Business Service Placement - HR Team

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a placement student to join our HR team for an 8-12 week period between June to August.

We work with our legal business and management services colleagues to recruit, onboard, develop and recognise our talent. This role will give the successful candidate insight into all of these activities along with hands-on experience of People systems, policies, and practices. We are a friendly, collaborative team whose goal is to ensure that all our colleagues feel supported and valued and are able to be themselves at work.

If you have a keen interest in following a career in HR and are studying, or planning to study a related degree, we would love to hear from you. This is a paid opportunity.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The role

As part of the team, your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting with team projects involving job spec design and implementation
• Opportunity to shadow team members in stakeholder/colleague Network group meetings
• Involvement in recruitment and onboarding activities
• Processing administration for HR team members

We are looking for someone who:

• Has good written and oral communication skills
• Enjoys working in teams
• Is able to multi-task
• Pays attention to detail
• Ideally has experience of Excel, Outlook, and Word

HR Contact

If you would like further information on the role or require accommodations to make your application, please contact Jaimee-leigh McAulay at [e-mail] or call 07843452434.

At Shepherd and Wedderburn, we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive, and high-performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our business, and we therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity, we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups, including candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.