A highly respected professional services firm is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Business Partner to cover a 12‑month maternity leave. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a modern, people‑centred organisation with a strong commitment to professional growth, inclusion, and wellbeing.
Working closely with senior stakeholders across both legal and business services teams, this role plays a pivotal part in designing and delivering impactful learning initiatives — particularly within leadership development, capability building and career framework implementation.
The Opportunity
This position sits within a well‑established, collaborative People & L&D function. With excellent exposure to Partners, senior leaders and high‑performing teams, the role is ideal for an L&D professional who enjoys autonomy, senior stakeholder engagement, and end‑to‑end programme ownership.
You’ll be instrumental in shaping career‑stage development pathways, evolving leadership capability, and driving continuous improvement in learning culture across the firm.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Partnering
- Act as a trusted advisor to Practice Group and Business Services leaders, identifying learning needs for post‑qualification fee earners and operational teams.
- Provide guidance and coaching to managers on capability building, skills gaps, and development planning.
- Partner closely with the Early Careers L&D team, People Partners, KM and data specialists to ensure alignment across career‑stage development.
Programme Design & Delivery
- Lead the design, development and roll‑out of learning programmes, including:
- Management & leadership development
- Career development frameworks
- Professional and commercial skills pathways
- Compliance and regulatory training
- Coaching initiatives
- Maintain high-quality, relevant programmes aligned to firm and market expectations.
- Oversee external vendor relationships and ensure value and quality of delivery.
Learning Operations
- Manage the Learning Management System (Cornerstone or similar).
- Lead on training requests, onboarding support and induction design for assigned populations.
- Monitor engagement and evaluate programme impact, making recommendations for ongoing enhancement.
Skills & Experience:
The firm is seeking an experienced L&D professional who can combine strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery. Required experience includes:
- Confidence presenting to senior audiences including Partners and business leaders.
- Strong exposure to leadership development, talent management and career framework implementation.
- End‑to‑end programme design experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with LMS management.
- CIPD (or equivalent) or relevant professional qualification.
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and stakeholder‑management skills.
- A proactive, self‑directed approach with the ability to manage multiple projects.
Equal Opportunities
As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We believe that the firms that thrive are those with the most diverse team; that's why we work so hard to source the best talent from the broadest pool possible. As an equal opportunities employer we strive to accommodate anyone who may have specific needs. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.
