Recruiter (Business Operations)

About Kirkland & Ellis

At Kirkland & Ellis, we don’t just meet the standard for legal excellence — we set it. Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth. We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 22 offices worldwide. Our dedicated professionals share our lawyers’ commitment to excellence and show up each day to do meaningful work that helps drive global business, investment and innovation forward.

What You’ll Do

Are you energized by building connections with top operations and administrative talent? Join our Staff Talent Acquisition team as a Recruiter, where you’ll drive full life cycle recruiting for Business Operations roles across the U.S. You’ll partner with hiring managers to deliver high-impact recruiting strategies, provide data-driven insights, and create an exceptional candidate experience from start to finish.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, relationship-driven recruiter who thrives on sourcing high-caliber administrative and operations professionals in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

• Lead full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to offer negotiation and onboarding, ensuring each candidate interaction reflects the firm’s professionalism, responsiveness, and commitment to excellence.
• Use creative sourcing techniques including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, networking, and other tools to attract top professionals.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, structure interviews, and guide hiring decisions.
• Manage relationships with external staffing firms for hard-to-fill roles.
• Track recruiting metrics and provide clear, actionable updates to business partners.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience with a strong focus on administration and operation talent at a law firm or professional services organization.
• Expertise with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Boolean search.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, interpret recruiting data, and apply insights to enhance hiring outcomes.
• Proven success working cross-functionally in a professional services environment, demonstrating agility, discretion, and teamwork.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of the organization.
  
  

If you’re excited to shape hiring strategies that strengthen our firm’s talent foundation, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation

The base salary range below represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position in Chicago. This range may differ based on your geographic location and cost of living considerations. At Kirkland & Ellis, we consider compensation more than just a base salary. We offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits including comprehensive healthcare, paid time off, and retirement. We also offer personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

Compensation Range

Chicago: $100,000 - $110,000

How to Apply

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Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others at Kirkland.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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Are you energized by building connections with top operations and administrative talent?