Legal Recruitment Consultant (US Market) – Build Your Own Desk

SUMMARY:
This role exists to establish and scale a US-focused legal recruitment function from the ground up.

POSITION INFO:

Legal Recruitment Consultant (US Market) – Build Your Own Desk
Launch and grow a dedicated US legal recruitment desk with full ownership and direct financial reward.
Fully Remote (Anywhere in SA) | 1pm to 10pm / 2pm to 11pm SA times (US market) | R35 000 plus 30% flat fee

About Our Client

Our client operates in the recruitment sector, delivering talent solutions to the US market. They provide the infrastructure, tools, and operational backing to support consultants building their own specialist desks.

The Role: Legal Recruitment Consultant (US Market) – Build Your Own Desk

This role exists to establish and scale a US-focused legal recruitment function from the ground up. You will build and grow your own desk targeting law firms, in-house legal teams, and specialist legal service providers. The focus is on business development, full-cycle recruitment delivery, and long-term revenue generation within the US legal market.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proven recruitment experience within the legal sector, with exposure to the US market

• Build a US legal client base through proactive business development and market mapping

• Establish your own niche across practice areas, locations, or talent types

• Own the full 360 recruitment lifecycle from client acquisition to placement and account growth

• Develop long-term partnerships with law firms and corporate legal departments

• Source and manage high-calibre legal professionals across permanent and contract hiring

• Create and execute a desk strategy focused on revenue generation and market penetration

• Operate in US time zones, managing the process end-to-end with accountability for performance

About You

• Proven recruitment experience within the legal sector, with exposure to the US market

• Strong billing history and confidence in winning new business

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build structure, pipeline, and relationships from scratch

• Comfortable operating as a self-directed desk owner rather than a delivery-only recruiter

• Commercially driven with a long-term view of desk creation and growth