Early Careers Officer in Ipswich

Outreach & Engagement

• Organise and attend careers events, law fairs, and presentations at schools, colleges, and universities to represent Birketts.
• Build and maintain relationships with key educational institutions and careers contacts.
• Deliver engaging workshops, talks, and webinars on legal careers and routes into law.
• Support widening participation and diversity initiatives through targeted outreach activity.
• Identify new partnership opportunities to expand Birketts’ outreach potential.

Early Careers Recruitment Support

• Assist with recruiting trainee solicitors, apprentices, and vacation scheme candidates.
• Manage elements of the recruitment process including:
• Interview scheduling.
• Candidate communications and feedback.
• Online assessments and administration.
• Support the organisation and delivery of vacation schemes and insight events.

Employer Branding & Marketing

• Maintain and update early careers content across:
• Careers website.
• Recruitment platforms.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to produce:
• Social media content.
• Videos and promotional materials.
• Promote Birketts as an employer of choice within the early talent market.

Candidate Experience & Onboarding

• Act as a key contact for early careers candidates, providing guidance and timely communication.
• Support onboarding processes for trainees and apprentices.
• Help ensure a seamless and positive journey from application through to joining.

Data, Reporting & Insights

• Maintain accurate recruitment data and applicant tracking systems.
• Produce reports and insights to support decision-making and improve outreach effectiveness.
• Evaluate outreach and engagement activity to inform future strategy.

Wider Team Support

• Work collaboratively with HR, marketing, and stakeholders across the firm.
• Support coordination of early careers programmes and events.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and candidate attraction strategies.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

What we are looking for

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in outreach, recruitment, or early careers engagement.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and event management skills.
• Digital and social media awareness.
• Data handling and reporting capability.
• Aware of employment law relating to recruitment.
• Proactive and organised.
• Collaborative and team-oriented.
• Passionate about early careers and social mobility.
• Customer-focused with strong attention to detail.

Hybrid Working

Birketts is a flexible business which has embraced a hybrid working model where our colleagues enjoy a mix of home and office working. This role attracts a split of 60% office days and 40% working from home days per week.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays.
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service.
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed).
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee).
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share).
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance.
• Paid CSR Day.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Electric car scheme.
• Dress for your Day Policy.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusivity

Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.