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Date: 23 Oct 2025

Location: Birmingham, GB Leeds, GB

Company: Eversheds Sutherland

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

 

The Opportunity
We’re looking for a strategic and proactive Recruiter to join our Experienced Hires team on a 12 month fixed term contract. This contract will cover a period of maternity leave.

 

This is a chance to play a key role in shaping how we attract, assess and hire exceptional talent across the firm. You’ll lead end to end recruitment processes, advise hiring managers on attraction, selection and offer management and contribute to continuous improvement across our hiring practices. You’ll work closely with business services stakeholders to deliver tailored recruitment solutions that reflect our inclusive values and support our business goals.

 

Our Team

The Recruitment team at Eversheds Sutherland is made up of around 30 colleagues across our UK and European offices. Specifically, the Experienced Hires team is split across Birmingham and Leeds and comprises of three Recruiters, two Recruitment Coordinators and a Senior Recruitment Manager. Together, we are focussed on delivering an outstanding hiring manager and candidate experience.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Build trusted relationships with hiring managers across our IT, Finance and Marketing teams.
  • Provide market insights and data to inform hiring decisions and business cases.
  • Lead end to end recruitment processes from briefing through to offer stage.
  • Design sourcing and selection strategies tailored to each vacancy.
  • Adopt direct sourcing strategies where possible and minimise agency spend.
  • Ensure a seamless hiring manager and candidate experience through timely and credible communication.
  • Influence decision-making through data, insight and best practice.
  • Coach hiring managers on interview techniques and candidate assessment.
  • Collaborate with HR and hiring managers to align recruitment with broader People strategies.
  • Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, technology and tools.
  • Partner with Coordinators to ensure an efficient interview booking process.
  • Contribute to employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.

 

Skills and Experience

We are looking for:

  • Experience of working in a talent acquisition role, ideally within professional services.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and expectations.
  • Familiarity with sourcing tools (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter, Pirical) and applicant tracking systems.
  • A growth mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.  

 

What’s in it for you?

At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.

  • We’re fair, transparent and equitable
  • We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
  • We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
  • We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
  • We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
  • We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
  • We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
  • We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
  • We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion

 

At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.

 

We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.

 

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we are open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

 

We want you to perform at your best during our recruitment process. If there is any adjustment or support you need, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best assist you.

 

For you,

For your success.

And what's next.