Events Executive - #1784078

Fantastic opportunity to join CMS as an Events Executive. In this dynamic role, you’ll play an integral part in delivering a wide range of high-quality events - from conferences and client seminars to networking receptions, parties, and other key initiatives that support our business goals. This is a great chance to contribute to a busy, collaborative events team at the heart of a leading international firm.

About Us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 80 offices in over 45 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working. Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About The Role

Reporting into the Events Co-Team Lead, you’ll work closely with the UK Events Managers, providing hands-on support across a variety of in-person events, with occasional involvement in virtual events as well.

In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:

• Manage and run in-person events across all three Scotland offices, including onsite support as needed.
• Handle event administration, ensuring accurate data and analysis are recorded in the CRM.
• Manage Scotland’s events calendar end-to-end, collaborating with fee earners and Marketing/BD teams to deliver innovative event advice.
• Work with stakeholders to define event objectives and oversee the full event lifecycle: planning, budgets, vendors, onsite/virtual management, and post-event analysis.
• Communicate events effectively across the business to maximise collaboration opportunities.
• Provide administrative support for both in-person and virtual events.
• Perform ad-hoc tasks as required.
  
  
  

About You

We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:

• Experience working in law or professional services, with a good understanding of the legal market and its terminology.
• Proven experience managing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, delivering all stages to a high standard, within budget, and handling competing deadlines and changing needs.
• Strong project management and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• The ability to work effectively with and influence stakeholders across the business, understanding the wider business context and providing practical solutions.
• Familiarity with GDPR and data protection regulations relevant to events, along with working knowledge of CRM and eMarketing platforms.
• A flexible approach to working hours, accommodating events that may take place outside normal business times.
• A proactive mindset to identify improvements in event processes and supporting technologies.
  
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
  
  
  

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and the heart of our organisation. As a firm we recognise, celebrate, and embrace the diverse talent our society has to offer because we know that to solve big problems, we need the best and brightest minds available to us. In support of this goal, we commit to actively breaking down barriers which stand in the way of those from diverse backgrounds and play our part in levelling the playing field.

As a Future Facing Firm, we strongly believe that a career in law should be open to people from all walks of life, because not only does diversity of thought and experience make our firm a stronger and more sustainable business, but it also makes it a more rewarding place to work.

When recruiting, we prioritise attracting talented people and we actively promote a flexible working environment which enables all our team members to thrive. If you see a role you are interested in, but don’t feel you meet 100% of the criteria we encourage you to still consider making an application. We also welcome applications from those who may be looking to return to the workforce after a career break.

We are proud to say our leadership in creating an inclusive working culture has been celebrated and recognised externally, including being listed for a number of years in the Times Top 50 Employers for Women and the Social Mobility Index.

We are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process and in every element of the employee life cycle. If you require assistance, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via the CMS careers site . Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.