Early Talent Advisor - #1696804

Are you passionate about nurturing early legal talent and shaping the future of the legal profession?

Join Anthony Collins Solicitors, a social purpose law firm, as our new Early Talent Advisor, where you’ll play a key role in developing, coordinating, and delivering innovative talent programmes that support and grow the next generation of legal professionals.

As our Early Talent Advisor, you’ll take the lead on a range of exciting early careers initiatives. From managing our highly regarded Trainee Solicitor Scheme to shaping new apprenticeship pathways, you’ll be instrumental in developing a best-in-class early careers offering.

You’ll:

• Coordinate and promote the AC Trainee Solicitor Scheme, including Vacation Schemes, Law Fairs, and internal recruitment.
• Be a key contact for our trainees, supporting their development and career progression.
• Develop and deliver alternative qualification routes (SQE, CILEx, Equivalent Means).
• Launch and lead on apprenticeship programmes, including a new Paralegal Apprenticeship.
• Collaborate with HR and senior leaders to build structured early careers development pathways.
• Strengthen relationships with universities and external training providers.
• Oversee work experience placements and support our long-term talent pipeline.
  
  

You’ll be experienced in early talent, legal recruitment, or learning & development, and you’ll bring:

• A proactive, ideas-driven mindset with a passion for career development.
• Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working wit apprenticeships, traineeships, or graduate programmes.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with a wide range of internal and external partners.
  
  

Experience in the legal or professional services sector is desirable but not essential.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a welcoming, values-led organisation that puts people and communities at the heart of everything we do. We offer:

• Hybrid working.
• Opportunities to shape strategy and drive innovation in early careers.
• A supportive HR team that values collaboration, growth, and creativity.
• 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas
• The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available to use for social purpose volunteering
• Newly refurbished office with an onsite café
• Free access to an on-site gym
  
  

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose - to “improve lives, communities and society". For over 50 years we’ve been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.

What makes Anthony Collins Solicitors distinctive, beyond simply being a sector-specialist law firm, is our people and the values we share. We’re extremely proud of the calibre of people that we attract; people who are inspired by our values, motivated by our vision and work with our clients to positively influence the society and communities we are building together.

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.