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About the Role
We are seeking a Learning & Development Manager to oversee the Associate and Supervising Associate Promotion Schools and set the strategic direction for the firm's global skills academy, 'stars'. This role involves collaborating with external suppliers to create and implement effective training programs, with a focus on adapting to an AI-enabled legal environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of the Associate and Supervising Associate Promotion Schools, equipping junior lawyers with essential skills for an AI-enabled legal landscape.
- Set the strategic direction for 'stars', the firm's global skills academy, and collaborate with partner leads on learning design and delivery.
- Shape L&D's response to AI and new working methods, exploring technological enhancements for learning and team operations.
- Identify emerging needs and develop new initiatives with the Head of Talent to address strategic priorities and capability gaps.
- Manage relationships with external suppliers for workshop design and delivery, incorporating stakeholder feedback.
- Develop evaluation methods to measure the return on investment of training interventions.
- Manage the L&D budget for programmes, ensuring strategic alignment and negotiating supplier discounts.
- Collaborate with Marketing & Business Development and client contacts to deliver client training interventions.
- Design and facilitate in-house sessions and panel discussions.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of relevant L&D experience, preferably in the legal or professional services sector.
- Experience with psychometric instruments is a plus.
- Excellent training and facilitation skills for both in-person and virtual delivery.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and adapt communication styles.
- An international and commercially focused mindset.
- Keeps up-to-date with L&D best practices.
- Ability to effectively manage juniors and support their career development.
- Proficient use of AI and agents in daily work, with an active exploration of new tools.
- Excellent IT skills including Outlook, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Skills
- Learning & Development
- Training Delivery
- Strategic Planning
- AI Integration
- Stakeholder Management
- Budget Management
- Client Training
- Facilitation
- Project Management
- Communication
- IT Proficiency
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Level 4
Benefits
- Bonuses dependant on role/level
- Private medical insurance
- Pension contribution
- Global skills academy with diverse learning opportunities
- Social and sports committees
- Summer and winter parties
- Monthly get togethers
- Range of diversity networks
- Support for the art community
About the Company
- Simmons & Simmons fosters a collaborative, open, and non-hierarchical culture where wellbeing is paramount.
- The firm partners with leading organizations on impactful projects.
- Employee voices are heard, and an enquiring mind is encouraged.
- Innovative learning and development opportunities are provided for career growth.
- Ranked as a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, a Stonewall Top Global Employer, and a Top 75 Employer for Social Mobility.
- Features artwork collections, including pieces by Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin in the London office.
- Has a Strategic Advisory Council comprising associates and business services to propose strategic initiatives.
- Their in-house generative AI tool, Percy, won an award for 'Innovation in Automation and AI Tools' at the 2024 FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards.
- Commended in The Times Best Law Firms 2026 for construction, employment, and intellectual property.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to fostering equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring equal employment opportunities.
- Upholds equal opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity, marital status, or pregnancy.
- Ensures fair treatment for armed forces personnel and their families during recruitment.
- Accommodates requests for flexible working arrangements.
- Makes roles accessible to individuals with diverse abilities and offers reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
- Encourages applications even if not all requirements are met, valuing passion and eagerness to learn.
- Reserves the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.