Senior Professional Development Coordinator
£48,000 | Liverpool Street | Hybrid Working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Professional Development Coordinator to join a leading international law environment. This role sits within a collaborative Learning & Development function and will work closely with the Director of Professional Development (Europe & Asia Pacific), colleagues across the region, and a wide network of lawyers and business professionals.
You’ll play a key role in shaping, organising and delivering learning and professional development initiatives across Europe and APAC.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Coordinating a wide range of training programmes and development initiatives for legal and business teams across Europe and Asia Pacific.
- Supporting the planning and delivery of the London Trainee Orientation and Trainee Skills Development Programmes, ensuring full compliance with SRA training and supervision requirements.
- Monitoring and maintaining SRA training records for Trainee Solicitors.
- Managing Continuing Competence documentation for England & Wales Solicitors and Registered Foreign Lawyers, producing reports and analysing compliance data through internal tracking systems.
- Acting as the first point of contact for the Europe/APAC professional development inboxes, escalating queries when necessary.
- Liaising with internal teams and regulatory bodies to ensure lawyers meet all relevant continuing professional education requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Working closely with the US-based CLE team to ensure CLE accreditation is secured for internal learning sessions.
- Overseeing the Hong Kong Law Society CPD portal, coordinating CPD and RME credit applications for training programmes.
- Gathering and analysing feedback for global and regional programmes, preparing summary insights and recommending improvements.
- Using the firm’s learning management system for event registration, attendance tracking, reporting and online learning completions.
- Managing end-to-end logistics for training and development activities — from presenter coordination to AV/IT support and meeting room setup.
- Keeping internal systems and document management platforms accurate and up to date, ensuring all materials are filed correctly.
- Supporting wider projects and ad-hoc initiatives to continuously enhance the firm’s professional development offering.
What they’re Looking For
- Experience in a professional development, L&D, HR, or legal training coordination role (legal sector experience highly advantageous).
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple programmes and deadlines.
- Confident communicator who can build relationships across teams and regions.
- High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Familiarity with learning management systems and compliance tracking tools is beneficial.
If you're passionate about delivering high-quality learning experiences and want to grow your career in a global, people-focused environment, I’d love to hear from you.