Recruitment and Early Careers Manager

Porter Dodson LLP; Hounslow; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Birthday day off

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme(s)

Life Assurance

Eye Tests

Gym membership discounts

Legal support

Job summary

Porter Dodson LLP is seeking an experienced Recruitment and Early Careers Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The role is remote with monthly attendance at regional offices for meetings and events.

You will oversee the end-to-end recruitment process and the development of early career pathways, while shaping the firm’s talent strategy and candidate experience across all functions.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, ideally in a law firm or professional services.
• Knowledge of early careers pipelines and apprenticeship routes is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across the firm, from sourcing to onboarding.
• Oversee early careers programmes, including internships, work placements, and joint university engagement.
• Develop and maintain the applicant tracking system and candidate data reporting.
• Collaborate with partners and HR to attract top talent and improve candidate experience.

Skills

Recruitment

Early careers

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

ATS knowledge

Sourcing

Event coordination

Tools

Pinpoint ATS

Job description

Recruitment and Early Careers Manager

Department: Central Team

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Remote

Reporting To: Carly Dyer

Description

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Recruitment & Early Careers Manager to join our HR team on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our recruitment and early careers programmes, ensuring we continue to attract, recruit and develop exceptional talent across the firm. You'll work closely with partners, hiring managers and the wider HR team to deliver an outstanding candidate experience while supporting our long-term talent strategy.

The role offers the flexibility to work remotely, with monthly attendance at one of our regional offices for various recruitment and early careers meetings and events and key stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment

• Deliver a quality and consistent recruitment experience to all the firms functions throughout all aspects of the hiring process from sourcing to onboarding.
• Build & maintain relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels, providing advice and support during the recruitment process.
• Contribute to the development of the firm’s talent attraction strategy.
• Develop and maintain the firm’s applicant tracking system.
• Carry out direct sourcing through various avenues (e.g., LinkedIn, market mapping, utilisation of talent pipeline, networking, adverts etc.).
• Manage the recruitment PSL, and nurture relationships with external recruitment partners.

Early Careers

• Responsible for the full trainee lifecycle, from attraction, recruitment and assessment, through to onboarding, seat rotation, qualification and admission.
• Oversee arrangements for law fairs, open days, and other external recruitment events.
• Develop relationships with university/college/school careers services.
• Support the Head of HR with the design and implementation of the recruitment process for legal and non-legal apprentices.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

This role would best suit someone with exposure to legal recruitment and ideally an early careers background, with demonstrable knowledge of the routes to legal qualification (LPC/SQE/CILEX) and various apprenticeship routes and requirements. You will also have:

• Familiarity with recruitment applicant tracking systems, preferably Pinpoint.
• The ability to track and analyse recruitment data for reporting purposes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• A flexible and proactive approach.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your workload.
• A keen eye for detail and accuracy.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will also get:

• Flexible Working
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• Extra Day of Holiday for your Birthday
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme(s)
• Life Assurance
• Eye Tests
• Flu Jabs
• Corporate Gym Membership Discounts
• Legal Support
• Opportunities to get involved with charity fundraising, sports teams and office socials