Corporate Law Programme Manager

SEO London Corporate Law Programme

SEO London Corporate Law Programmes seek to identify outstanding candidates from Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) or social mobility qualifying backgrounds, for sponsor firms’ first year schemes, vacation schemes and training contracts.

We support law and non–law undergraduates in all years of study, graduates and career changers. We provide candidates with extensive training, mentoring and networking opportunities, offering significant exposure to the industry.

SEO London is also the delivery partner for City Solicitors Horizons (CSH), an exclusively social mobility focused initiative. This aims to improve the chances of undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds in accessing the legal profession.

The team is looking for individuals that can contribute strong graduate recruitment knowledge and bring fresh insights to the programme. If you enjoy working in a fast–moving environment, with a strong work ethic and passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, we would love to hear from you!

Candidate profile

We are looking for a personable candidate with 5 or more years of experience in a recruitment or relationship building setting. You will have the opportunity to put forward strategy and implement your own ideas and you will be expected to take initiative and be enthusiastic and motivated.

In addition, we ask for a genuine passion for charity work, diversity and social mobility. This is a fantastic role which offers candidates responsibility and professional development or a chance to change your career and use your previously  acquired skills.

Qualifications

University degree (any discipline)

Experience

One or more of the following:
5+ years’ experience in a relationship building/recruitment/talent or learning and development capacity.
2+ year of CSR/D&I experience
Third sector knowledge or experience (pro bono/volunteering considered)

Essential Skills

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint) 
Ability to assimilate large quantities of information
Strategic Thinking 
Attention to detail 
Organisation
Proactive
Ability to work independently 
Time management
Friendly and personable
Project management
Strong writing and presentation skills 
Relationship Management

Desirable Skills

Experience with the Solicitor qualification process 
Event Management
Ability to analyse data and draw inferences.
Collegiate approach to work with other managers
Marketing and Advertising abilities
Creativity

Main Duties & Responsibilities

As a leader within SEO London, this Programme Manager role plays an important part in managing the delivery of our law programmes – the Corporate Law Programme and City Solicitors Horizons (CSH) programme – and the overall growth strategy. The Programme Manager directly line manages a team of Programme Coordinators, who are each responsible for programme delivery across our partner law firms, corporates and our candidate relationships.

The role includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Firm and External Stakeholder Relations

Strategic lead for Corporate Law and City Solicitors Horizons (CSH) firm relations
Ensuring excellent programme management from Programme Co–ordinators
Setting KPIs and monitoring outputs to ensure programme delivery is on track
Business development of partner firm relationships.
Renewal of existing partnerships and working with the SEO CEO to develop and pitch new partnerships
Tracking current Corporate Law and CSH firm information including their diversity aims, their internal targets and their recruitment process changes

Candidate Sourcing and Management

Responsible for overseeing the recruitment and development of new candidates for each academic year
Alongside the Campus Lead, building on existing university partnerships, identifying new ways to increase candidate recruitment
Overseeing the screening, assessing and training the Corporate Law class

Events and Training

Corporate Law event logistics support and supervision
Organising mentor/mentee information and allocations for CSH
Co–ordinating work experience for CSH candidates

Ad–hoc projects

Entrepreneurship and fresh ideas encouraged

Flexibility

In order to deliver the SEO London Corporate Law Programme effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will, however, fall within the scope of the role.

The job description will be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the role.