A leading commercial Law Firm has an exciting opportunity for a skilled and passionate Learning and Development Manager. You will pay an important role in bringing our 5-year L&D strategy to life! You will work closely with the wider HR team, build positive and productive relationships across legal and business services departments, and have genuine scope to be a part of how learning is designed and delivered at Bevan Brittan. The role will report to our Senior Learning and Development Business Partner, and you will play a key role in mentoring junior team members, including our L&D Advisor, and L&D Co-ordinator.

The Role

• Play a key role in supporting the delivery of the L&D strategy and plan, supporting the creation and delivery of effective, high-quality learning programmes and initiatives.
• Design and facilitate engaging learning experiences across all levels of the firm, from early careers and in time to senior leaders using a variety of formats, methodologies, and modern learning models.
• Lead the design and delivery of a Business Services Pathway Development Programme aligned to the Business Services Career Framework, working collaboratively with key stakeholders to identify capability gaps, and create targeted solutions.
• Partner with our Early Talent team to continually evolve the firm’s Early Careers Development Programme ensuring it supports the attraction, onboarding, and professional growth of our trainees, apprentices, and paralegals.
• Design an accessible and comprehensive Line Management Toolkit, providing managers at all levels across the firm with practical resources, frameworks, and guidance to support their people and teams effectively.
• Partner closely with the HR team to ensure L&D activity aligns with broader people initiatives and projects, including performance, talent, wellbeing, and inclusion.
• Build and maintain trusted and productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels across legal departments and business services functions, acting as a credible and approachable L&D Manager.
• Identify and proactively recommend improvements to existing learning programmes and processes, drawing on data, feedback, and best practice.
• Manage multiple workstreams, maintaining high standards of quality, organisation, timekeeping, and delivery within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Stay current with developments in learning theory, digital learning tools, and the legal sector to bring fresh thinking and innovation to L&D at Bevan Brittan.
• Work closely with the Senior L&D Business Partner to agree key metrics, measure, and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of L&D interventions, using data and insight to continuously improve outcomes.

About You

• Previous experience in L&D within a law firm or large partnership environment (or similar) translating business needs into effective learning solutions.
• Highly skilled in facilitation and learning delivery at all career levels from apprentices and trainees, up to and including exposure to Partner and Director level.
• Experience of leading, designing, implementing, and evaluating highly engaging, innovative, blended learning interventions that deliver impactful behavioural change.
• Commercial nous and gravitas to quickly build strong working relationships with key stakeholders and to best represent the value of L&D to the business.
• A collaborative team player who works with others effectively.
• Positive and professional attitude with a high level of self and interpersonal awareness.
• Knowledge of up-to-date and cutting-edge learning solutions and technologies.
• The ability to think strategically and execute at an operational level.
• Creative, with a passion for creating practical solutions.
• Excellent organisational, time-management, and project management skills.
• High quality standards and strong attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement and an agile mind-set.

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Our Client, a leading Commercial Law Firm is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive and highly organised HR Advisor to join our HR team! Our growing Business has plenty of opportunities to make a difference for someone who is flexible, keen to learn, support and work collaboratively with colleagues across the entire employee life cycle. This role will report to our Senior HR Business Partner in and will work in a hybrid way with a high level of flexibility in our Bristol office.

The Role:

• Work closely with the HR team to provide a high quality, proactive and solutions-focussed generalist HR service to the firm, with a focus on supporting our Business Services teams.
• Coach, support and challenge managers across our Business Services teams in the application of HR policies and procedures, providing advice and guidance on a range of HR issues to drive best practice.
• Supporting and advising managers on a wide variety of HR and employee relations matters in a way that builds management capability. Acting as their first point of contact and demonstrating excellent knowledge of their teams.
• Developing strong and trusted relationships with managers to effectively support their departments.
• Inputting data onto the firm’s HR database (AdvancedHR).
• Producing ad-hoc data reports from the HR database as required.
• Maintaining an efficient, accurate electronic filing and archiving system in compliance with GDPR.
• Updating the firm’s intranet and website.
• Together with more senior members of the HR team, identify and implement process improvements.
• Actively monitoring and analysing attendance, and coaching managers to manage attendance, including Occupational Health referrals. Identifying cases of potential concern with the team and managers.
• Managing and assisting with HR processes such as disciplinary and capability, providing appropriate support and advice and escalating to the wider HR team where necessary.
• Holding maternity meetings and managing maternity checklists. Supporting managers and the HR team on both strategic and cyclical projects. These include but are not limited to the performance review and pay review processes and implementation of a new HR system.
• Carrying out regular HR inductions and exit interviews.
• Assisting with queries that are sent to our HR inbox.
• Management of IT systems we use to support process across the firm such as business continuity (Everbridge). Full training on these will be provided.
• Working with others in the HR team to maintain systems and processes in line with best practice and employment law changes.
• Assist in project work for the Responsible Business Programme, which encompasses Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Wellbeing, Community Engagement and Environmental Sustainability.

About You:

• CIPD qualified (or have equivalent experience) with experience of operating within a HR team, ideally gained within a professional services environment or similar large complex organisation
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the business
• Experience of advising on core HR processes e.g. performance management, absence related queries
• Excellent planning, organisation and administration skills, able to prioritise and manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Team focused with a desire to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals and improve processes
• Up to date knowledge of current legislation, employment law and HR best practice.

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We are working with a busy legal services firm looking for a proactive and highly organised Commercial Team Assistant to join their Taunton based team. This is a varied, cross-functional role providing flexible support across three core areas: Accounts, Legal Support, and Matter Administration & Compliance.

About The Role:

• You will act as a flexible resource across the commercial team, stepping in to ensure continuity of service during busy periods and planned absences. Full training will be provided, along with the chance to shadow each department as you build your knowledge and confidence across all three areas
• In the Accounts function, you will process office and transactional account tasks, including the transfer of client funds between mortgage providers and buyers, and provide cover for a team of four during periods of high demand. This is an administrative accounts role rather than a financial analysis position
• In Legal Support, you will work alongside solicitors and legal executives in a paralegal/legal administration capacity. Day-to-day tasks will include submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) forms, requesting client funds, commissioning property searches, and managing title deeds and supporting documentation
• In Matter Administration & Compliance, you will carry out process-driven administrative tasks in line with internal compliance requirements, supporting file management, documentation, and procedural workflows

About you:

• Previous experience in a law firm, compliance team, or legal/paralegal administration role
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, process-driven environment
• Flexible and adaptable, willing to move between departments week to week as business needs require
• A proactive attitude and genuine willingness to take on new responsibilities
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well within a small, collaborative team
• Experience handling legal accounts or client money
• Familiarity with conveyancing processes such as SDLT submissions, property searches, or deeds management
• A law degree or equivalent legal qualification
• Degree-level education in any discipline (though experience will always be prioritised over academic qualifications)

Please apply today if this sounds like the role for you!

Our Client, a leading Commercial Law Firm is seeking a Team Leader in a hybrid role, offering a blend of office and remote working which will involve leading a national team of Personal Assistants to the Employment, Pensions & Immigration department across our offices in Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and London. You will also build excellent relationships with our lawyers, with the aim of delivering an outstanding administrative support service to the firm.

Main Responsibilities
• Oversee the day to day running of the PA team that support our Employment, Pensions &
Immigration lawyers
• Build relationships with our lawyers to understand the work and proactively prioritise tasks
• Encourage an excellent customer service environment, ensuring that our processes reflect this
• Coach and develop your team, including performance reviews, setting objectives and regular one
to ones
• Recruit and train new and existing team members
• Work closely with the Business Support Services Manager, Operations Manager, and our HR
team, to develop policies and procedures which cover operational processes, compliance,
performance and attendance
• Identify opportunities for improvement, to ensure we operate efficiently and in line with best
practice
• Play an active role in supporting business change taking place across the firm, and participate in
relevant projects
• Ensure equipment is properly maintained
• Have a working knowledge of health and safety requirements

About you
• Demonstrable experience as a people manager
• Fair, inclusive and supportive management style
• Excellent communicator at all levels, both written and verbal
• Able to build strong working relationships with your team/department, stakeholders and the
wider firm
• Self-motivated, with the ability to lead by example
• An organised individual with the ability to effectively prioritise business needs
• Ability to manage and support business change across the team
• Great attention to detail
• Experience working within a professional services or legal environment

If this sounds like you, apply today!