Learning and Development Manager

Orwins; East Finchley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Cash plan through Medicash

EAP scheme

Salary sacrifice pension through NEST

Free fruit and drinks

CSR events

Job summary

Orwins, a growing national law firm, is looking for an experienced Learning & Development professional to design and lead their L&D strategy. In this pivotal role, you'll create a culture of continuous development, managing the L&D budget while working closely with senior leaders.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact with access to C-suite, and the role promises a collaborative culture, substantial annual leave, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experienced L&D professional with a background in professional services or legal.
• Proven track record in designing and delivering programmes for various levels.
• Creative and commercially minded, able to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver the firm's Learning & Development strategy.
• Build and launch Orwins University for continuous development.
• Oversee graduate training programme and paralegal development pathways.
• Lead the Talent Management Programme for future leaders.
• Align L&D activities with the firm's people strategy.

Skills

L&D strategy design

Programme delivery

Leadership development

Relationship building

Budget management

Education

CIPD or equivalent qualification

Job description

Join Orwins at exactly the right moment. We are building our L&D function from the ground up and we are looking for someone brilliant to lead it.

This is a rare opportunity to design and own an L&D strategy for a growing national law firm — with the full support and direct access of the Chief People Officer, a blank canvas, real budget and a genuine mandate to make it excellent.

If you are an experienced L&D professional who wants more than just maintaining what already exists, this is your role.

What You Will Be Doing

• Designing and delivering the firm's Learning & Development strategy – from induction and early career through to senior leadership development.
• Building and launching Orwins University – creating a culture of continuous development across the firm.
• Overseeing our graduate training programme, SQE support and paralegal development pathways.
• Leading the Talent Management Programme - identifying, developing and investing in our future leaders through a structured development journey.
• Designing and delivering leadership and management development for our existing leadership team — including coaching programmes, 360 feedback cycles and skills-based development.
• Working closely with the CPO to align L&D activity to the firm's people strategy, Cultural Foundations and appraisal cycle.
• Building relationships with external providers, coaches and facilitators — and knowing when to bring them in and when to deliver in-house.
• Managing the L&D budget transparently and demonstrating the return on investment of everything you do.

What We Are Looking For

You are an experienced L&D professional – ideally with a background in professional services or legal — who has designed and delivered programmes at multiple levels, from graduate to executive.

You are creative, commercially minded, and able to work autonomously. You understand that development is a business lever, not just a people perk. Ready to build AI into everyday practice – but knowing at the heart of what we do are people – whether they be your colleagues, our clients or our suppliers, you put the human element first. CIPD or equivalent qualification is desirable.

What You Will Get

At Orwins, we invest in our people just as much as our future. Our future is our people. This is a firm where your voice is heard, your contribution is recognised, and your development is taken seriously — not just talked about.

You will get genuine access to our C-Suite, senior partners, leaders and experts from day one, working closely with a team that values expertise, supports each other and takes pride in doing things well. We are growing fast, and the people who join us will grow with us too.

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off — increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
• Cash plan through Medicash
• EAP scheme (open to family members)
• Enhanced wellbeing and family-friendly policies
• Salary sacrifice pension through NEST
• Hybrid working — we trust you to know where you do your best work
• Free fruit, drinks and regular freebie lunches
• CSR events and summer and winter colleague celebrations
• A people-focused, collaborative culture that makes coming to work genuinely worth it