Senior Early Careers Recruitment Advisor

Carpmaels & Ransford; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Employer pension contribution 5%

Holiday buy scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Carpmaels & Ransford is seeking a dynamic recruiter to lead graduate and early careers campaigns in London. You will own the end-to-end trainee recruitment process, plan open days, and collaborate with universities and diversity-focused organisations to attract outstanding talent.

The role sits in the People Team, offering cross-functional collaboration, campus engagement, and a variety of wellbeing and development initiatives in a leading IP law firm.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in graduate and early careers recruitment.
• Familiarity with assessment and selection methods for high-volume hiring.
• Interest in diversity and inclusion and building inclusive campaigns.
• Ability to build relationships with universities and stakeholders.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, preferably Candid.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day early careers recruitment delivery from screening to offer.
• Lead campus attraction, university engagement and employer branding.
• Plan and manage trainee recruitment campaigns and open days.
• Coordinate outreach events and maintain relationships with interviewers.
• Support wider recruitment projects within the People Team.

Skills

Graduate recruitment

Early careers

Diversity & inclusion

Assessment methods

Stakeholder management

Applicant tracking systems

Tools

Candid ATS

Job description

On-site (London)/Hybrid Working

We are a leading European intellectual property firm, acting for many of the world’s most innovative and successful companies. Our specialist teams are led by practitioners who have been at the forefront of the industry for years, acting in landmark cases before the EPO and the national courts of Europe.

Permanent, Full Time

On-site (London)/Hybrid Working

We are a leading European intellectual property firm, acting for many of the world’s most innovative and successful companies. Our specialist teams are led by practitioners who have been at the forefront of the industry for years, acting in landmark cases before the EPO and the national courts of Europe.

We hire talented and passionate people who think creatively and enjoy a challenge. Working collaboratively, we share our knowledge and experience across teams, actively learning from each other in a friendly and sociable environment.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Diversity of thought is vital to our business; it’s how we approach challenges differently and offer our clients creative and original solutions. Through our work with organisations such as IP Inclusive, Stonewall and Business in the Community via the Race at Work Charter, we are putting the right steps in place to make sure that all our people feel supported and empowered to be themselves. Further information on our commitment to diversity and inclusion is available on our website.

A healthy work/life balance is very important to us and we run regular wellbeing events in addition to the large number of clubs and social activities that are available to everyone at the firm. We are also enthusiastic supporters of our local community through partnerships with the Social Mobility Foundation and Holborn Community Association.

The role Our People team creates and delivers people strategies that help the firm meet its goals. We have a broad remit that includes all aspects of the employee lifecycle; from recruitment, learning and development and policies and processes, through to employee relations and information systems. Working in partnership with the business, we support the operational and strategic priorities of the firm.

Operating within a busy Partnership environment, our recruitment team manages the attraction, assessment and selection of all early careers and lateral hires across the firm. As a member of our wider People team, you will plan and deliver our annual trainee campaigns, playing a key role in helping shape our early careers strategy. Combining operational delivery with attraction, campus engagement and employer branding, you will take ownership of our campaigns, helping to deliver an outstanding candidate experience while attracting exceptional talent to the firm.

We are particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion and are continuing to explore ways in which we can widen access to the profession and the firm. We welcome applications from individuals who have a keen interest in D&I and who possess knowledge and experience within early careers recruitment.

Key Responsibilities

Attraction and employer branding

• Develop and deliver the firm's campus attraction strategy and annual university engagement plan.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, careers services, student societies and diversity-focused organisations.
• Monitor recruitment and market trends, recommending ways to improve attraction and selection outcomes.
• With the support of our Recruitment Administrator, lead the firm’s participation in careers fairs, presentations, panel discussions and networking events.
• Work closely with our Marketing colleagues to enhance the firm's employer brand and student attraction activity.

Trainee recruitment delivery

• Own the day-to-day delivery of all trainee recruitment activity, acting as the operational lead from candidate screening through to offer.
• Ensure all milestones, timelines and deliverables are achieved.
• Effectively manage our applicant tracking system (Candid).
• Build and maintain strong relationships with recruitment leads and interviewers, providing a high level of customer service.

Open days and outreach

• End-to-end ownership of the firm's three annual student open days, including our Black Talent event which is run in partnership with Sanctuary Graduates.
• Manage project plans, candidate attraction, screening, speakers and event delivery.
• Plan and host our annual trainee pre-joining event.
• Lead on our trainee keep-warm process, ensuring regular and consistent touchpoints.

Wider support

• Provide cover for lateral recruitment activity during the Recruitment Manager's absence and busy periods.
• Provide interview scheduling cover during the Recruitment Coordinator's absence, for both early careers and lateral recruitment.
• Support wider recruitment and People Team projects as required.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong, demonstrable experience and knowledge of the graduate and early careers recruitment market.
• Law firm or wider professional services experience is desirable, but we are also interested in hearing from candidates from alternative industries.
• Experience of a range of assessment and selection methods, with a particular focus on early careers and volume recruitment.
• Demonstrable experience of using applicant tracking systems, preferably Candid.
• A passion for recruitment marketing, with a keen interest in diversity and inclusion.
• An ability to build strong relationships, quickly becoming a trusted advisor.
• The ability to work at pace, prioritise effectively and use sound judgement.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• An understanding of current employment legislation and its relevance to recruitment.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate must have the flexibility to work outside our core office hours on occasion.

The recruitment process

Applicants can expect a welcoming two-way interview process, where there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions about the opportunity and to discover more about life at the firm.

We’re committed to ensuring all candidates are treated equally and fairly, allowing them to perform at their best during the recruitment process.

If you have a disability, if you're neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our recruitment process, we encourage you to share your requirements for any adjustments in the relevant section of our application form, or via your recruitment agency. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss how best we can support you during each stage of the process.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive benefits package that currently includes the following:

• 25 days’ holiday, increasing by 1 day per year up to our maximum of 28 days.
• Employer pension contribution of 5% in your first year, with a minimum 3% employee contribution, increasing to 10% employer contribution after one year’s service.
• Holiday buy scheme, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Holiday bonus, starting at £400 per year, increasing each year up to a maximum of £2,000.
• Private medical insurance via Bupa, where you’ll be eligible to join the month following your start date. You will also have the option to add dependants, subject to a monthly cost.
• Free confidential access to 24/7 medical, mental, legal and financial wellbeing support via Health Assured and WeCare from your first day of employment.
• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders, all of whom have completed the Mental Health First Aid England accredited training programme and champion wellbeing across the firm.
• Life assurance of 4x your base salary.
• Income protection, with cover for up to 5 years and compensating for up to 75% of your base salary.
• Cycle2Work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to Payroll Giving or Give As You Earn (GAYE) which allows you to donate to charity through your monthly pay.
• We’re passionate about the benefits of corporate volunteering and offer all employees 1 paid volunteer day per year.

We are proud of our inclusive culture where individual differences are celebrated, and we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees and job applicants. We do not tolerate discrimination either directly or indirectly on the basis of race,ethnic origin,sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment,gender identity or expression, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, pregnancy and maternity,socio economic backgroundor any characteristic protected by law. Our approach is embodied in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, as well as our diversity and inclusion programmes.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative approaches from recruitment agencies unless they have been explicitly instructed on this vacancy by a member of our recruitment team.