employment practice
• Good project management skills
• An adaptable and flexible approach to working in a busy team and fast paced environment
• You are able to establish professional relationships quickly, maintaining a client focus. You are methodical and organised in your approach, an energetic resilient individual, who has a proactive ‘can do’ attitude, with a willingness to learn and develop.
  
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

•    Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
•    Flexible, hybrid working policy
•    Generous bonus scheme
•    Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
•    Holiday exchange scheme
•    Private medical insurance
•    Enhanced parental leave

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us.  In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field. 
 
As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.
 
When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break. 
 
We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.
 
We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. 

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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