Early Careers Manager, Flex Legal
2-5 days a week in office
Legal profession staffing agency
Job no longer available
Legal profession staffing agency
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
2-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the legal industry more human and agile.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking someone with strong emotional intelligence (EQ), ideally some knowledge of the legal industry, and a commercial mindset
- While a background in early careers or employee engagement is preferred, we are open to hearing from anyone who believes they are a good fit for the role
- A dynamic individual with strong emotional intelligence
- Someone who embodies our core values of being human, entrepreneurial, and trusted
- A quick thinker who excels at problem-solving in fast-paced environments and isn’t afraid to share new ideas
- An individual comfortable with juggling competing demands and managing a varied workload
- A strong communicator, confident in navigating difficult conversations and conveying complex information
- Ideally, someone with some familiarity with the legal industry
- A background in employee engagement or early careers is beneficial, but we are also open to hearing from individuals who believe they meet the criteria
- Based in London, with the ability to commute to our offices at least two days a week
- Available to work between 4-5 days a week
What the job involves
- Flex Trainee is looking for an Early Careers Executive (internally titled Trainee Success Executive) to join our team and take ownership of several trainee, apprentice, and supervisor relationships
- Reporting to the Head of Trainee Success, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our trainees and apprentices throughout their exams and qualifying work experience, while driving continuous innovation within Flex HQ
- Mentoring and supporting trainees, apprentices, and CoSec trainees through their exams, studies, qualifying work experience, and professional development
- Developing and managing commercial relationships with Flex Trainee supervisors and clients
- Monitoring trainee and apprentice progress by fostering strong relationships with our external training and apprenticeship partners
- Taking ownership of new projects, ideas, and initiatives across the business to ensure the growth and success of the Flex Trainee programme
- Working closely with the Head of Trainee Success on performance management and engagement across all trainees and apprentices
- Assisting our Business Operations Lead with onboarding new clients and supervisors to the Flex Trainee programme, including training supervisors on best practices, managing onboarding documentation, and facilitating introductions to trainees and key contacts
- Reporting to the Head of Trainee Success on activities across all areas of Flex Trainee, including monthly project check-ins, mentoring meetings, study progress, exam results, and trainee journals
- Collaborating with the Commercial and Growth team to ensure a seamless approach to onboarding new businesses to the Flex Trainee programme
- Working closely with the Business Operations Lead to ensure that contractual documentation is processed efficiently
- Troubleshooting any issues or roadblocks with both trainees and supervisors to ensure everyone has a positive experience as part of Flex Trainee
- Representing Flex Trainee at external networking events as an ambassador
- Supporting the Head of Trainee Success and Head of Talent with interviews and assessment centres
- Support with the design, development, and delivery of our internship programmes and partnerships
- Advocating for social mobility in the legal industry and supporting our mission to close the inequality gap
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Law firms often experience periods of increased demand, especially around project work, but don't have the time or expertise to easily source skilled legal professionals. Flex Legal was founded in 2017 with the goal of easing these staffing problems, giving law firms access to a flexible pool of qualified and vetted lawyers and paralegals.
Flex's main competition are the traditional recruitment agencies who have supplied temporary workers in this sector, but lacking the links to the legal profession they are unable to source the best talent or accurately assess their suitability for roles. Compared to other legal agencies Flex is a step ahead in its matching systems and interface, for instance offering video profiles and automated timesheets and invoicing systems which are not typical in the sector.
As the legal profession continues to modernise, having access to the top new talent will be increasingly important. Flex's contribution is to implement tools like the training journal app, which is the UK's first digital Qualifying Work Experience record. This will bolster Flex's pool of qualified legal talent while supporting students and employees through the qualification process, a win-win for the company and the industry. In 2024, an acquisition by vision-aligned London-based international law firm Mishcon de Raya will see Flex maintain autonomy and benefit from new capital.
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Company
Company benefits
- Private healthcare (following successful completion of 3 month probationary period)
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working, with vibrant office based just off Bermondsey Street in London
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced parental leave pay
- Generous nursery benefit (subject to scheme’s eligibility criteria)
- £200 annual development budget for personal/professional development
- £200 allowance towards home office equipment
- Employee Assistance Programme
Company HQ
Bermondsey, London, UK
Leadership
Mary Bonsor
(Co-Founder)Is also a Governor at Keyworth Primary School. Was previously a Solicitor at Winckworth Sherwood LLP.
James Moore
(Co-Founder)Is a board member for SysKit, Gearset and 3T Software Labs. Prior to co-founding Flex Legal was CTO of Redgate Software.
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