Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment Consultant – Private Client & Employment Legal Recruitment

Bank, City of London | Hybrid (4 Days Office / 1 Day Remote)

About Wicker Hamilton

Wicker Hamilton is a specialist legal recruitment firm operating across the UK and US legal markets. Following significant growth and our recent move into a new Bank-based office, we are looking to make a key strategic hire into the business.

We are seeking an experienced Recruitment Consultant with a background in legal recruitment — ideally within Employment, Private Client, Trusts & Estates, Tax, or related practice areas — to help grow these divisions as part of our long-term expansion strategy.

This is an opportunity to join a high-performance boutique recruitment firm with strong market credibility, established infrastructure, and ambitious growth plans.

The Role

This position will have a core focus on the Employment Law sector across both the UK and US legal markets, alongside broader Private Client and related legal practice areas.

The role will involve:

• Building and managing relationships with law firms and legal professionals

• Working on UK and US legal mandates

• Partnering with elite law firms, boutique practices, and international platforms

• Executing high-value permanent placements

• Developing new business opportunities

• Contributing to the long-term growth of the division

You will join a business where individual contribution is highly visible and progression into senior leadership is genuinely achievable.

Why Join Wicker Hamilton?

• Established legal recruitment brand with strong market credibility

• Newly expanded City of London office

• Access to both UK and US legal markets

• High-fee, highly lucrative market segments

• Supportive but ambitious environment

• Clear progression pathway as the business scales

• Hybrid working model

Ideal Background

We are looking for someone who:

• Has prior recruitment experience, ideally within legal recruitment

• Understands law firm structures and legal practice areas

• Can engage credibly with senior legal professionals and partners

• Is commercially driven and relationship-focused

• Enjoys business development and building long-term networks

• Thrives in a boutique, entrepreneurial environment

Compensation

• Competitive base salary

• Highly attractive commission structure

• Significant earning potential

• Long-term leadership opportunities

Bank, City of London

4 Days Office | 1 Day Remote