Early Careers Recruitment Coordinator

Allen & Overy LLP; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an Early Careers Recruitment Coordinator to enhance their HR team in London. This vital role involves providing support for recruiting future talent, managing candidates, and delivering early careers programmes. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organization and communication skills along with a proactive approach to problem-solving. This position combines strategic HR functions with collaborative teamwork to foster an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Occupational pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Health and wellbeing services

Emergency back-up care support

Holiday trading

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• Confident engaging with technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support to the Early Careers Recruitment team.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding for various programmes.
• Organise and host assessment centres and participate in events.

Skills

Organisation

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Technical proficiency

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an Early Careers Recruitment Coordinator to join our HR team in London.

The HR team at A&O Shearman provides a first-class service to the business, offering strategic HR advice at the business partner level and quality support services in the full range of HR functions through specialist teams such as, learning and development, resourcing, reward, employee relations, payroll, systems and HR administration.

This role is integral to the smooth running of our early careers recruitment programmes and the recruitment of our future talent. It will provide administrative and client-facing support to the Early Careers team who are responsible for hiring 80-90 trainees per year, delivering early identification pathways and contributing to the firms Inclusion strategy. The firm is known for its innovation and this is no different within the Early Careers team, this role will help to evolve our programmes and ensure they remain market leading.

Role and responsibilities

• Providing general operational support to the Early Careers Recruitment team.
• Dealing with day-to-day recruitment queries from prospective candidates and Partners as well as daily interaction with our Belfast HR administration team.
• Work closely with the Early Careers Recruitment Specialist to deliver our Inclusion strategy, including early intervention programmes and collaboration with external partnerships.
• Support the recruitment and onboarding for A&O Shearman programmes.
• Work closely with the Race & Ethnicity committee to deliver the REACH Buddy Scheme for our Black Student Lawyers Programme, acting as a key point of contact for the REACH committee.
• Attend and present at student events, including law fairs and skills sessions (both virtual and in-person) across the UK.
• Own and drive key university relationships for A&O Shearman, working closely with university career contacts, Brand Ambassadors, and student societies.
• Support online screening for A&O Shearman programmes.
• Organise and host in-person assessment centres during our interview seasons.
• Promote A&O Shearman opportunities and the brand through social media channels.
• Support ad hoc early careers projects.

Person specification

• Excellent organisation, analytical and administration skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to work, as travel will be required to university/schools events and some events will take place outside of typical working hours.
• Confident communicator and presenter, friendly and mature in approach.
• Confident engaging with technology.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Desire to drive improvements within processes.
• Professional, with the ability to handle confidential information.
• Team player.
• Creative and solution orientated.
• Willing to go the extra mile in order to deliver an excellent candidate experience.

Experience/skills required

• Previous recruitment experience within a fast-paced environment, ideally within professional services is preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
• Be able to identify and evaluate problems and demonstrate the ability to approach and tackle problems effectively.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems and/or HR systems.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.
• Positive, pro-active attitude and ability to cope under pressure.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing an onsite gym, wellbeing centre and GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, season ticket loans and online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Our approach to hybrid working seeks to combine and maximise the benefits of effective remote working with the benefits of being in the office. Our current hybrid working arrangements require office based working for a minimum of 60% of your time (i.e. three days per week for a full time role) in accordance with our hybrid working policy.