About Capital Law:
Capital Law is a growing commercial law firm. We work with clients across the UK and internationally, providing high quality services to the private, public and third sectors. With a focus on delivering exceptional services to our clients, we foster an environment where our employees can thrive, grow and make a real impact
The Role:
The Capability Development Lead is responsible for building and delivering a firm‑wide, skills‑based capability approach across professional practice groups and central services teams. The role focuses on developing the behavioural, professional and leadership capabilities that underpin how people work, collaborate, supervise and lead - and that support high‑quality work, progression and client service
You'll define what good looks like for core behavioural and leadership skills at each role level and deliver practical learning experiences that build measurable, value‑creating capability. This work complements practice‑specific technical skills development, which is owned by subject matter experts and supported by learning colleagues
The role includes facilitation of live workshops, programmes and learning sessions for senior professional and operational audiences. It does not design or deliver practice‑specific technical or substantive professional learning
Key Requirements:
Define behavioural, professional and leadership capability
Develop and maintain firm‑wide behavioural, professional and leadership capability frameworks across all role levels
Define clear standards for behaviours such as communication, collaboration, drafting clarity, supervision, professional conduct and leadership
Ensure capability expectations support performance, progression and organisational culture
Collaborate with professional and operational leaders to ensure frameworks remain relevant, practical and future‑focused
Design and deliver practical, skills‑based learning
Design and deliver behavioural, professional and leadership learning in areas such as communication, delegation, supervision, drafting clarity, stakeholder management and leadership effectiveness
Develop leadership programmes for managers, senior professionals and operational leaders
Facilitate live, skills‑based workshops and programmes for senior audiences
Provide structured coaching or development conversations where appropriate
Create blended learning experiences using modern learning approaches and skills‑based design principles
Develop tools, templates and resources that support colleagues in applying new skills in day‑to‑day work
Produce instructional designs, storyboards, scripts, case studies and practice tasks that support skills acquisition and behavioural change
Translate capability expectations into learning designs suitable for digital, blended and live delivery
Provide detailed design specifications to external suppliers to ensure accurate production of deliverables
Evaluate, improve and embed capability
Use performance insights, quality themes, feedback and people data to identify behavioural and leadership capability gaps
Evaluate learning effectiveness based on capability uplift and observable behaviour change
Work with leaders and managers to reinforce consistent application of behaviours and leadership practices across teams
Continuously refine capability frameworks and learning approaches based on evidence and feedback
Partner with learning colleagues to integrate behavioural and leadership skills into technical development pathways
Collaborate with people and culture teams on leadership, performance, progression and organisational culture initiatives
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders to ensure capability programmes meet business needs
What were looking for:
Experience building and delivering behavioural, professional or leadership development in professional services or similarly complex environments
Are confident facilitating live workshops and programmes for senior audiences
Can design practical, outcome‑focused learning using adult learning principles and behavioural science
Have experience defining, embedding and measuring behavioural or leadership capability
Communicate clearly and build strong relationships across professional and operational teams
Are comfortable with blended, digital and hybrid learning approaches
Can align capability development to organisational priorities and culture
What we offer:
Flexible working
You'll work in a hybrid way, balancing home working with purposeful time in the office for collaboration, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.
Health and wellbeing
Cycle to work scheme, in-person yoga, subsidised on-site weekly chiropractor visits and regular wellbeing events.
Excellent rewards and benefits
A competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave entitlement with option to buy/sell annual leave, enhanced family leave, health cash plan, life assurance, recognition schemes, yoga classes, regular social events, and lots more.
A great location and working environment
City centre offices with excellent facilities including an onsite chef in our Cardiff Office.
We are committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. We encourage equality and
diversity and treat all job applicants and colleagues fairly - regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or any religious or cultural beliefs, marital status and civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity. We have no tolerance for discrimination.
Here, we can be ourselves, succeed on merit, and grow with people from all walks of life.
Important Notice to Recruitment Agencies
Please note that Capital operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies not on our current PSL. If a CV is submitted to us without prior agreement and outside of our current PSL, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly without incurring any agency fees.