Early Talent Senior Advisor
London, GB
The opportunity for you
At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.
This is a superb opportunity for someone passionate about early careers to take the lead in shaping the future of legal talent. Whether you're an experienced Senior Advisor or an ambitious Advisor ready for your next step, you’ll be joining a collaborative and high-performing team at Taylor Wessing, working alongside Nicola Micklewright (Early Talent Senior Manager) — who brings deep expertise and fosters a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.
You’ll be at the forefront of our solicitor apprenticeship and trainee solicitor programmes, helping to design and deliver experiences that are inclusive, engaging and career-defining. From attraction and recruitment through to development and pastoral care, your work will directly influence the journeys of our future lawyers across London, Liverpool, Cambridge and Dublin. With strong links to our Responsible Business, Development and Advisory teams, this role offers the chance to work cross-functionally, drive innovation, and make a meaningful impact.
- Terms: 12-month fixed term contract.
- Location: London or Liverpool.
Key responsibilities
You’ll lead the delivery of both our solicitor apprenticeship and trainee solicitor programmes, ensuring every candidate receives a first-class experience from application to qualification. This includes designing and running immersive schemes such as our First Year Insight and Summer Vacation programmes, managing assessment centres, and working closely with the Early Talent Manager to ensure a smooth onboarding transition.
Externally, you’ll build strong relationships with universities, law societies and marketing partners, while internally you’ll collaborate with colleagues across Talent, Responsible Business and Development to deliver inclusive initiatives that support social mobility and diversity.
With opportunities to contribute to project work and continuous improvement, this is a role that offers real scope for growth and influence.
Knowledge, skills and experience
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring:
- Proven experience in early careers recruitment, ideally within legal or professional services.
- Strong programme and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
- A genuine passion for diversity, inclusion and social mobility.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Confidence in stakeholder engagement and relationship-building across all levels.
- Creativity, initiative and a proactive mindset.
- Strong organisational skills and a calm, structured approach to busy workloads.
Benefits
Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;
- Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely and from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week).
- Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
- Private medical insurance from your first day.
- Furthermore, you can opt in to a flexible rewards platform that enables you to choose the benefits that work for your lifestyle and situation.
Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.
With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 27 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Talent Acquisition team, with the addition of a Early Talent Senior Advisor.
Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
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