Early Careers Assistant

The Law Support Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Competitive salary & benefits package

Job summary

The Law Support Group, on behalf of a leading global law firm, is recruiting an Early Careers Assistant for a 12-month FTC. You will support recruitment and development programmes across Early Careers and work within a collaborative team to drive successful programmes.

Responsibilities include screening, interviews, event logistics, onboarding, and reporting. Hybrid working arrangements are in place, with a focus on attention to detail and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Prior Early Careers or administrative experience within a professional services environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication, relationship-building and organisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Screening applications, scheduling interviews, and collecting feedback.
• Assisting with Early Careers events and programmes, coordinating room bookings and logistics.
• Managing candidate administration including referencing and right to work checks; generating offer paperwork.
• Building and maintaining relationships with universities and law societies.
• Managing onboarding processes for new joiners.
• Attending law fairs and recruitment events.
• Monitoring trainee development, tracking training entries, and preparing reports.
• Coordinating future trainee networking events.
• Drafting trainee related correspondence and salary amendments.
• Supporting induction and onboarding for the Solicitors Apprenticeship Programme.
• Managing invoice and expense processes for the Early Careers team.
• Responding to candidate and stakeholder queries.

Skills

Recruitment coordination

Event coordination

Administrative experience

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global law firm, to assist them in their search for a new Early Careers Assistant to join their team on a 12-month FTC basis.

Working as part of their collaborative team, the successful applicant will be responsible for supporting recruitment and development programmes across Early Careers.

Responsibilities will include:

• Screening applications, scheduling interviews, and organising and collecting feedback.
• Assisting with Early Careers events and programmes, coordinating room bookings and event logistics.
• Managing candidate administration including referencing and right to work checks; generating offer paperwork.
• Building and maintaining relationships with universities and law societies.
• Managing onboarding processes for new joiners.
• Attending law fairs and recruitment events.
• Maintaining the future trainee database, administering the payment of law school fees, and managing the onboarding process for trainee solicitors.
• Monitoring trainee development, tracking training entries, and preparing reports.
• Coordinating future trainee networking events.
• Drafting trainee related correspondence and issuing reference letters and salary amendments.
• Supporting induction and onboarding for the Solicitors Apprenticeship Programme.
• Managing invoice and expense processes for the Early Careers team.
• Responding to candidate and stakeholder queries.

The firm are offering a competitive salary & benefits package, and hybrid working arrangements are in place.

Suitable candidates will have gained prior Early Careers or administrative experience, within a professional services environment. We are seeking applicants with exemplary attention to detail, communication, relationship building and organisation skills.

Successful applicants will be contacted by US Law Support and provided with full details.