HR Manager

Birchrose Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Competitive Salary

Job summary

Birchrose Associates is partnering with a leading international law firm to recruit an experienced HR Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role covers generalist HR, compliance, partner lifecycle, and global policy maintenance across jurisdictions.

You will manage partner documentation, onboarding/offboarding to meet regulatory standards, maintain HR policies, update global handbooks, and oversee AML screening and DBS checks while supporting engagement initiatives and intranet

Qualifications

• Proven HR experience in an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role.
• Strong understanding of employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience within professional services or legal environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate partner-related documentation, including offers and partnership changes.
• Oversee partner onboarding and offboarding in line with regulatory standards.
• Review and maintain HR policies and the global employee handbooks.
• Lead annual AML screening, DBS checks, and adverse media processing.
• Support employee engagement initiatives, including surveys and action planning.
• Develop HR guidance and resources for internal use and training.

Skills

HR management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Our client, a leading international law firm, is seeking an experienced HR Manager to join the firm on a Fixed-term basis.

The Firm

Our client is an international law firm with a 130-year history supporting high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and organisations. Operating internationally, the firm provides tailored solutions built on trust, strategy, and cross-border collaboration.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, detail-oriented HR Manager to join the firm on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will provide expert advice across a broad spectrum of generalist HR, managing compliance, partner lifecycle matters, global policy maintenance, and strategic people initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating partner-related documentation, including offer letters, partnership agreements, status changes, and exit arrangements.
• Overseeing partner onboarding and offboarding in full compliance with regulatory standards, including SRA requirements.
• Maintaining the firm's HR precedent bank and reviewing employment policies to ensure alignment with legislation and best practice.
• Leading the annual review and update of global employee handbooks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Managing the firm's annual Anti-Money Laundering (AML) screening, DBS checks, and adverse media searches.
• Supporting employee engagement initiatives, including survey management, feedback analysis, and action planning.
• Developing and publishing HR guidance, toolkits, and resources on the internal intranet.
• Coordinating HR training sessions to build capability across the wider generalist HR team.
• Monitoring legislative changes and leading strategic HR projects and process improvements.

Requirements

• Proven HR experience in an HR Manager or HR Business Partner role, ideally within professional services or legal environments
• CIPD qualification or relevant degree-level education (desirable)
• Strong understanding of SRA regulations and employment legislation

Vacancy Highlights

• Hybrid Working
• Competitive Salary

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK