Description:
We’re expanding our London office and are searching for an Associate Consultant to join our Compliance and Legal practice. This is a junior, entry-level role into recruitment, ideal for someone early in their career who is motivated, curious, and interested in building deep market knowledge.
This position is a 180-recruitment role, focused entirely on candidate attraction, sourcing, and engagement. You will work closely with an established Associate Director, supporting live mandates with high-quality candidate delivery, with no initial expectation of business development.
What you’ll be responsible for
- Proactively sourcing and engaging high-calibre candidates across compliance and legal roles within financial services and alternative investments
- Building strong, long-term relationships with candidates, acting as a trusted advisor throughout their career journey
- Managing candidate pipelines for live mandates, ensuring timely, high-quality shortlists
- Conducting detailed candidate interviews to assess technical capability, motivation, and cultural fit
- Developing creative and effective candidate attraction strategies across LinkedIn, databases, referrals, and networking
- Maintaining accurate and well-structured records using our CRM
- Supporting the Associate Director with research, market mapping, and candidate insights
- Learning the fundamentals of recruitment best practice, market knowledge, and search methodology through structured training and on-the-job coaching
What we’re looking for
- A graduate or early-career professional keen to build a career in recruitment or financial services
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging people at all levels
- A proactive, resilient mindset and a genuine interest in understanding people and markets
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Commercially curious, with the ambition to progress into a full 360 or specialist role over time
- Alignment with Coopman’s values around integrity, impact, and long-term thinking
Why join Coopman?
This is more than an entry-level role. It’s an opportunity to:
- Be mentored by experienced consultants in a high-performing, supportive environment
- Work on high-quality mandates with leading firms in financial services and alternative investments
- Join a B Corp Certified business where values, culture, and impact genuinely matter
- Build a long-term career with clear progression, structured development, and continuous learning