Five Reasons You Should use a Legal Recruiter

Many candidates fail to recognise the value that recruiters can add to their job searching process. Job hunting in any industry can be daunting and stressful, especially when you can’t simply put a hold on life’s commitments outside of work and dedicate your time to scrolling on job boards.

Here are our top five reasons why it is beneficial to engage with a legal recruiter when starting to think about your next career move.

1. Saves you time and effort

Let the recruiter do the work for you. Instead of endlessly scrolling through job boards and firm websites, utilise a recruiter’s inside out knowledge of the legal market and their ability to pinpoint where you will fit into it. No need to compromise your attention to your current role, we as recruiters are confident that we can exhaust all the possible options for you and keep you well informed along the way. This is what we do for a living after all!

2. Confidentiality

Your name is your unique brand in the legal community, which is why confidentiality is key for a recruiter when approaching firms with a candidate. In many cases, you want your job search to be kept private from your current employer or aim to avoid becoming subject to word-of-mouth rumours. On the other hand, many law firms also seek confidentiality by entering exclusive arrangements/ partnerships with agencies. By engaging with a recruiter, we can assure confidentiality for both parties is upheld throughout several stages of the process until mutual interest is validated. It’s nice to think of your recruiter as a trusted person you can turn to at any time.

3. Accessibility

Through direct and frequent communication with firms, legal recruiters build relationships within their network that reveal opportunities not otherwise available to candidates. Likewise, the fact that recruiters have access to the best contacts to get your foot in the door. By relying exclusively on actively advertised positions, you are missing out on openings that you will never even know existed.

4. Interview prep

You can only make a good first impression once, and your recruiter will know the type of person a firm is looking for. The smaller details such as personality quirks to look out for, formality of the interview, or the fact that you and the partner share a similar interest are not things that your personal research will be able to determine. For more information on interview preparation, click here.

5. Salary Advice

A recruiter will help you understand your true worth in the legal market and provide you with realistic advice on your salary expectations, including which firms can meet your needs. It is important to remember that your recruiter absolutely wants what is best for you and is in a position to be able to negotiate salary (avoiding awkward conversations on your behalf).

Looking for a new opportunity or simply wanting to debrief on your current market position? I’d love to hear from you. I specialise solely in Legal Recruitment across New Zealand and am always down for a chat.

You can reach Mia Anderson today on 027 915 3064 or mia@fluidrecruitment.co.nz.