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Legal Recruiter (Contract)

Washington, DC (DC-01)💼 Contract💰 $50–$50🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Specialized contract recruiter focused on attracting and hiring legal, regulatory, compliance, and federal proposal talent for a defense technology company.

Role type

Contract Legal Recruiter

Builds

A world-class legal organization including corporate counsel, trade compliance, and federal proposal teams

Domain

Defense technology, legal services, government contracting

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Full-cycle recruiting, competency assessment, stakeholder management, consultative selling, ATS management, passive candidate sourcing

Preferred skills

Defense/GovCon sector experience, security clearance lifecycle knowledge, senior-level legal recruiting, professional association networks

Technologies

LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, Greenhouse, ATS

Responsibilities

Conduct in-depth interviews and competency assessments for legal counsel and compliance roles; target and engage passive legal talent using specialized networks; partner with Legal Leadership to define role requirements and craft value propositions; manage diverse talent pipelines and candidate experience; represent the company brand to top-tier legal talent; leverage market insights to build recruiting strategies

Seniority

Mid-level specialist, hands-on IC

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