Meet our Recruitment team
Georgie Lewis, Early Careers Recruitment Business Partner
How did you get to where you are today? I went to University at Birmingham and completed a Business Management Degree. I then joined a financial graduate scheme and ended up in HR where I found my passion for early careers, inclusion and diversity. I then made the move to Michelmores in 2021 and moved into my current early careers role. What do you like most about early careers recruitment? Assessment days! I love running assessment days and watching candidates who you have interacted with through the rest of the recruitment process give the two days their all to try to get a training contract. It’s really exciting to meet people who will be the future of the Firm. It is exciting to think someone you hire to be a trainee could be a Partner of the Firm, and that’s why it is so important to make sure I get it right with the decisions I am making and the processes I implement. No two days are the same and no two candidates are the same and that is what makes it an exciting area to work in. If you weren’t in early careers / HR, what would you be? When I was younger I always wanted to become a chef and set up my own restaurant … that dream was halted by my lack of cooking ability! I fell into HR but I can’t imagine myself doing anything else now.
What is your proudest career moment? Launching the Graduate Solicitor Apprenticeship at Michelmores and being one of the first firms to offer this. It is so exciting that there are now so many routes to qualification and students can choose the path that is right for them. I am really proud of Michelmores for being a pioneer when it comes to this qualification and for continuing to add to our early careers offering: it demonstrates how much we value and want to invest in junior talent. What have you learnt from your time in early careers / HR? By making changes to your early careers offering and processes you can have an impact on not just the trainees/junior talent joining the Firm in the next few years but also the future of the Firm. It also demonstrates that you really have the ability to change someone’s life whether that be through running a talk which inspires a school student or from offering someone a training contract – and that is very rewarding! What is your favourite thing to do in your free time? Eating or drinking with family and friends are my favourite things. Given what you know now, what advice would you give your younger self? Be yourself. This will help you to find the right firm for you and end up in the role you are meant to be in. Being your authentic self is so important to your personal and professional development.
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