Senior Manager, Legal Talent Acquisition

Axiom is seeking a Senior Manager, Legal Talent Acquisition in Sydney, Australia. 

 About Axiom: 

Axiom is where legal teams go to find the right talent for everything from routine in-house tasks to complex outside counsel work. Too many legal departments are stuck having to choose between paying the high fees of their law firm, hiring full-time employees they don’t need, or turning to a low-cost agency that can’t meet their quality standards. At the same time, top lawyers want to work on challenging legal matters, but they want more control over how, when, and where they practice. Both are forced compromises that no one should have to make. Axiom shares and meets the higher standards of its clients and lawyers, with our “work smarter, adapt faster, go further” approach – connecting growing mid-market and Fortune 500 companies with the world’s deepest bench of experienced, specialized legal talent. 

About the team: 

We exist to inject new energy and new thinking into a precedent-bound profession. We love the company we’re building with undignified enthusiasm. We’re committed to our mission and to our people. We celebrate our successes, learn from our failures, and find opportunity in adversity. We surround ourselves with inspiring, talented people who have a contagious energy and incurable passion for what they do. We pride ourselves on listening and relating to our colleagues and clients in a way that’s genuine, human, and memorable. We care about the little things. 

Our People Reflect Our Values! We are:  

• Innovative: We generate new, creative, and disruptive ideas to change the status quo in their fields 

• Performance Oriented: We possess an unbelievable work ethic and unwavering commitment to quality 

• Cross-functionally collaborative: We bring others together, creating strong relationships across lines of difference 

• Data & Fact Based: We seek to understand and learn from information and perspectives everywhere 

• Customer First: We aim to delight our clients and legal talent at every opportunity 

About the role:  

We are seeking a highly motivated Legal Talent Acquisition Manager to support and expand Axiom's growth in Australia. This role combines the responsibilities of talent acquisition and talent management, focusing on recruiting and retaining top legal talent, and matching them to Axiom’s client engagements. You will ensure that we have the right legal talent at the right time for our world-class clients,  driving success for Axiom and our valued legal talent. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Implement Axiom's Talent Acquisition strategy to attract top legal talent through various channels, supporting client needs and company growth. 

• Serve as the primary partner for lawyers and legal talent in specific legal practice areas to enhance client and talent experience. 

• Manage our legal talent lifecycle, offering a premier client and talent experience. 

• Manage client talent requests, collaborate with Sales, and contribute to revenue growth by effectively matching talent to opportunities. 

• Use expert knowledge of talent to shape client needs and precisely match talent to client requirements. 

• Foster strong relationships with legal talent, managing communication, expectations, and retention efforts. 

• Collaborate with all teams within Axiom to strategically build and maintain a world class talent bench. 

• Ensure talent utilization and continuous engagement through regular check-ins and proactive opportunity presentations. 
• Meet metrics, such as time to fill, hires goals, success rates, retention, utilization, and conversion rates. 

Qualifications: 

• Experience in legal services recruitment with a deep interest in the legal industry and changing the face of the industry. Strong team player, proficient in collaboration, persuasive communication, and providing high-quality talent experiences. 
  
• Experience managing recruitment for an "on demand" talent model. 

• Proven ability to assess candidate skills and preferences, matching them effectively to client needs. 

• Clear evidence of ability to confidently interact with senior-level lawyers, clients, and leaders in Sales and global talent teams. 

• Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills and strong and proven recruitment sales experience, at least 7+ years. 

• Highly organized, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a deep sense of urgency and a very high bar for standard and quality of work. 

• Bachelor's degree ideal but not required. Must have legal authorization to work in Sydney full-time and attend the office in Sydney at least 3 days per week.  

 
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in the application process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [email protected] and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.