Legal Recruitment Consultant - Remote
Job Description
Introduction
About AGC Legal
AGC Legal is a specialist legal recruitment firm based in Johannesburg, partnering with law firms and in-house legal teams across South Africa and internationally.
We focus on quality over volume, long-term client partnerships, and strategic placements across private practice and corporate legal environments.
We are entering a focused growth phase and are building a high-performance legal desk that can scale sustainably.
Duties & Responsibilities
We are seeking a commercially minded, experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant to take ownership of the legal delivery function.
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Has strong legal recruitment experience
- Enjoys candidate engagement and deal management
- Wants autonomy without corporate bureaucracy
- Is motivated by performance-based earnings
- Wants to be part of building something meaningful
You will work alongside a sourcing team and focus on:
- Screening and assessing candidates
- Shortlisting and presenting to clients
- Managing interview processes
- Offer negotiation
- Closing placements
- Maintaining candidate and client relationships
This is not a junior sourcing role. This is a delivery and closing role.
Key Responsibilities
Candidate Management
- Conduct in-depth screening interviews with legal professionals
- Assess technical competence, career trajectory and cultural fit
- Prepare candidates for interviews
- Manage expectations and timelines
Client Delivery
- Produce high-quality shortlists
- Maintain communication throughout the recruitment process
- Coordinate interviews and feedback
- Negotiate offers and manage counter-offers
- Ensure successful placement and onboarding
Process Ownership
- Manage roles end-to-end once briefed
- Maintain structured CRM discipline
- Track pipelines and activity metrics
- Identify potential bottlenecks
- 4–8+ years recruitment experience (legal or professional services recruitment preferred)
- Proven track record of successful placements
- Strong telephone and interviewing skills
- Commercially astute and fee-aware
- High attention to detail
- Self-managed and disciplined
- Comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment
Advantageous:
- Experience placing attorneys, associates, partners or in-house counsel
- Existing legal network
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Attractive commission structure
- Flexible / hybrid working model
- Autonomy and decision-making authority
- Opportunity to grow into Legal Division Lead
- High-volume, CV-forwarding recruiters
- Individuals needing heavy micromanagement
- Those uncomfortable with accountability and revenue targets
- People looking for a purely sourcing or admin role
- Time-to-shortlist
- Placement conversion ratio
- Monthly/Quarterly billings
- Candidate and client satisfaction
This is an opportunity to step into a business at growth stage and directly influence its trajectory. Strong performers will play a key role in scaling the Legal division locally and internationally.
Package & Remuneration
Salary is negotiable based on experience and includes basic and commission.
Interested?
Apply online or contact us on 011 803 9465
Brought to you by AGC Legal Recruitment
Required Skills
Legal Recruiter, Recruitment, Staffing, Talent Acquisition, Recruiter, Remote Jobs, Recruiting Jobs
Experience Required
5 - 20 years
Practice Area / Sector
Not the Right Fit?
If this role isn't quite right for you, we'd still love to hear from you. AGC Legal regularly places candidates in legal, compliance, risk and governance positions across EMEA, the Commonwealth and beyond.