Abclegalservices Recruiting Manager at Docketly to lead a team of 7-10 recruiters in high-volume legal staffing. Drive performance, accountability, and development to meet production, quality, and margin goals.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Performance
Lead and manage a team of high-volume recruiters, ensuring strong daily performance.
Run daily stand-ups and performance reviews to maintain accountability.
Coach recruiters on pipeline management, speed, candidate quality, and real-time performance.
Develop top performers and address underperformance quickly.
Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and measurable results.
Production & KPI Ownership
Drive production across coverage, scheduling, and fulfillment metrics.
Own and track KPIs including placements, coverage, margin (36%+), and loss prevention.
Monitor losses, drops, and margin adherence to meet company standards.
Enforce approval processes for cancellations and losses.
Set, track, and execute team and individual OKRs.
Qualification
Data-drivenHands-on recruiting experienceStrong negotiation and closing skillsComfortable in high-accountabilityAbility to balance speed and qualityPerformance IndicatorsCoverage fulfillment rateMargin performance and improvementReduction in losses and drops
Required
5+ years of recruiting or staffing experience, including 2+ years leading teams in a high-volume environment.
Proven track record of meeting aggressive production targets.
Experience coaching recruiters to improve performance and output.
Strong understanding of staffing metrics, margins, and loss prevention.
Data-driven, with experience using KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools.
Hands-on recruiting experience, including sourcing your own candidates and high-volume outbound calling and cold outreach.
Strong negotiation and closing skills, including objection handling.
Proficiency with an ATS/CRM and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, etc.).
Comfortable in high-accountability, fast-paced environments.
Strong problem-solving skills with a high level of ownership.
Ability to balance speed and quality.
Experience developing talent and building team strength.
Preferred
Experience recruiting attorneys or other licensed professionals, ideally for legal roles at scale.
Background in agency recruiting or RPO where you owned a desk end-to-end.
Familiarity with legal industry credentialing, bar admission requirements, or practice-area nuances.