Details
Please join us for a focused, insight-driven morning with Blackbridge Insights and The School Outreach Company on Wednesday 11th June at Pinsent Masons in London.
Attracting the next generation of legal talent means understanding how school leavers view your firm’s employer brand – and what influences their decisions.
Join us as we explore how law firms can better connect with school leavers using real data and youth-led thinking. We’ll unpack the latest research from Blackbridge Insights and The School Outreach Company to help you shape a legal employer brand that speaks to the future.
Whether you’re already engaged in early careers outreach or are just starting to think about it, this session will give you the guidance and inspiration to reframe your approach.
What to expect
- Insights into the perceptions school leavers have of legal employers
- Advice on brand messaging that resonates with young talent
- Space to ask questions and discuss with industry peers
Breakfast on arrival and networking afterwards.
Speakers
Steve Ward – Head of Insights, Blackbridge
Steve Ward has spent the past 15+ years of his Talent Acquisition career focused on the cutting edge of Employer Brand & Talent Attraction, with a particular passion for social media engagement in the beginning. Steve has a deep understanding of talent behaviours, engagement and strategic insights, first with Universum, and now with Blackbridge.
This appetite for insights thinking has taken Steve around the world as a conference speaker and working in global and regional strategic employer brand projects with companies like Barclays, PMI, Uniqlo, Mondelez, Pladis, Tropicana, Airbus, Bacardi and UCB.
James Austen – Director, The School Outreach Company
James is the CEO and founder of The School Outreach Company, beyond his role at TSOC, he also sits on the board at the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) and also The 5% Club. Having come from a background in human resource management, emerging talent and more recently school outreach, he is well versed in all of the challenges and changing dynamics associated with the attraction, engagement, shortlisting and onboarding of emerging talent programmes.
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Blackbridge Communications – an award-winning employer branding agency powered by expert strategists, creatives, project managers and technologists. Blackbridge is a premium partner for leading organisations, shaping employer brand strategies that cut through, connect with people, and drive business results.
The School Outreach Company – (TSOC) is the largest provider of school outreach throughout the UK, working with c. 96% of the 4,400 schools and colleges throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, they hold vast amounts of data and relationships at both primary and secondary level education. Combining both talent attraction as well as social impact and ESG initiatives, TSOC now work with over 75 clients spanning numerous, industries, sectors and geographies.
Timings
08:30 Breakfast and registration
10:30 Session ends and networking
Date & Time
Wed, 11th June 2025
08:30—11:00
Location
Pinsent Masons
30 Crown Place
Earl Street
London EC2A 4ES
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