Associate Director

The SR Group | New York, NY, United States

Taylor Root is a global specialist search and recruitment firm focused on Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Governance. We partner with leading law firms, financial institutions, and corporate legal teams to connect exceptional talent with outstanding opportunities.

We're looking for an experienced Legal Recruiter to join our U.S. team. This is a 360-recruitment role with responsibility for developing client relationships, managing search assignments, and delivering exceptional talent solutions across the legal market. Depending on your experience and expertise, you may focus on law firm and in-house legal recruitment, financial services legal recruitment, or a combination of both.

You’ll own the full recruitment lifecycle, working closely with clients and candidates while building a successful and sustainable desk within a high-performing global business.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process from business development through to placement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with law firms, corporate legal departments, financial institutions, and legal professionals.
• Win new assignments and grow existing client partnerships.
• Source, assess, and manage candidates through the interview and offer process.
• Recruit across a range of legal positions, including private practice, in-house counsel, compliance, risk, governance, and financial services legal roles.
• Provide clients and candidates with market insight, compensation guidance, and hiring advice.
• Deliver against revenue, activity, and placement goals.
• Contribute to the growth of the wider Taylor Root business through collaboration and market expertise.

About You

• 3+ years of successful experience in agency recruitment, executive search, or talent acquisition.
• Experience recruiting within legal, financial services, compliance, risk, governance, or another professional services market.
• Demonstrated success in a 360-recruitment environment, including business development and candidate management.
• Strong relationship-building, networking, and consultative sales skills.
• Commercially minded with a proactive and entrepreneurial approach.
• Motivated to build a long-term market presence and client portfolio.
• Previous experience recruiting attorneys, legal professionals, compliance professionals, or financial services talent is highly desirable.