Litigation Legal Assistant supporting three commercial litigators at a Toronto law practice. Preparing court documents, managing deadlines, filings, files, calendars, accounts and client communications.
About the role
- Talent Acquisition Specialist leading full-cycle recruitment for legal support roles at Canadian law firm McCarthy Tétrault. Building talent pipelines and improving hiring analytics across Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for Legal Assistant, Legal Administrative Assistant, Document Specialist, and other legal support positions
- Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand business needs, team dynamics, competencies, and timelines
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies for specialized legal support talent markets
- Manage job postings, screening, interviews, assessments, references, offer negotiations, and onboarding handoffs
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and high-volume positions
- Conduct behavioral and competency-based interviews and provide candidate recommendations
- Coordinate technical, document formatting, and bilingual language assessments
- Partner with HR Business Partners and Compensation on market-aligned hiring decisions
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, pay transparency requirements, internal policies, and equitable hiring practices
- Coach and support hiring managers with interview preparation and structured interview guidance
- Build the Firm’s talent brand and improve candidate communications and recruitment channels
- Maintain relationships with external recruitment agencies
- Provide backup recruitment support for other client groups
- Track recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, source of hire, pipeline conversion rates, vacancy trends, and hiring volumes
- Develop quarterly reporting and hiring forecasts
- Analyze recruitment trends, identify bottlenecks, and recommend process improvements
- Maintain knowledge of recruitment trends, market practices, technology, and professional networks
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Post-secondary education with an HR focus or equivalent experience
- Minimum 6 to 8 years of proven success in a strategic sourcing or full-cycle Talent Acquisition role
- Experience in a professional services environment is required
- Experience recruiting Legal Assistants, Legal Administrative Assistants, Document Specialists, or comparable legal support roles is required
- Experience in high-volume, full-cycle recruitment is required
- Strong knowledge of recruitment technology and eRecruiting, including ATS platforms such as Workday and iCIMS
- Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruitment sourcing or social media channels
- Experience recruiting in a law firm or legal services environment is strongly preferred
- Experience in both search firm/agency and corporate recruitment environments is an asset
- Experience with talent acquisition analytics and reporting is an asset
- Bilingualism in French and English is an asset
Benefits
- Outstanding benefits from day one, including insurance premiums paid by the Firm and wellness and technology reimbursements
- Competitive compensation
- Paid overtime
- Generous time off, including a day off to volunteer and a day off for your birthday
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Two-way feedback culture
- Strong community involvement and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- Collaborative, cohesive culture
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