Corporate Lawyer/Talent Development Manager

Lipson Lloyd-Jones; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious international law firm in London is seeking a Talent Development Manager to support their Global Corporate practice. The role requires corporate law experience with at least 5 years PQE. Responsibilities include coordinating resource allocation, overseeing performance reviews, and providing career guidance to associates and trainees. The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with strong organizational abilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a corporate lawyer, ideally in a transactional team.
• Experience in advising on legal matters and working within a law firm.

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Corporate practice and assist in resource allocation.
• Coordinate performance reviews and ensure training needs are met.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Strong analytical skills

Strong IT skills

Education

Corporate law degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced City corporate lawyer looking for a change of direction? This is a new role in Talent Development with a US law firm in London.

THE FIRM

An elite, international law firm. The London office consists of a talented group of lawyers whose work includes advising on large-scale, high-end, complex matters.

THE ROLE

A Talent Development Manager is sought to provide support to the Global Corporate practice in the London office and, potentially after a period of integration, another practice group at the Firm.

This position will be embedded with the Global Corporate practice group, working directly with the partners, associates and trainees. You will also work closely with other Talent Development Managers in the London Office, as well as with the wider Talent Development team in New York.

Responsibilities include inter alia:

• Building a comprehensive knowledge of the practice group(s) - the work, people, deal flow and clients and of the associates, counsel and trainees in the group, in terms of key strengths, specialist knowledge, professional development goals and overall performance;
• Working closely with the partners in: coordinating the allocation of counsel, associates and trainees to ongoing and new matters, suggesting assignments based on the workload of the department and the developmental needs of each lawyer;
• Coordinating annual leave and study leave planning to ensure that deals are suitably resourced and that breaks can be taken;
• Assist with, and monitor, workloads to ensure that utilisation is optimised, including reviewing financial analytics and considering team weighting and leverage;
• Ensure that annual and interim performance reviews are completed for counsel, associates, and trainees;
• Work closely with partners to ensure that appropriate developmental and training needs are identified and communicated during performance reviews; attend all evaluation meetings to ensure consistency in the form of delivery;
• Ensure any interim development conversations are conducted as required (for example, post secondments, feedback meetings outside the review cycle, after significant matters have completed etc.) and that those discussions are recorded, as appropriate;
• Provide advice and guidance to associates and trainees on their career goals;

THE CANDIDATE

A corporate lawyer with 5pqe+ previous experience as a practising lawyer, ideally in a related discipline (ideally Corporate or another transactional team) and looking for a change of direction.

You will have inter alia,

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the confidence and ability to influence at all levels, building effective working relationships and using personal networks;
• Excellent communication (written and oral) skills, coupled with the ability to listen;
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise and demonstrate strong organisational skills;
• Strong analytical and numerical skills;
• Strong IT skills, especially Word and Excel, and generally comfortable manipulating data;

Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.