Early Careers Recruitment Assistant

Owen Reed is recruiting for an Early Careers Recruitment (ECR) Assistant to join our collaborative ECR Team, part of the wider HR Department. This role supports the attraction and recruitment of future solicitors to ensure the continued success of the firm. The successful candidate will play a key role in a well-established team of recruitment professionals and will report directly to the Marketing Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing & Communications

• Support the ECR marketing and communications campaigns in collaboration with the Marketing Manager and Adviser.

• Assist with the promotion and logistics of both virtual and in-person ECR events, including drafting promotional emails and coordinating firm representatives.

• Contribute to the social media content campaign: support content planning, scheduling, post-event evaluation, and assist with video/photo shoots.

• Maintain mailing lists and support the execution of the annual communications campaign.

• Manage and update the ECR website regularly.

• Compile annual university statistics documents and organise pre-season briefing meetings with university teams.

• Oversee stock levels and distribution of branded materials for work experience programmes.

University Relationship Management

• Support Advisers with society sponsorships and campus event coordination across assigned target universities.

• Organise firm presentations and student society events: from scheduling to promotion and logistics.

• Coordinate society sponsorships: arrange meetings, process sponsorship agreements, and track outcomes.

• Schedule and promote campus events, design social media assets, and handle all pre/post-event communications.

• Arrange representatives to attend university events and maintain the university event tracker with feedback and activity updates.

• Attend meetings and ceremonies with student prize-winners.

Recruitment Events & Work Experience

• Help coordinate and deliver recruitment and work experience events.

• Represent the firm at external ECR events throughout the year.

Applications & Interview Support

• Assist Advisers with monitoring application review progress on the online system.

• Conduct short HR interviews as part of the training contract process.

• Help coordinate weekly candidate review and offer meetings.

• During peak seasons, assist with candidate check-ins (virtual/in-person), manage written exercises, and support interview coordination.

Reporting & Miscellaneous

• Support Managers with data reporting: generate reports and manipulate data using Excel (pivot tables, etc.).

• Respond to internal and external ECR-related queries via phone and email.

• Contribute to ad hoc projects and provide general team support as required.

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree-educated or equivalent experience in a similar role.

• Preferably prior experience in early careers recruitment, ideally within legal or professional services.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask, prioritise, and perform under pressure.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with high attention to detail.

• Confident, enthusiastic, and proactive; able to work independently and take ownership of tasks.

• Comfortable receiving direction from multiple stakeholders.

• A strong team player who builds positive relationships internally and externally at all levels.

• High level of professionalism and integrity, with strong ethical standards.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.

• A genuine interest in HR and early careers recruitment.

Key Behaviours (Business Services Framework)

• Technical & Professional Expertise

• Service Excellence

• Drive to Deliver

• Analytical Thinking & Sound Judgement

• Clear Communication & Influencing Skills

• Collaboration & Teamwork

• Resilience

• Leadership & People Management