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KIND seeks a Legal Recruiter with a track record in hiring legal professionals focused on immigration law. The incumbent will help to source, shortlist, and interview high-caliber attorneys and paralegals across multiple jurisdictions. The Legal Recruiter will partner with colleagues in both Human Resources (HR) and Programs to ensure we find strong, mission-aligned legal talent.

The successful candidate is an attorney themselves, a highly motivated team player, a relationship builder, a critical thinker, and able to handle a busy workload.

This is a remote position based from any location in the US. 

• Compiles candidate shortlists for attorney and paralegal roles, following a review by HR colleagues.
• Follows up with candidates on any immediate clarifying questions to finalize the shortlist.
• Conducts in-depth interviews to assess the depth of candidates’ technical experience and whether it is sufficient for KIND's demanding work.
• Equally, assesses candidate’s degree of resilience and broader competence to work in KIND’s challenging environment.
• Recommends candidates to Programs leadership for final interview.
• Helps build job descriptions and interview frameworks to support the recruitment and selection process, as needed
• Cultivates a healthy talent pipeline by tapping into a broad candidate network.
• Works with HR colleagues to manage candidate communications, the offer process, and onboarding preparations, as needed.
• Manage other duties as assigned. 

• Minimum of 2 years of experience recruiting immigration attorneys.
• Experience interviewing paralegals is a plus.
• Familiarity with immigration-specific practice areas.
• Knowledge of hiring compliance and legal credential matters.
• Proficiency with ATS systems (e.g. Lever) and sourcing platforms is a plus.
• Passion for social justice, human rights, or public interest law.
• Must be fully fluent in English; fluency in Spanish is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with staff at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple open legal roles simultaneously.
• Excellent discretion and ability to handle sensitive information with tact and diplomacy
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment; ability to prioritize tasks and delegate as appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles.
• Demonstrate discipline and adaptability to effectively deliver on our core mission of ensuring access to justice and safeguarding children’s well-being and rights.
• Ability to multitask and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
• Experience working and communicating in a remote environment preferred but not required.

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