Office Talent Lead
The Office Talent Lead manages the local employee experience and HR operations in Madrid. You will act as a trusted advisor to leadership and oversee talent management processes.
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This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
To participate in the selection process, it will be necessary to have a solid academic record, an excellent command of English (both written and oral), and a proactive attitude, with a desire to learn and to collaborate with our lawyers in providing legal advice to top-tier companies.
As a firm, we are also deeply committed to the training of our lawyers. As a future Baker McKenzie lawyer, we want to help you grow as much as your talent and motivation allow.
During the first year, you will attend a training program designed specifically for you that will allow you to:
Your training will not end here. The training plan will accompany you throughout your entire professional career.
The program is intended for students of the Master of Access to the Legal Profession who wish to start their professional career at Baker McKenzie.
Through this program, we want you to see, alongside great professionals, what life is like as a lawyer at Baker McKenzie.
From the beginning, you will be involved in the day-to-day operations of the department for which you have been selected, working in close collaboration with our lawyers and our Spanish and international clients, performing research tasks and other daily activities within the department. You will also have the opportunity to participate in pro-bono activities.
At the start, a Senior Associate will be assigned to you as a tutor, and you will also have the additional support of a Jr. Associate "Buddy" to resolve any simple questions.
The program has a duration of 10 months: from September 2027 to January 2028, corresponding to the Master's curriculum internships and, from February 2028 to June 2028, as a Trainee.
Once these 10 months are completed and following the firm's corresponding review process, the candidate will transition to becoming a Jr. Associate with an effective date of July 1, 2028.
Banking and Finance;
Competition;
Public Law, Energy, Environment and Infrastructure;
Tax;
Real Estate;
Labor;
Litigation and Arbitration;
Corporate (including M&A, Private Equity and Capital Markets);
New Technologies;
White Collar Crime;
Intellectual Property, Industrial and Media;
Financial Services Regulation (FSR);
Trade & Commerce.
If you want to participate in the Master of Access to the Legal Profession Program, please click on the "Apply" link to complete the application or visit our careers website where you will find all the opportunities offered by the Madrid office: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/careers/.
We share the same tool within the Firm for candidate management. Therefore, you will find many concepts in English. Any "fields" that prove confusing in our system will have an informative note that will allow you to include the information correctly.
Complete the form in Spanish (or in English if you prefer)
Once we have reviewed your application, we will contact you.
For more information about this selection process, you can contact Victoria de la Calle, Recruitment and Selection Manager at Victoria.delacalle@bakermckenzie.com.
Baker McKenzie is a global law firm and one of the largest in the world by revenue, with over 70 offices across more than 45 countries. The firm provides a full range of legal services across corporate, commercial, dispute resolution, tax, and intellectual property, serving multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments. Its scale and global integration make it a leading player in the legal industry, particularly for cross-border transactions and international arbitration.
In Spain, Baker McKenzie operates through its Barcelona office, which is a key hub for the firm's European and Latin American practice. The office is known for its strong international culture, with a diverse team of lawyers and professionals from various jurisdictions. For international hires, the firm offers opportunities to work on complex cross-border matters, a collaborative and inclusive work environment, and structured career development programs, including internships and master's programs for those pursuing a legal career in Spain.
Baker McKenzie was the first international law firm to establish itself in Spain with the opening of the Madrid office in 1965 and the Barcelona office in 1988. Today, more than 12,000 professionals in 70 offices worldwide are part of a large collaborative community comprising more than 60 nationalities and committed to the professional development of every person who is part of Baker McKenzie.
At Baker McKenzie, we are different in the way we think, work, and behave. Like no other firm and like few companies. We can offer you not only the commitment to excellence expected of a top-tier firm like ours, but also the chance to work in a passionately global and genuinely collaborative firm.
Baker McKenzie is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive culture for all its employees, with equal opportunities for everyone to progress and have a distinguished professional career at our Firm. Our mission is to foster an environment where everyone, regardless of ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, disability, and marital status, can succeed professionally and contribute fully to the Firm's objectives. We believe that diversity within the company makes us stronger, and that an inclusive workplace will allow our employees to reach their full potential. We celebrate differences, and we expect all our employees to create and maintain an open and supportive culture for all.