Graduate Recruitment Advisor

Job Description

Our client is an innovative and award winning Law Firm currently recruiting an Early Careers Advisor to join their growing team in their London offices on a permanent basis. The main responsibilities for the Early Careers Advisor will be to support the team in recruiting trainee solicitors and vacation placement students whilst reporting to the Early Careers Senior Manager. KEY DUTIES INCLUDE: Design and execute an attraction strategy of multi-channel marketing and events to attract top talent to the firm’s early careers opportunities and programmes, including digital marketing, careers fairs, open days, and in-person and virtual presentations, networking, and events. Attend marketing events including careers fairs, pop-up stands, virtual events, open days and arranging for representatives to attend. This will also involve presenting at these events. Collaborate with the Marketing and Business Development team on early careers content for shared media channels, such as LinkedIn. Design marketing materials to showcase the early career opportunities and programmes at the firm, including digital and printed brochures. Manage early careers’ digital footprint, ensuring consistency with the firm-wide employer brand. Lead the end-to-end process of recruiting aspiring trainee solicitors and solicitor apprentices to the opportunities and programmes at the firm, escalating any issues to the Senior Early Careers Manager. Review and assess application forms, critical reasoning tests, written assessments, and video interviews, as well as organise and facilitate virtual and in-person assessment centres for all opportunities and programmes. Act as the first point of escalation for any candidate queries that come into the Early Careers Assistant Assist the Senior Early Careers Manager with facilitating wash-up sessions and moderation following assessments and managing the offer process. Manage onboarding for Vacation Schemes and in-person work experience opportunities at the firm. Develop and grow a pipeline of future trainee solicitors through the Scholarship programme, with workshops, skills sessions, networking opportunities, and mentoring. The Early Careers Advisor will have previous experience of graduate recruitment, ideally within a Law Firm or Professional Services environment. It is essential to have an understanding of the UK legal education system and SQE requirements and regulations. Along with possessing excellent communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels. It is desirable to have an understanding of hiring apprenticeships but not essential. The right candidate will be confident, self-motivated, have knowledge of social media sites and have proven organisational and event management skills. IMPORTANT NOTICE It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients. Thank you. Our website For our application policy please view the link below. Career Legal is a Recruitment Business & Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients. http://www.careerlegal.co.uk/application-policy