Recruitment Sourcing Specialist

Clyde & Co; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking a Recruitment Sourcing Specialist in Glasgow, offering a hybrid work environment. The role involves collaborating with Recruitment Advisors to attract top talent across various sectors including Finance and IT. Ideal candidates will have experience in sourcing, particularly within legal or professional services, and strong skills in market mapping and Boolean search. Opportunities for career progression and development are available within this supportive team environment.

Benefits

Life assurance from day one

Season ticket loans

Lifestyle discounts

Annual Wellbeing Day

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in candidate sourcing, ideally within legal or professional services.
• Strong ability to use Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter for talent attraction.
• Skilled in market mapping and building talent pools.

Responsibilities

• Attract and identify top talent for UK offices.
• Source candidates for roles in Finance, IT, Legal Support, and Workplace Services.
• Collaborate with Recruitment Advisors on sourcing strategies.

Skills

Candidate sourcing

Boolean search

Market mapping

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

CRM tool Beamery

Job description

Type: Full Time

Duration: Fixed Term – 12 Months

Location: Glasgow / hybrid

Working Pattern: +2 days working from the office, 3 days remote

Department: Recruitment

As a Recruitment Sourcing Specialist, you’ll work closely with our Recruitment Advisors to attract and identify top talent for our UK offices. This includes sourcing for roles in Finance, IT, Legal Support and Workplace Services. You’ll join us at an exciting time with significant investment in employer branding, EVP, and tools to support direct sourcing.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in candidate sourcing, ideally within legal or professional services.
• Strong ability to use Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter and CRM tool Beamery (desirable) for talent attraction.
• Skilled in market mapping and building talent pools.

Personal Attributes

• Tenacious and proactive with excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Highly organised, able to manage deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• A collaborative team player with a client‑focused approach.

What Sets This Role Apart

• Opportunity to shape sourcing strategies during a major HR transformation.
• Access to advanced tools and systems for direct sourcing and talent engagement.
• Work as part of a supportive, high‑performing team in a global law firm committed to diversity and inclusion.

What’s In It For You

• Modern, flexible working – A minimum of 2 days each week required from the office, 3 days from home.
• Join an award‑winning global firm: Clyde & Co is ranked Band 1 in multiple practice areas by Chambers and Legal 500.
• Career progression and development – Structured learning and development programs, secondment opportunities and internal mobility across global offices.
• Award‑winning for pro bono work and recognised as an inclusive firm, with global DEI initiatives, leadership programmes, and community impact through volunteering and sustainability.
• Perks include life assurance from day one, season ticket loans and lifestyle discounts, an annual Wellbeing Day each year, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and more.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net‑Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

A Note on Privacy

Please take a moment to read our privacy notice. This describes what personal information Clyde & Co (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

If you are submitting a candidate as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is an essential requirement and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to Clyde & Co are aware of this privacy notice.

This is the job description as constituted at present; however, Clyde & Co reserves the right to reasonably amend it in accordance with the changing needs of the business.