Winckworth Sherwood LLP
Learning & Development Assistant
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ABOUT THE ROLE
This Learning & Development (L&D) Assistant role is to work within our London based HR department. The department is split across HR, Payroll, Benefits, Recruitment and L&D. Working closely with the L&D Manager, the role will see you work across the entire business, liaising with lawyers and business professionals at all seniority levels. Alongside the L&D Manager, you will ensure the smooth delivery of professional skills and technical development sessions, providing invaluable administrative support, as well as championing a growth mindset around the firm.
Some of your day-to-day tasks will include:
- Support the L&D Manager to coordinate development programme logistics, including scheduling, registrations, room bookings
- Act as the first point of contact for L&D queries
- Prepare materials and work with the L&D Manager to develop course content
- Build high quality relationships with external training providers and internal stakeholders at all levels of the business
- Collate course feedback, analyse respondent data and make recommendations to enhance the offering
- Process invoices from suppliers and other external contacts.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for their first role in an L&D team and over time, the position could lead on to a broader role, providing more direct support in the facilitating of professional skills and technical development sessions.
Note to agencies: We are only accepting direct applications at this time.
ABOUT YOU
We are open to seeing university graduates as well as candidates with transferable expertise looking for their first L&D role. You may also have had some exposure, professionally, to an L&D team and want to work in a larger, more complex organisation. You will be able to bring a high degree of energy and enthusiasm, coupled with excellent organisational skills, a willingness to learn, and a genuine passion for supporting the development of others and delivering an outstanding colleague experience.
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In return, you work closely with an L&D Manager who has spent over 20yrs in the L&D sector, who will take a proactive approach to guiding and mentoring you. The wider HR team are a fun, collaborative, down to earth group of people who love what they do and enjoy the unique challenge that comes with working within a law firm.
WHY US
Winckworth Sherwood is an exciting, diverse, and growing business. We are a full-service law firm with a diverse client base, that prides itself on providing advice across a broad range of sectors and markets. Delivering a first-class service is key to everything we do.
Our clients range from some of the UK’s largest businesses and institutions, housebuilders and developers through to investors, professional partnerships, family offices, not for profit organisations and private individuals – all of which benefit from the flexible, practical approach of our lawyers.
We recognise that our people play a key part in our success and as a result we are committed to their development and well-being. We promote a healthy work-life balance and flexibility, keeping our people motivated and stimulated to deliver great things.
YOUR APPLICATION JOURNEY
Application review
Your profile will be screened by a member of the WS recruitment team. If your CV is shortlisted, you will be invited to have a short call with our Recruitment Manager, Ash Evans, to discuss your interest in the vacancy. No AI is used in our application screening process! Every candidate who applies to this role will be told if they have been successful or not in moving to the next stage.
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1st interview (in person at our London office)
This will be with the L&D Manager and Recruitment Manager, who will discuss your interest in the role, what you are looking for professionally, and ask some competency/behavioural questions that relate to the key skills/behaviours needed for this position. There will also be a chance to demonstrate your skills via a technical scenario.
Every candidate who reaches this stage will be offered the chance to have a feedback call with our Recruitment Manager to understand why they weren't progressed to the next interview stage, so that you can use this feedback to help with other job applications.
2nd interview (in person at our London office)
At this stage, you will meet the Head of HR and the L&D Manager again. You will be able to learn more about the wider HR team and this meeting will also be a good opportunity to ask any final role/firm specific questions.
Every candidate who reaches this stage will be offered the chance to have a feedback call with our Recruitment Manager to understand why they weren't offered the position, so that you can use this feedback to help with other job applications.
Offer of employment
If you are successful and accept our offer of employment, we will submit your details to our background screening company (Giant), who will conduct a series of background checks. Once these have been completed and we have separately validated your proof of right to work in the UK, a start date can be agreed, and your onboarding schedule can be planned.
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