EDI Lead (Membership)

LAW SOCIETY; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal organization is seeking a leader for their equality, diversity, and inclusion strategy in London. The successful candidate will oversee a dedicated team and drive impactful initiatives that promote EDI across member organizations. This role requires expertise in EDI issues, excellent stakeholder and team management skills, and a commitment to fostering a more diverse solicitor's profession. The position offers flexible working arrangements and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Friendly working environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in driving EDI initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence at senior levels.
• Experience in managing teams through change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the EDI strategy.
• Manage a team of EDI professionals.
• Design and deliver impactful programmes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to drive change.

Skills

Expert knowledge of EDI issues

Strong people management skills

Stakeholder management skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Project management skills

Organisational skills

Job description

The Role

This is a unique opportunity to lead the delivery of Law Society's equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy and make a real impact. Experienced in motivating and developing teams, you will manage a growing team of dedicated EDI professionals, driving initiatives that help our members embed EDI in their organisations. You'll bring your expertise to design and deliver impactful programmes, measure outcomes, and ensure our outputs are evidence-based, member-informed and deliver lasting change. You will build strong relationships with colleagues, members and external stakeholders including senior stakeholders in law firms and in-house legal teams. If you're ready to lead, influence, and create meaningful progress towards a more diverse and inclusive solicitor's profession, we'd love to hear from you.

What we're looking for

You will have expert knowledge and of EDI issues, best practice and what works to drive positive change, as well as legal and regulatory considerations. You will have strong people management skills, with experience of guiding teams through change. You will have excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships across diverse audiences and influence at senior levels. You will have excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to deal with complex issues. You will have excellent project management and organisational skills with a track record of designing, implementing and evaluating large-scale EDI initiatives and programmes that deliver measurable outcomes.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

Please note first-round interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held online on 14 and 15 January 2026.

We offer hybrid working (with a baseline of two days a week working at our office in Chancery Lane, London and a mandatory in‑person team day once a month), a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

We welcome applications from people seeking flexible or alternative working patterns and will consider these on a case‑by‑case basis at appointment.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Polly Williams on .