Recruitment Intern (Closing Date 22/11/2024)

Linklaters is a global commercial law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide. We are one of The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women, a Working Families top 30 employer, recognised by Stonewall as the leading employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a top employer for advancing social mobility.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the Legal industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Linklaters, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Recruitment Intern – The role:

This role is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract.

As Recruitment Intern, you will become part of our dynamic recruitment team, learning from seasoned professionals. Your role involves supporting the recruitment process to attract and hire top talent from diverse backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrative Support: Assist in the recruitment processes for both lawyer and business teams, including facilitating recruitment approval.
• Candidate Management: Organise interviews and assessments by coordinating the diaries of interviewers and candidates, both virtually and in-person.
• Candidate Experience: Ensure a positive journey for candidates and contribute to initiatives that enhance the candidate experience and attract a diverse pool of applicants.
• Project Participation: Engage in various HR projects as required to support recruitment efforts.

Recruitment Intern – What we’re looking for:

• Some experience in an office environment, preferably in an administrative role dealing with senior level individuals.
• An individual who possesses excellent relationship-building skills with a professional, warm, and approachable demeanour.
• Highly organised and responsive, capable of multitasking and prioritising within a dynamic and demanding role.
• Strong communication abilities in writing and daily dialogue with colleagues and candidates.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to learn and a strong interest in delivering excellent service.

Recruitment Intern – What’s on offer?

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you’ll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services.

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes.
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave.
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave.
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders (lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for legal roles or ukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for business team roles).

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