Early Careers Advisor

Department: Human Resources

Duration: Permanent

Location: London or Scotland

Reports to: Senior Early Careers Advisor

Type of Role: Hybrid

Requsition no: 8581

The Role

Early Careers is at the forefront of Dentons' people agenda. The Early Careers Development Advisor will play a crucial role in supporting and enhancing our early careers programmes. This position involves working closely with key stakeholders across the Region to develop and retain high-quality graduate and school leaver talent within the firm. The role will have a dual focus on development and wider early careers projects, including process and systems advancements, straddling both recruitment and development.

The role will be working closely with the Senior Early Careers Advisor, Early Careers Manager, HR Services Centre and wider HR team.

Key Responsibilities

Relationship Management

• Act as a key contact for queries from Early Careers Professionals.
• Engage with the Early Careers Recruitment & Development Partners and maintain relationships with Early Careers Mentors across the region.
• Work with supervisors, Practice Managers, and Group Leaders to ensure they are fully aware of and support the early careers strategy.
• Build relationships with third parties, including law schools, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Law Society of Scotland (LSS), the Law Society of Ireland (LSI), and external service providers.
• Collaborate with Dentons HR Service Centre (DBSE) to ensure efficient process management and proactive engagement.

Early Careers Professional Development

• Assist in planning, attending, and facilitating the annual induction programmes for Early Careers Professionals across all offices.
• Coordinate biannual practice group rotations and manage international and client secondments.
• Monitor Early Career Professionals performance.
• Manage the mid-seat review and end-of-seat review processes for all Early Careers Professionals.
• Facilitate biannual forums and ad-hoc focus group sessions with the Training Principal and Development Partners.
• Coordinate the qualification process with the Senior Early Careers Development Advisor.
• Oversee the admission process, working closely with the HR Services Centre (DBSE) and Early Careers Coordinators.
• Support supervisors with any issues related to Early Careers Professionals.
• Continuously innovate the Firm's training contract and early careers programme to attract and retain high-quality talent.
• Monitor regulatory developments including updates to the Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE).
• Provide essential support for the new Business Services Apprentice Programme.
• Conduct exit interviews with Early Career Professionals were applicable.

Process Improvement and Strategic Projects

• Assist the Early Careers team with strategic projects.
• Produce accurate reports and management information for internal dashboards and external profiles.
• Maintain robust budgeting processes in early careers, in collaboration with the Early Careers team.
• General administrative duties, including always keeping HR records and system up to date.

Required Experience, Skills, and Attributes

• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the UK & Ireland for in-house and external events.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• Interest in employment law and practical handling of employee relations issues.
• Ability to manage a varied and demanding workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong rapport-building skills, including influencing senior stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present to large groups.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality standards.
• Proactive in seeking continuous improvement.
• Previous experience within a development or Early Careers role is desirable.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email [email protected].

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email [email protected]. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.