Early Careers Executive

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Allens Full time
Your role


At Allens, our business teams are also specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.

You'll be a part of our Early Careers Graduate Recruitment Team based in Melbourne. You'll take responsibility for hiring our future talent - particularly our Clerks and Graduates.

You will work in a collaborative environment to attract talent and help high-performing students through our recruitment process to start their careers with us.

As an Early Careers Executive or Consultant you will:

  • Engage your stakeholders (both internal and external) to attract, engage, select and onboard new talent to Allens.
  • Act as a brand ambassador of Allens externally
  • including organising and presenting with confidence at external events e.g. Universities, Careers Fairs and hosting onsite events at Allens.
  • Work with others across the Firm, including direct contact with Partners, senior lawyers and our events teams to organise engaging functions and programs for students.
  • Design our market-leading engagement programs like
  • Dive In
- , which provides an insight into the world of commercial law to high-performing students.
  • Manage our social media presence, bringing creative and novel ideas to the team we don't have too many barriers to new ideas and we are given the autonomy to run with them so innovative thinking is key.
  • Design, project manage, organise and lead our Clerk and Graduate programs and recruitment campaigns.
  • Identify and proactively manage emerging talent.
  • Support and mentor an Early Careers Executive in the Melbourne office by setting objectives, providing coaching and addressing development needs.
This is a full-time maximum term contract for an initial period of 10 months to cover parental leave.


Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work however flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

You will have:

  • Experience recruiting within an Early Careers recruitment environment, ideally at a law firm, within professional services, or a similarly complex environment.
  • Strong collaboration skills, with demonstrated experience in working across multiple teams.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work proactively with very senior stakeholders internally and at universities.
  • Problem solving skills and a willingness to take ownership.
  • A desire and ability to grow as a recruitment and HR professional.
  • A desire to learn, grow, network, mentor others.
Your development

In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.


Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development.

Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

Our benefits include:

  • Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration; salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program
  • Health and wellbeing:
fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist

  • Flexibility:
hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions, equipment to support working from home

  • Leave:
ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible- parental leave policy

  • 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition
  • Recognition:

team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.


Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

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