One of our incredible law firm clients has a truly exciting opportunity available for an Early Career Advisor to join their friendly and supportive HR team on a full-time 12-month FTC basis. This position is responsible for the coordination and implementation of the firm's apprenticeship and graduate recruitment programmes, taking a 360 approach from attraction and selection through to induction, on-boarding and L&D initiatives across the life cycle of early careers within the firm.
This is a pivotal role to ensure the quality of the firm's talent pipeline and to shape and truly take ownership of our budding early careers programme; offering a fantastic route of progression and professional development for the successful candidate.
Key duties will include
Take ownership of the Solicitor Apprenticeship and Trainee recruitment and selection programmes
- Coordinate the recruitment and selection process including candidate attraction, sifting applications, designing, arranging and attending assessment days, attending interviews, drafting offer correspondence and presenting offers and feedback to candidates
- Organise, attend and facilitate the firm's vacation scheme
- Manage the online applicant tracking system
- Manage relationships with external legal publications to aid candidate attraction
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the internal stakeholders involved in the apprentice and trainee recruitment schemes
- Continually review best practice relating to selection criteria and methods of assessment, taking into consideration inclusion & diversity, social mobility and non-discrimination
- Take ownership of early careers social media campaigns alongside the Senior Internal Communications Executive
Solicitor Apprenticeship and Trainee Development
- Serve as a first point of contact for current and future cohorts of apprentices and trainees
- Integral role in seat rotations and qualification processes
- Facilitate the appraisal process including mid and end of seat reviews for trainees
- Facilitate monthly progress meetings and quarterly reviews for apprentices in conjunction with apprentice supervisors and university course provider (ULAW)
- Ensure regular liaison with our partnered universities to keep abreast of changes or developments in course requirements / manage financial arrangements for course fees and or maintenance loans
- Managing the newly qualified process by which eligible trainees apply for newly qualified associate positions
- Continue to develop and implement changes or improvements to the apprenticeship scheme including the creation of course content and training initiatives.
Job Requirements
- A solid understanding of the impact and effects of the SQE on the legal industry
- A team player with the ability to forge strong relationships across the business and specifically with stakeholders involved in the early careers programme
- A professional, willing and 'can do' attitude
- A flexible approach to office based and hybrid working; recognising that at cyclical peak times there may be a need to be physically present in the office up to 5 days per week
- Good organisational skills
- Good time management skills
- Able to offer credible advice
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience within early careers (ideally in a law firm) and will have a passion for creating, transforming and implementing early careers programmes.
If you meet the above criteria, then please contact Ryder Reid Legal today for a confidential discussion.
