Learning & Development Advisor

Nockolds is an award-winning law firm driven by a genuine passion for providing exceptional service and delivering the highest quality legal advice while staying true to the values that have shaped us.

We pride ourselves on forming strong, lasting connections with our clients, built on trust, understanding and a commitment to supporting them whenever they need us. Many of our clients return to us time and again because of the personal relationships we’ve developed.

As a leading Legal 500 and Chambers Law firm with offices in Bishop’s Stortford, London, and Spain, we are proud of the reputation we’ve built. Our history spans more than 190 years, but we continue to grow and evolve cementing our reputation for delivering exceptional results across a wide range of practice areas. Joining Nockolds means being part of a dynamic, growing, and forward-thinking organisation dedicated to excellence in legal practice and client services.

Our culture is at the heart of everything we do, it’s enabled us to expand whilst remaining a friendly, supportive, and inclusive environment where you can grow, feel valued, and be encouraged to bring your best self to work every day. We are listed in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For and have held the “We Invest in People – Gold” accreditation since 2012 and recently attained the “We Invest in Wellbeing – Silver” award, reflecting our genuine commitment to our people.

We firmly believe our staff are our most important asset. Our philosophy is simple: when we look after our people, they look after our clients.

At Nockolds, our culture is driven through our values. These are an important part of the firm and were shaped by our people and lived by us all:

• We are Professional – we are excellent at what we do and committed to providing the highest standard of service.
• We are Approachable – we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we build with our clients.
• We are Dynamic – proud of our history but we are always moving forward.
• We have Integrity – quite simply, we believe in always doing the right thing.

We also care about the community around us. Through our charity initiatives and work with local schools and businesses, we aim to make a positive difference. Diversity is a core part of who we are, and we’re proud that over 40% of our partnership is made up of women.

The HR team supports Nockolds’ people-first culture by ensuring colleagues have the guidance, tools and processes they need to thrive. Working in partnership with leaders across the Firm, HR provides a professional, approachable and confidential service across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, performance, wellbeing, employee relations and policy. The team also supports workforce planning, people data, systems and continuous improvement of the employee experience.

Key role information:
This learning and development role sits within HR and involves regular contact with colleagues, managers, external training providers, schools, universities and careers partners. This is a part-time role for 3 days a week and we can be flexible with the days/times worked.

You will design, deliver and improve learning across Nockolds, supporting strategic objectives, early careers, development processes, learning systems, communications and reporting.

You will be responsible for:

• Design, deliver and evaluate engaging learning and development programmes aligned to Firm priorities.
• Research course materials, develop new learning opportunities and deliver induction training for new joiners.
  
  Support the Nockolds Academy and manage programmes for trainee solicitors, newly qualified colleagues and leaders.
• Manage early careers activity, including trainee solicitor, vacation placement, apprenticeship, work experience and careers event programmes.
• Conduct learning needs analysis, manage the learning and development budget and use feedback, data and reporting to inform priorities.
• Advise colleagues and managers on training options and maintain effective internal and external relationships.
• Maintain learning intranet content, communications and the Access LMS platform.
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