Junior Recruiting Associate - Round Hill Search
Los Angeles, CA
About the Job
Boutique legal staffing and placement agency with offices in Los Angeles and Valencia, California, is seeking a Junior Full-Desk Recruiting/Business Development Associate. This is a remote position, but applicants must live in California (preferably Los Angeles, Ventura, Irvine, or surrounding areas). Duties include working with sophisticated law firms and corporate legal departments to assist them in hiring attorneys, paralegals, and support staff on a contract and full-time basis.
Individuals must be highly self-motivated and self-starters. They must have an entrepreneurial spirit, tenacity, and strong sales acumen. Previous sales and legal industry experience is a plus.
Day-to-day duties include outbound calls and outreach to potential candidates (attorneys, paralegals, and support staff), sales outreach to law firms and corporate legal departments to uncover legal needs, research, candidate reference checks, coordination of interviews, resume review and coaching, assembling teams of attorneys for document review projects, matching candidates with current in-house requisitions. No two days are the same in the legal recruiting world. Previous legal industry experience is preferred but not a must. J.D.s seeking alternative legal careers often do well in recruitment roles, and attorneys/J.D.s are welcome to apply. Minimum requirements are 2+ years of work experience in sales, insurance, or a legal work environment. The firm has a small, close-knit team that interacts constantly daily, so getting along with others and working as a team is a MUST. The firm offers ongoing training and effective recruitment tools.
Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):
- Sourcing candidates from proprietary databases and other platforms
- Cold calls to attorneys, paralegals, and support staff daily. Developing business is an essential aspect of this role
- Negotiating salary and benefits packages on behalf of employees
- Conducting interviews via ZOOM
- Research
- Business Development Calls to law firms and corporate legal departments (territory assigned)
- Completing reference and background checks
- Other Administrative duties to assist senior recruiters
Qualifications:
- BA/BS Degree
- JD or Paralegal Certificate/Experience (a definite plus). *Those seeking alternative legal careers can do very well.
- 2+ Years of previous administrative, legal, insurance, and sales; telephone/retail sales experience is a plus
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Strong communication (both verbal and written) is an absolute must. Writing samples will be requested.
- Strong emotional intelligence (EQ) is required to handle the highs and lows of the recruitment world—it's a roller coaster ride and not for the faint-hearted!
Additional Information:
- This is a SALES role, and it will be driven by in-house (measured) daily and weekly metrics based on an industry formula
- This is a fun and exciting role for anyone who is goal-oriented and enjoys helping people while making money
- Highly Self-Motivated do very well with the company
Salary:
Earning Potential (BASE + MONTHLY COMMISSIONS)
· YEAR 1: 65-80K (average producer) (possible to do more during the first year!!)
· YEAR 2: 85-100K+ (average producer)
· YEAR 3: 100,000K+ (average producer). Management Track Applicants 130,000K+
Please note that the above compensation INCLUDES base and commission. There is a nominal base salary + commission. Earning potential is HEAVILY based on a generous commission plan. It's possible to make 75K+ within the first year and move up. As the company grows, there is plenty of room for growth and management opportunities, leading to higher earning potential. Seeking individuals who are energetic, self-motivated, and willing to bet on themselves to reach the higher compensation levels detailed here. The firm also offers a standard benefits package (waiting period) and a fun, congenial, tight-knit, and energetic environment.
*We are also open to those returning to the workforce after a career break.
Round Hill Search is a leading boutique legal staffing, placement, and consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Our founding principles, Excellence, Service, and Integrity, are woven through every aspect of our business, resulting in an unparalleled level of service for our candidates and clients. Visit us at www.roundhillsearch.com