Emerging Talent Administrator

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the role

As an Emerging Talent Administrator, you will play a vital role in supporting the firm’s Emerging Talent (ET) programmes, from attraction and recruitment through to hire, onboarding and the full employee lifecycle processes for the firm’s Emerging Talent population.

Working closely with the Emerging Talent, HR Operations teams and internal and external stakeholders, you’ll ensure that our future Trainees, Solicitor Apprentices, and Secondees receive a professional and seamless experience. This role offers a broad mix of admin tasks within a small team.

Key Responsibilities

Emerging Talent Recruitment & Onboarding:

• Respond to candidate and stakeholder queries via the shared ET inbox in a timely, helpful manner, demonstrating initiative and taking ownership of requests
• Support the organisation and facilitation of candidate assessment days (including logistics, materials, and coordination before during and after the event)
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate candidate records in our recruitment platforms (Apply4Law, Workday) and team trackers, including our future Trainees, Apprentices
• Send key communications such as interview invites, rejection emails, offer letters, and reference requests and oversee candidate requests and queries
• Manage candidate travel expense claims
• Support the firm’s Law Scholarship schemes
• Perform electronic filing of candidate and employee documentation
• Onboarding of all Emerging Talent Programme participants, including pre-employment screening, Occupational Health screening, right to work checks and IT kit arrangements.

Workday & HR Operations Support:

• Collaborate with the HR Operations team to deliver end-to-end employee lifecycle administration for the firm’s Emerging Talent population, including:
• Supporting the firm’s Trainee and Apprentice qualification process including issuing contracts, and leaver process
• Managing Workday data updates relating to the firm’s Emerging Talent population including supporting the bi-annual seat rotation process, salary changes and performance reviewers.
• Supporting external and internal Emerging Talent secondments including the processing of international allowances and visa requirements
• Providing references and processing employment verification requests
• Scheduling Trainee and Apprentice meetings for the ET Advisors and Managers as required.

About You

We’re committed to your professional development and will provide the support and training you need to succeed. To thrive in this role, you should bring:

• Strong HR and  recruitment administration experience
• A demonstrable interest in Emerging Talent
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• A proactive and solution-focused mindset
• A team player with a professional and approachable manner
• Experience with HR systems, especially Workday, is highly desirable
• Good Excel skills are an advantage
   

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

•    Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
•    Flexible, hybrid working policy
•    Generous bonus scheme
•    Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
•    Holiday exchange scheme
•    Private medical insurance
•    Enhanced parental leave

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us.  In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field. 
 
As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.
 
When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break. 
 
We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.
 
We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@cms-cmno.com who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site. Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. 
 

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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