The Department

The People team play a key role in enabling the firm to attract, develop and retain great people, and giving them the tools and support needed to develop and fulfil their potential, and that of the firm. The team is welcoming, inclusive, driven by providing a 'high touch' level of service, and collaborative in terms of how we work. The team consists of c.50 people in both business-facing, generalist roles (Advisory) alongside specialist teams (Data & Systems; Reward; Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing; Employment, Policy & Engagement; Talent Acquisition, as well as our Academy, which consists of Academy Learning, Academy Tech and Early Careers).

The Team

The Early Careers Team manages the recruitment and ongoing support of approximately 20 apprentices, 60 graduate trainees, and regular cohorts of work experience students and interns. The team of five is responsible for the attraction and recruitment of all early career talent, as well as ensuring the support and development of each cohort, including their transition into the Firm upon qualification. This Advisor role is centred on the attraction and recruitment and the successful candidate will be tasked with developing and implementing strategies to attract and recruit top early career talent into the Firm. This role presents an excellent opportunity for individuals with a background in a similar position at another firm or with early careers experience in another professional services sector.

Duties and Responsibilities

Attraction Programme:

• Design and implement comprehensive attraction strategies to engage with potential candidates across various entry channels, including legal, legal operations, and business operations.
• Actively promote the Firm's employer brand through external career events, online graduate platforms, external partnerships and through networking opportunities, ensuring a strong presence in the market.
• Work with the Communications and Digital Marketing teams to design and implement social media campaigns and oversee the creation of compelling digital content to target key demographics and enhance the Firm's visibility.
• Maintaining strong relationships with suppliers with regards to marketing/attraction and using these resources efficiently to promote recruitment.

Recruitment Processes:

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for early career roles, from application screening to offers, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for all candidates.
• Review applications, conduct interviews, design & deliver assessment centres, and facilitate post-assessment discussions to ensure the best candidate selections.
• Collaborate with Training Principals and senior partners to understand the Firm's needs and provide expert advice on recruitment best practices.
• Develop and oversee future joiner programmes, ensuring that trainees and apprentices receive continuous support and engagement from offer acceptance through to induction, ensuring a smooth transition into the Firm.
• Collaborate with the Academy team in designing and delivering induction programmes for apprentices and interns.

Collaboration:

• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with educational institutions, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, including HR colleagues, Training Principals, and senior Partners.
• Work closely with the Firm's EDI Committees to develop and integrate initiatives that support our Core Values and EDI Strategy into the attraction and recruitment processes.

Team Support:

• Directly manage and mentor an Early Careers Assistant, supporting their professional growth and ensuring the team's objectives are met.
• Assist the Early Careers Development Advisor in providing comprehensive support and development to all early careers cohorts throughout the duration of their programmes.
• Responsible for feeding into the Early Careers budget.

Analysis and Reporting:

• Regularly review and refine attraction and recruitment processes to align with the Firm's D&I/EDI Strategy and operational efficiencies.
• Monitor the effectiveness of early career recruitment initiatives, providing detailed reports and recommendations for enhancements.

Skills/Experience

• Demonstrable experience in early careers attraction and recruitment, ideally within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong project management skills with a track record of managing graduate and/or apprenticeship programmes and D&I/EDI initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders.
• Resilient and adaptable, with the capacity to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
• A proactive mindset, excellent organisational skills, and meticulous attention to detail.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to travel locally and work from our three UK offices as needed.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLP in Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. Mishcon Academy , our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a commitment to be a net zero carbon business , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management , MDR Cyber , MDR Discover , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work, each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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