Early Careers Assistant

Career Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Legal in London is seeking an Early Careers Recruitment Assistant to join the busy Early Careers team on a permanent basis. You will help attract, recruit and onboard future trainee solicitors, solicitor apprentices and vacation scheme students, supporting campaigns, assessment centres and campus events.

Working closely with Advisors and the Manager, you will coordinate applications, interviews and onboarding, maintain records, and help deliver a superb candidate experience across the

Qualifications

• Degree educated or equivalent.
• Recruitment, HR or admin experience in early careers.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Enthusiastic and proactive with a career in Early Careers Recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Support the administration and coordination of vacation schemes, assessment centres and solicitor apprenticeship recruitment.
• Manage candidate applications, recruitment systems and assessment processes.
• Coordinate interviews, assessment centres and recruitment events.
• Prepare recruitment materials, candidate communications and onboarding documentation.
• Support candidate onboarding, including pre-employment screening, payroll administration, IT setup and joining instructions.
• Act as a key point of contact for candidates, future joiners and campus ambassadors.
• Assist with university engagement activities, law fairs, insight events and diversity initiatives.
• Coordinate future joiner programmes and maintain accurate recruitment records and databases.
• Support the wider team with reporting, invoices, process improvements and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Candidate experience

Proactive

Education

Degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

My client, a leading Disputes and Corporate law firm, are looking to hire an Early Careers Recruitment Assistant into their wider Early Careers team, based in London, on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy and highly regarded Early Careers team, supporting the attraction, recruitment and onboarding of future trainee solicitors, solicitor apprentices and vacation scheme students.

Working closely with the Early Careers Advisers and Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering recruitment campaigns, assessment centres, campus events and future joiner programmes, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the administration and coordination of vacation schemes, assessment centres and solicitor apprenticeship recruitment.
• Manage candidate applications, recruitment systems and assessment processes.
• Coordinate interviews, assessment centres and recruitment events.
• Prepare recruitment materials, candidate communications and onboarding documentation.
• Support candidate onboarding, including pre-employment screening, payroll administration, IT setup and joining instructions.
• Act as a key point of contact for candidates, future joiners and campus ambassadors.
• Assist with university engagement activities, law fairs, insight events and diversity initiatives.
• Coordinate future joiner programmes and maintain accurate recruitment records and databases.
• Support the wider team with reporting, invoices, process improvements and ad hoc projects.

Skills and experience required:

• Degree educated or equivalent.
• Previous administrative, recruitment or HR experience, ideally within early careers, graduate recruitment or professional services.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident managing multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and keen to build a career within Early Careers Recruitment.

This role would suit someone with recruitment, HR or administration experience who enjoys working with people, coordinating events and delivering an outstanding candidate experience. You'll gain exposure to the full early careers recruitment lifecycle and play a key role in attracting and developing future talent within a highly successful professional services environment.