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Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Global Legal Headhunter – Heron Tower

Starting Salary £33,000 + Commission (Year 1 OTE £50k–£80k+)

The company


Our client is a specialist executive search and recruitment firm operating across the global legal market. Working with elite law firms and in-house legal teams across Europe and the US, they have built a strong reputation for delivering high-level talent into some of the most competitive markets globally.


Following continued growth and a recent office move into Heron Tower, they are now hiring multiple trainees to join their expanding team across several specialist legal desks including Benelux, German, US and in-house legal markets.



What You’ll Be Doing


This is a fast-paced, sales-focused recruitment role where you’ll learn how to build relationships, win business and manage recruitment processes within specialist international markets.



Your responsibilities will include:


  • Building relationships with legal professionals and clients across international markets

  • Business development through calls, networking and market mapping

  • Sourcing and headhunting high-calibre legal talent

  • Supporting clients with hiring strategy and market insight

  • Learning how to manage negotiations and close deals

  • Working closely with experienced managers and top billers across the business



What They’re Looking For


  • Recent graduate or someone early in their sales/recruitment career

  • Natural confidence, energy and strong communication skills

  • Commercial mindset with ambition to earn well and progress quickly

  • Sales experience highly valued (estate agency, internships, door-to-door sales, hospitality, sports leadership etc.)

  • Resilient, coachable and able to take feedback well

  • Driven individuals with strong work ethic and “get up and go” mentality

  • Relationship-focused and confident speaking with senior professionals

  • Degree preferred but not essential



What’s On Offer


  • £33k starting salary + uncapped commission

  • Year 1 OTE £50k–£80k+

  • Clear progression opportunities with fast-tracked promotions for top performers

  • Examples of graduates progressing to Senior Consultant within 12 months

  • Consultants billing £200k+ within their first year

  • Hands-on training and coaching from experienced managers from day one

  • Live market exposure immediately - consultants are speaking to candidates within their first week

  • Supportive, high-performance culture with ongoing development rather than classroom-only training

  • Hybrid working environment

  • Opportunity to specialise within highly lucrative international legal markets

  • Modern London office and ambitious growth plans

  • Exposure to large deal values, with average office fees around £75k



This is an opportunity to join a growing, high-performing recruitment business as a Trainee Recruitment Consultant – Global Legal Headhunter, where ambitious individuals can build a genuinely lucrative long-term career while working within specialist international markets.


Interested in finding out more? Apply now.

Rise specialise in placing experienced and graduate talent into leading recruitment consultancy and executive search agencies. We work with a variety of exciting firms ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations. We are market experts and take pride in building strong relationships with our clients and candidates so we match the best people to the best organisations. We will listen to you and advise you throughout your job search so that you feel confident, prepared, and can ultimately secure the best position for you.


The positions we recruit for include Trainee Recruitment Consultant, Graduate Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Graduate Scheme, Junior Associate, Researcher, Headhunter, Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Managing Consultant, Principal Consultant, Business Manager, Associate Director, Director and more.


We recruit into specialist sectors including Accountancy and Finance Recruitment, Banking Recruitment, Change and Transformation Recruitment, Construction and Engineering Recruitment, Digital Recruitment, Executive Search and Selection, Human Resources Recruitment, Legal Recruitment, Life Sciences Recruitment, Public Sector Recruitment, Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment, Sales Recruitment, Sports Recruitment and Technology Recruitment.

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