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Associate - Legal Search (Relocation Opportunity)
Location: Brickell, Miami, FL
Open to graduates and early-career professionals looking to relocate to Miami.
We're a leading executive search and recruitment firm specializing in legal recruitment, partnering with top law firms across the United States. Due to continued growth, we're looking for an ambitious entry-level Associate to join our Miami office.
This opportunity is open to ambitious graduates and early-career professionals currently based outside of Florida who are interested in relocating to Miami. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in a fast-paced, high-performance environment while living in one of the most dynamic cities in the US.
As an Associate you'll focus on identifying and engaging top legal talent across the United States, supporting leading law firms with strategic hiring needs. This is a pure candidate-facing role, focused on building relationships with attorneys and guiding them through the hiring process.
This is a relationship-driven role offering structured training, clear progression, and the opportunity to become a specialist within the legal market. You'll work alongside experienced recruiters in a high-performance environment that rewards ambition, initiative, and results.
What We're Looking For:
- Recent graduate (no recruitment experience required)
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ambitious, competitive, and driven by success
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Commercial mindset and willingness to learn
Why Buchanan?
- Competitive base salary and bonus scheme
- 4.5-day work week (Friday afternoons off every week)
- Hybrid working model
- Structured training and ongoing mentorship
- Clear pathway to leadership responsibilities
- High-performing and collaborative culture
- Access to industry-leading recruitment technology and AI tools
- Regular incentives, social events, and company trips
- Opportunity to work with leading law firms across the US
If you're looking for a career that rewards ambition, offers genuine progression, and puts you at the center of the legal market, we'd love to hear from you.