Event Manager

Title: Events Manager

Location: Leeds City Centre (Hybrid)

Role Type: FTC (12 Months)

The Position:

The Events Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of the firm’s events programme, including client-facing events, webinars, sponsorships, and internal initiatives. This role plays a key part in enhancing the firm’s brand visibility, strengthening client relationships, and supporting business development objectives through high-quality, strategically aligned events.

Key Deliverables:

Event Planning & Delivery

• Plan and manage a calendar of events, including seminars, conferences, webinars, hospitality events, and sponsorships.
• Lead end-to-end event delivery, from concept and logistics to post-event evaluation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with partners, lawyers, and BD teams to identify event opportunities and objectives.
• Liaise with external suppliers, venues, and agencies, providing on-site support as the main point of contact.

Marketing & Promotion

• Develop promotional materials and campaigns in collaboration with the Marketing Manager.
• Manage event invitations, RSVPs, and follow-up communications using CRM and email tools.

Budget & Reporting

• Manage event budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness and value for money.
• Track event performance, gather feedback, and report on ROI.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure all events comply with legal, regulatory, health & safety requirements.
• Manage data privacy and GDPR considerations in event communications and attendee management.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in event management, ideally within a professional services or legal environment.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple events simultaneously and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and event/CRM platforms (e.g., InterAction, Vuture, Eventbrite, Zoom).

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience in the IP or legal sector.
• CIM or event management qualification.
• Creative thinker with a proactive, can-do attitude.
• Strong understanding of brand and client experience.

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution.

With 25 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.

HGF Values

People - People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work-life balance. Progression is based on merit.

Excellence – We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.

Teamwork – We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Progressive – We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out-of-date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.