HR advisor

Ryder Reid Legal Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 3/2

Salary and benefits package

Maternity leave cover

Job summary

Ryder Reid Legal Limited in London is seeking an HR Advisor for an 18-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. This role provides broad HR generalist exposure in a collaborative, high-performing environment with three days in the office and two from home.

The successful candidate will manage maternity/paternity leave processes, support employee relations and absence management, oversee immigration matters, onboarding/offboarding, HR reporting and system improvements, including Workday.

Qualifications

• Previous HR experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and immigration processes.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Workday experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage maternity, paternity and shared parental leave processes.
• Support employee relations, absence management and occupational health cases.
• Oversee UK immigration and sponsorship matters.
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Support flexible working requests, secondments and HR projects.
• Produce HR reports, draft correspondence and respond to employee queries.
• Assist with HR systems and process improvement initiatives, including Workday.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

UK employment law

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Workday

Job description

We are recruiting for an HR Advisor to join the London office of a prestigious US law firm on an 18-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. This role offers broad HR generalist exposure within a collaborative and high-performing environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing maternity, paternity and shared parental leave processes.
• Supporting employee relations, absence management and occupational health cases.
• Overseeing UK immigration and sponsorship matters.
• Coordinating onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Supporting flexible working requests, secondments and HR projects.
• Producing HR reports, drafting correspondence and responding to employee queries.
• Assisting with HR systems and process improvement initiatives, including Workday.

About you:

• Previous HR experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and immigration processes.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Workday experience would be advantageous.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded international law firm and play a key role within a supportive HR team. Competitive salary and benefits package on offer. The ideal candidate would be able to start from October. The role is 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.