Legal Recruiter - Agency

NextStep Recruiting is seeking a Legal Recruiter Consultant to support our growing legal staffing practice. This is an internal, fully remote opportunity focused on placing legal professionals in both contract and direct hire roles. Candidates must be based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

This role is ideal for a recruiter who understands the legal talent market and enjoys working in a collaborative, team-oriented agency environment. Our culture emphasizes partnership over competition. Recruiters and sales work closely together; there are no internal “sharks,” and leadership prioritizes transparency and long-term success. We offer a stable structure with hourly pay plus commission, giving recruiters both consistency and upside.

Summary:

The Legal Recruiter Consultant will manage full-cycle recruiting for legal roles such as attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, schedulers, and related legal support positions. This person will build pipelines, screen candidates, and partner with account managers to deliver strong talent to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for contract and direct hire legal roles
• Source and screen legal professionals using multiple channels
• Conduct candidate interviews and evaluate qualifications and fit
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring legal skill sets
• Partner closely with sales and leadership to fill client needs
• Maintain accurate candidate and activity records in Loxo ATS
• Provide a strong candidate experience through clear communication and follow-up

Required:

• Prior recruiting experience, ideally in an agency environment
• Exposure to legal recruiting or the legal industry hiring preferred
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Must be based in the DFW area

Preferred:

• Experience recruiting attorneys or legal support staff
• Familiarity with Loxo or similar ATS platforms
• Comfort working on both contract and direct hire roles
• Strong sourcing and pipeline-building skills

This is a great opportunity for a recruiter who wants flexibility, earning potential, and a supportive team culture while specializing in legal recruiting.

NextStep Recruiting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, or applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.