Recruiter
phoenix groupNew York (NY)
About the role
Legal & Administrative Recruiter Professional Services Group ·Hybrid · Midtown Manhattan ·Full-Time If you’ve spent 3+ years placing legal and administrative talent at a staffing agency and you want a role where your relationships — with candidates and clients alike — are actually yours to build and own, keep reading The Professional Services Group at The Phoenix Group is one of our most relationship-driven practices. The professionals you’ll place — paralegals, executive assistants, HR managers, operations leads — are the people who keep organizations functioning. Placing them well, and doing it consistently, builds the kind of trust that turns a client into a long-term partner. That’s what this role is built aroun Location Midtown Manhattan — Hybrid (Tue / Wed / Thu in-office; Mon & Fri remote Schedule 8:30 AM-5:30 PM EST + Summer Fridays with early office close Experience 3+ years of agency staffing experience in legal, admin, or professional services Division Professional Services Group: Legal, Administrative, HR, Operations Clients Law firms, financial services, corporations, startups, professional service About The Phoenix Group TPG is a boutique staffing firm headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. We place professionals across Technology, Accounting & Finance, Legal, Administrative, and Human Resources on both direct hire and consulting engagements. The Professional Services Group covers Legal, Administrative, HR, and Operations — a practice that spans everything from first-day executive assistants to senior paralegals at AmLaw firms. We are growing this division deliberately, and this hire is central to that growth.
The Role:
You’ll run a full-cycle desk placing legal and administrative professionals across law firms, financial services companies, and corporate environments on direct hire and consulting engagements. This is a relationship-first role and the professionals you place have long careers, move between organizations, and refer colleagues. The recruiters who succeed here are the ones who treat every candidate interaction as the start of a long-term relationship, not a transaction. You’ll manage multiple searches at once, develop your own client relationships, and have real input into how the Professional Services division grows. High performers in this role have moved into client ownership, practice leadership, and team management. The path is open and tied to what you produce
What you'll do:
Manage full-cycle recruiting for legal and administrative roles: source, screen, present, and close candidates on both direct hire and consulting placements Build and maintain deep candidate pipelines in your practice areas — you should know who’s actively looking, who’s open to the right conversation, and who to call when a client needs Develop and own client relationships: understand what each client actually needs (not just what’s on the job description), advise on market realities, and deliver candidates Partner with hiring managers and client contacts to align on role requirements, compensation benchmarks, and candidate profiles before sourcing begins Manage the offer and onboarding process through start date; stay in contact post-placement to drive repeat business, referrals, and long-term account growth Leverage Bullhorn ATS, Linked In Recruiter, and AI-powered sourcing tools to work efficiently across multiple active searched Contribute market intelligence on compensation trends, talent availability, and competitor activity that helps TPG position the Professional Services division more effectively Mentor junior team members as your tenure and performance grow — sharing candidate relationship strategies, client communication approaches, and process Roles You’ll Recruit for Paralegals & Legal Assistants Litigation Support PExecutive Assistants Admin Assistants Office Managers Human Resources Operations Business Support (Direct Hire & consulting)
What We’re Looking for:
3+ years of agency staffing experience — this is a hard requirement. In-house talent acquisition or corporate HR experience does not substitute for agency recruiting Demonstrated experience placing legal, administrative, HR, or operations professionals; direct experience with law firm clients is a plusA track record you can speak to: you know your placement numbers, your client retention, and what makes you different from the recruiter at the comepeting agency Genuine relationship instincts — you remember candidates, follow up without being prompted, and build networks that pay off over months and years, not just on the current search Client development ability: you’re comfortable asking for business, managing client expectations, and pushing back when a req isn’t going to be fillable Strong written and verbal communication that reflects well on you and on TPG — your emails and calls are clear, professional, and candidates Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously without losing quality Bullhorn ATS experience is a plus; comfort with Linked In Recruiter and AI sourcing tool The Phoenix Group Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. We strive to attract talented individuals from all backgrounds and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
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