Events and Strategic Partnerships Manager- 14 months FTC

Location:

London, GB

Department or practice area: Marketing

The opportunity for you

Are you ready to shape bold, creative, standout experiences for a global law firm?
This is your opportunity to take a central role in Taylor Wessing’s Events & Strategic Partnerships team , designing and delivering distinctive, high‑impact events that challenge expectations and elevate our brand in the market.

From advising the business on “the right event, in the right format, at the right time,” to working with flagship partnerships like the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize with the National Portrait Gallery, this FTC role puts you at the heart of strategic, high‑visibility programmes. If you thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and love turning ideas into moments that matter, this role is made for you.

Key responsibilities

Event Delivery & Strategy

Create and deliver a wide range of internal and external events — including conferences, seminars, round tables, webinars, hospitality and international events.
Manage events from planning through to completion, while supporting and guiding team members on shared projects.
Support large-scale firmwide events such as partner conferences and international sector or practice group activities.

Brand, Collateral & Supplier Management

Ensure all event and sponsorship collateral aligns with firmwide brand guidelines, maintaining high-quality standards.
Source and contract UK and international venues and negotiate effectively with suppliers.
Oversee accurate event budgeting, reporting and post-event financial reconciliation.

Data, Systems & Reporting

Manage the CRM system to support targeting, invites and attendance analysis.
Analyse event and sponsorship performance, identifying trends and ensuring the most effective strategies.
Collaborate with the Digital team to promote events across the website, intranet and social media channels.

Stakeholder Engagement & Team Collaboration

Work closely with practice groups, sector teams and BD stakeholders, advising on suitable event formats and opportunities.
Be an advocate for best practice, applying strong project management techniques.
Support the Events team operationally and provide guidance to Business Development Assistants.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Experience

Proven track record delivering in‑person and virtual events across varying scales within corporate, legal or professional services environments (UK and internationally).
Experience with event and marketing platforms such as Vuture and ON24.
Strong supplier management skills, with experience working with UK and European vendors, agencies and venues.
End-to-end budget oversight including invoice processing and ROI-focused post‑event evaluation.
Expertise managing event collateral (agendas, invites, badges, schedules, travel, accommodation etc.).

Skills & Personal Qualities

Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong stakeholder management abilities.
Highly organised, proactive and comfortable working under pressure.
Positive, supportive and diplomatic when managing expectations across internal teams.
Flexible and willing to work outside standard hours during event delivery periods.
A team player who embraces change and enjoys implementing new ways of working.
Strong IT literacy across Microsoft Office applications.
Creative, professional, service‑oriented mindset with a passion for standout event experienc

Benefits

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working 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).
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

Our culture

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.

The way we work

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.

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 1250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 26 offices and 16 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Marketing team, with the addition of a Events and Strategic Partnerships Manager- 14 months FTC.