Emerging Talent Advisor

Fantastic opportunity to join our Emerging Talent Team as an Advisor. This rarely available role can be based in any or our locations and we offer hybrid working.

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the role

Working as a member of the Emerging Talent team with a focus on the acquisition and development of our emerging talent programme across the UK and Internationally, you will strive to achieve the highest standards of learning and development, HR and acquisition provision for the firm’s emerging talent. Reporting to the Emerging Talent Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the current and future trainees and apprentices, as well as the acquisition of the firm’s future talent, ensuring they are fully supported and engaged with the business prior to joining and throughout their time up to qualification as a newly qualified solicitor. 

In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including

•    Working closely with the rest of the Emerging Talent team to ensure a seamless progression from campus to the firm. 
•    Supporting emerging talent with developing their career in the firm and progressing to qualification. 
•    Point of contact for all emerging talent HR and development queries for a defined practice group.
•    Liaising with key stakeholders (partners and office managers) for all international assignments, including obtaining the relevant approvals, management of the logistics, recommendations and obtaining feedback.
•    Supporting on the international emerging talent strategy. 
•    Supporting the Emerging Talent Manager on the bi-annual qualification process. 
•    Planning, attending and facilitating the emerging talent programmes. 
•    Design and delivery of professional skills programme to early talent and their supervisors.
•    Working closely with our preferred legal education provider to ensure that the compulsory and optional training needs/courses are completed.
•    Working with colleagues to drive innovation and continuous improvement across the Emerging Talent team. 
•    To carry out ad-hoc tasks and projects to support the strategic direction of the overall Talent Acquisition function.

   

About you

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

•    Proven track record of working with emerging talent within a professional services or legal environment.
•    Commercially focussed, with good negotiation skills, well organised and with the ability to manage a large and varied workload. 
•    Ability to define and implement creative campaigns and innovative approaches.
•    An understanding of how to qualify as a solicitor in England, Scotland and some of our international offices.
•    Strong HR technical skills, able to manage a wide range of situations. 
•    Effective networker, good at building and maintaining relationships both internally and externally. 
•    Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
•    Proactive customer service focus.

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

•    Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
•    Flexible, hybrid working policy
•    Generous bonus scheme
•    Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
•    Holiday exchange scheme
•    Private medical insurance
•    Enhanced parental leave
•    Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us.  In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field. 
 
As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.
 
When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break. 
 
We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.
 
We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. 

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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