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
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