Our Resourcing Team has four core functions:

SCS Resourcing – provides a dedicated offer for senior stakeholders, managing high-profile appointments and driving best practice across the wider team. It is responsible for the full end to-end recruitment of all SCS roles in GLD.

Attraction and Recruitment- focussing on innovative solutions to deliver the attraction strategy for GLD, using latest models, professional networks and outreach to recruit the best people. This team sets the direction and pace for GLD's presence and attractiveness in the legal professional market across the UK.

Resourcing Operations- managing the candidate experience through application and interview to arrival and onboarding. This team is our engine room, welcoming and supporting all those involved in the internal and external aspects of filling vacancies.

Resourcing Performance – driving continuous improvement for the performance of team along with management of supplier contracts and ensuring we are compliant with GLD and the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles. This team keeps us at the forefront of our aims of delivering excellence and value for money and is also our Data and MI hub gathering, analysing and presenting powerful people data on which the business can make key resourcing decisions.

“I’m James Wood, the Head of Resourcing and I joined GLD in June 2023.

I joined the Civil Service in 2017 after a career in recruitment and executive search within professional services. Since joining the Civil Service,  I have worked in a centralised recruitment shared service, GRS, an Executive Agency, PHE, and a Ministerial Department, where it was my privilege to lead on recruitment and resourcing during the pandemic.

I have also worked extensively with suppliers, and as a People & Capability lead for UKHSA’s Chief Medical Advisor before taking up post here. Over the past few years, we have transformed and grown the team, mixing experienced GLDers, experienced resourcing, HR professionals and civil servants with new entrants from outside of government and the private sector.

Our resilient team now stands at 29 spread between London, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol, and our reputation within the business is enhanced as we have moved to new ways of working, putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

I love working here because our HR team and wider corporate services team work collaboratively and maintain a small business feel, whilst professionalising, what is one of the largest and fastest growing legal practices in the UK, who’s role is to help the government of the day to govern well within the rule of law.”

The Role

We are seeking an experienced In‑House Legal Recruitment Consultant to join our team and play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and placing high‑calibre legal professionals into in‑house roles across the UK, with a particular focus on Leeds and/or Manchester.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment where your expertise will directly shape recruitment strategies and contribute to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients. You will bring strategic insight, strong relationship‑building skills, and a proactive approach to sourcing top legal talent.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong, effective relationships with clients, senior stakeholders, and candidates
• Conduct market research to monitor industry trends and identify emerging recruitment opportunities
• Develop and deploy innovative sourcing strategies to attract high‑quality candidates
• Lead and manage core administrative tasks, including maintaining accurate records, producing reports, and drafting job descriptions
• Apply strong problem‑solving skills to mediate client or candidate concerns and address hiring challenges
• Oversee the end‑to‑end recruitment lifecycle—from sourcing and shortlisting to offer and onboarding
• Conduct informal interviews and assess candidate suitability against role requirements
• Provide insight on market conditions, including salary benchmarking and workforce trends
• Offer expert support across onboarding, compliance, payroll, and employee welfare
• Analyse recruitment data and metrics to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Act as a subject‑matter expert and escalation point for workforce‑related matters
• Ensure full compliance with the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles, including fair and open competition
• Establish and maintain the recruitment service infrastructure, including:
  • Appropriate systems and software
  • GDPR‑compliant processes
  • Procurement and management of suppliers
• Line manage one HEO and contribute to cross‑team leadership and collaboration