Early Careers Assistant

**Early Careers Assistant (14-month FTC)**

Are you ready to make your mark as part of our Early Careers Team in our London Office?

Key Responsibilities

Early Careers Recruitment:
- Assisting with organizing Early Careers programmes and events, including open days, insight schemes, vacation schemes, assessment centres, and recruitment events- Co-ordinating room bookings, catering, name badges/cards, presenters, and social activities for events- Scheduling interviews and feedback calls in collaboration with the HR Operations team, ensuring timely collection of feedback- Co-ordinating law fairs, careers dinners, and ad-hoc recruitment events, including managing bookings, giveaways, representative attendance, and associated travel and accommodation- Building relationships with university careers services and law societies to co-ordinate sponsorships and maximize campus engagement opportunities- Administering reference checks via HireRight- Managing onboarding processes for Early Careers joiners with support from the HR Operations team- Attending UK law fairs, careers dinners, and recruitment events, with overnight stays required during the Milkround season from September to November- Supporting and attending Early Careers events, such as vacation schemes, open days, insight schemes, and solicitor apprentice/trainee inductions, including evening commitments
- Early Careers Development:
- Maintaining and updating the future trainee database- Administering payment of law school fees and maintenance grants for future trainees- Managing the onboarding process for trainee solicitors, ensuring smooth transitions- Monitoring and tracking trainee development by ensuring required training diary entries are submitted in ‘Unity’ and preparing monthly reports for the Training Principal and Manager, Early Careers Development- Assisting with planning and co-ordinating future trainee social and networking events- Maintaining and managing trainee employee files, ensuring records are accurate and up-to-date- Drafting and issuing trainee-related correspondence, including letters for references, leave requests, salary amendments, start date changes, and leavers- Supporting the Solicitor Apprenticeship Programme (SAP) induction, including onboarding, sourcing presenters, and overall co-ordination
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Providing support for team overflow work and covering during periods of absence (holiday/sickness)- Managing the invoice and expense process for Early Careers activities- Undertaking ad hoc administration and co-ordination tasks to support the wider Early Careers team as needed

Qualifications and skills
- Prior experience and knowledge of the Early Careers market is desirable
- Experience within a professional services environment is an advantage
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Client service oriented with a credible and professional approach
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high levels of accuracy
- A collaborative team player with a proactive and “can-do” attitude
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively
- Creative thinker with a pragmatic and solutions-focused mindset
- Able to work independently and take ownership of tasks
- Calm and composed under pressure, with a thoughtful and considered approach
- Demonstrated good judgement and professional maturity in all interactions
- Strong professional presence and interpersonal skills

What We Offer

When you join us, you’ll be working directly with partners, business leaders and many other inspiring colleagues across our global network of offices. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and development opportunities that will help you achieve your potential.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as an Early Careers Recruitment professional, and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

About White & Case

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Location and Reporting

This role is based in our London office, and reports to the Manager, Early Careers Recruitment and the Manager, Early Careers Development.

Our standard office hours are 09:30-18:00, with a current requirement for 3 days in the office per week.

Equal Opportunity Statement

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or v