HR Adviser, Top Ten City law firm! 6 months FTC; City Of London; £32,000 - £35,000 per annum; Contract

Leading UK law firm is looking to recruit an experienced HR Adviser for a 6 month fixed term contract initially. This role is based in the Projects & Policy Team which is responsible for managing HR policies and provides project management support to local HR initiatives and firm wide projects, from design stage through to implementation and evaluation.

This role offers a highly competitive salary of £32k - £35k plus profit share scheme, excellent core benefits such as GP service, STL, and emergency childcare, and a bespoke benefit scheme including dental cover, gym membership, holiday buy/sell, life assurance, BUPA and many other benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to small and medium sized firm wide projects through regular liaison with sponsors and key stakeholders

• Contribute to project scoping documents and input information into project plans

• Assist in the implementation of projects and be involved in post project reviews

• Use project planning tools and systems when working on projects

• Co-ordinate and support the HS Policy Framework

• Developing and updating policies

• Undertake research to support projects

• Providing advice and general interpretation of current policies

Applicants should be CIPD qualified / part- qualified or equivalent with ideally a minimum of three years HR experience in a legal / professional services environment.

You should also have strong MS office suite skills, document management skills, understanding of HR remit, functions and challenges and a broad understanding of the ER landscape, and up to date with legislation

Full job description available upon request.

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Graduate Recruitment; City Of London; £25,000 - £28,000 per annum; Permanent

Top International City law firm requires a Graduate Recruitment Assistant to join their HR & Training team of 10. Based in a stunning City location, this position offers scope for the successful applicant to expand and develop the role. Alongside a highly competitive salary, the firm offers and excellent benefits package including pension, STL, private health and a bespoke benefits package tailored to your requirements as well as a discretionary bonus scheme.

Applicants should have some experience in HR/graduate Recruitment, possess good written and verbal communication skills and be fully PC literate with some experience of database or recruitment software. You should be friendly, outgoing and approachable; quick to build rapport with people; adaptable under pressure and able to meet conflicting demands; able to plan, prioritise, and be well organised; and be able to work as part of a team.

You will working closely with the HR Manager responsible for graduate recruitment and trainee welfare as well as other members of the HR team. The role is cyclical in nature, deadline driven and has natural 'busy', (March and September) and 'quiet' times, (April/May) during the course of the year.

Main responsibilities to include:

• Supporting the HR generalist service to around 30 trainee solicitors and 35 future trainees

• Organising and co-ordinating Summer Placement Scheme & Assessment Centres

• Organising and arranging attendance at law fairs (approx 12 across the UK)

• Assisting the HR Manager in delivering law fair training to trainees involved in law fair recruitment

• Maintaining existing and build further relationships with university careers services and law schools

• Arranging payment of course fees and maintenance fees for incoming trainees

• Arranging trainee inductions (twice yearly): this is a key duty and involves extensive liaison with support staff professionals across a variety of departments and is a complex, yet rewarding process

• Arranging trainee appraisals, social events, training and overseas secondments

• Dealing with trainee absence and holiday queries and maintaining records

• Assisting the HR Manager with the trainee seating allocation

• Co-ordinating the qualification process

• Data input to the online application system and annual reporting

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Graduate Recruitment Assistant, Magic Circle Law Firm!!; £25,000 - £30,000 per annum; City Of London; Permanent

Excellent opportunity for a graduate recruiter to develop their career within a magic circle law firm. Our client, an international, city based firm, needs a bright and professional candidate to join their busy team ASAP.

Salary is highly competitive at £25k – £30k + profit share scheme + excellent core benefits such as GP service, STL, emergency childcare alongside a bespoke benefit scheme including dental cover, gym membership, holiday buy/sell, life assurance, BUPA and many other benefits.

The ideal candidate will have 1 year plus graduate recruitment experience within a legal or professional services environment. You should be PC literate (Microsoft Office), and experience of an applicant tracking system experience is a plus. You should be articulate and able to act as an ambassador of the firm at events, able to build strong relationships with a demanding client base and succinct and accurate in written communication with strong attention to detail.

This is an urgent role so please apply ASAP!

Duties:

• Support of the firm's training contract selection process

• Administration related to c.1,500 applications p.a. including use of an applicant tracking system, management of candidate communication, interview booking, post-offer events and visits

• Generation of management information regarding the candidate pipeline throughout the year via spreadsheets and the applicant tracking system

• Administration of the Security Watchdog pre-employment screening process

• Management of the future joiner community – including organisation of "LPC Days“, Christmas and summer parties, e-bulletins and website, payment of course fees and maintenance grants and ad hoc queries

• Support of the wider graduate recruitment team – including attending vacation scheme and campus events and other ad-hoc support

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