Early Careers Advisor
- Glasgow
- Permanent
- Full-time
Duration: Permanent
Location: London or Scotland
Reports to: Senior Early Careers Advisor
Type of Role: Hybrid
Requsition no: 8581The RoleEarly 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 ResponsibilitiesRelationship 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.