Job Description Professional Development Specialist n Rapidly growing elite US law firm is looking to hire a new Senior Professional Development Specialist to work with some of London’s very best lawyers. n What’s on Offer: n n To £65,000 n Fantastic Benefits including very generous pension and free meals n 9:30am to 5:30pm n Office based n n Senior Professional Development Specialist- What you will be doing : n n Provide assistance for London internal programs including preparing sign-in sheets and organising final materials. n Schedule conference room space for events and programs. n Invite management – liaising with secretaries/presenters, reception on availability, understanding populations of groups to know who to invite, understand training requirements n Keeping up to date with date/session changes – flagging where appropriate. n Attend and monitor live training programs. n Coordinate across the Operation’s Team (including Business Development, DE&I, Legal Personnel) to manage and synchronise firm’s multiple event calendars. n Assist training coordinators with post-programming materials, including finalising timed agendas, sign-in sheets, evaluation forms and summaries n Attendance tracking and uploading training videos and materials to the firm’s tracking system, Micron. n Serve as back-up and provide support for all programs and events. n Help maintain multiple Career Development tracking charts. n Assist with scheduling one-on-one coaching sessions with external coaches and internal team members’ meetings with large classes of associates. n Assist Career Development team with outside consultant/coaching schedules. n Assisting with new joiner onboarding including the extranet and new joiner forms etc. n Tracking the HireRight check process for all legal joiners including liaising with HireRight and candidates to follow up as necessary. n Assisting the wider HR team with visa and immigration processes and tracking as required. n Preparing first draft leave letters for Senior Manager to review. n Scheduling check-in meetings as required for the Senior Manager with new joiners and flagging these dates for regular PG outreach. n Assisting with the London set up of lateral ‘buddy’ program. n Creating and updating London PG team sheets and ‘Facebook’ docs on regular basis (in conjunction with London Marketing & BD/Graphics team). n Assisting with scheduling and administration on the annual review process including tracking feedback to identify areas for proactive follow up. n n Senior Professional Development Specialist – What we are looking for: n n Bachelor’s degree desirable. n One to two years of experience working within a professional services environment, ideally a global law firm. n Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels. n Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task and work in an environment with shifting priorities and have meticulous attention to detail. n Resourceful, driven attitude with a genuine desire and energy to use a ‘can do’ approach to ensure team success. n Enthusiastic about the subject of legal professional development and personnel support. n
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