Trainee Development and Early Careers Advisor

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

Trainee Development and Early Careers Advisor - The role:

As a Trainee Development and Early Careers Advisor, you will:

• Support the administration of the London Trainee programme to ensure compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
• Assist with onboarding, induction, integration, and ongoing professional development training for new trainees.
• Coordinate the trainee rotation process.
• Manage the trainee evaluation process, including liaising with associates and partners, scheduling evaluations, and preparing summary packs.
• Conduct trainee development meetings, offering guidance on career planning and performance, and escalate concerns as needed.
• Support the qualification assessment and placement of trainees as first-year associates.
• Contribute to the Early Careers team’s regional strategy for sourcing, recruiting, and developing:
  • Legal apprentices working toward their degrees through pipelining programmes.
  • Business apprentices across functions such as Finance, Legal Operations, and Technology.

Trainee Development and Early Careers Advisor - What we're looking for:

We’re seeking someone who brings:

• A proven ability to build credibility quickly and develop trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing cyclical projects and processes, within trainee development or Early Careers. Trainee Recruitment and Apprenticeship recruitment experience will also be considered
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work across HR functions including Recruitment, HR Business Partners, and Global Mobility.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience coaching individuals and supporting people managers.
• A commercial outlook and the ability to analyse key metrics to identify trends and measure performance.
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the development of talent from all backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Trainee Development and Early Careers Advisor - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments 

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

If you’re passionate about developing future talent and want to be part of a global, inclusive, and forward-thinking firm, we’d love to hear from you.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ([email protected] for legal roles or [email protected] for business team roles).