THE OPPORTUNITY 

At DLA Piper we redefine the possible!

We innovate. We collaborate. We care for our clients and people. That’s what we mean by 'redefining the possible', through our thinking, our actions and a culture that fosters creativity and individuality.

We don’t follow trends. We start them. We drive change and deliver more to make a tangible difference for our clients and communities. As the Manager of our External Training Programmes your will be responsible for transforming our approach to client training and growing our presence in the Employment Law training space.

This is an internationally focused role and key aspects include developing and promoting comprehensive Employment Law training programs as well as providing insights and solutions that shape future events and support effective client targeting.

We encourage you to reach your full potential by exploring the opportunities and choices that shape your individual career journey. This role has a wide scope that requires both a strategic and hands-on approach. If you have a commercial mind and a keen interest in activities that promote business growth, this is an exciting and challenging opportunity to develop your career with the world's largest global law firm.    

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with internal stakeholders to develop International Training events
• Keep abreast of market intelligence across international and build appropriate training events using this information
• Have responsibility for promoting the training 
• Elicit feedback from attendees and use this information to develop further suites of training

• Be responsible for one key all-day international event, including the arrangement of the delegates and presenters for the day and the associated collateral

• Put together business cases as required to recommend training and the expected benefits

• Create effective reporting and analysis for client attendance for the purpose of trends and analysis

ABOUT YOU

• Able to handle multiple priorities, working sometimes to conflicting timescales in a fast-paced challenging environment
• Experience in event management, promotion and coordination of events is essential
• Able to build trust and rapport to develop effective relationships, internally and externally
• Being proactive, insightful, organised and solution focused is essential
• Experience in a law firm would be advantageous
• This role has a wide scope that requires both a strategic and hands-on approach
• Business development skills would be advantageous 

ABOUT US    

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.  We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.    

OUR VALUES   

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be supportive - we care about others, value diversity and act thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative - we give, we share and we join in
• Be Bold - we stand tall and challenge ourselves to think big
• Be Exceptional - we exceed standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION    

At DLA Piper we are working hard to ensure that our talent pool is diverse. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual.

We know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued and that's why we strive to be a business where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed based on their talent.  Our aim is to build an inclusive and supportive culture where all our people feel they belong and can achieve their best.

AGILE WORKING

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly.  That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING   

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.