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Temporary Legal Recruiter

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Job Description

Position Summary

KIND seeks a Temporary 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 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.

This position is contingent upon continued funding.



Essential Functions
  • 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.

  • Qualifications and Requirements
  • 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 a plus.
  • 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 various backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles.
  • Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
  • Experience working and communicating in a remote environment preferred but not required.