HR Manager - Law Firm

Ashdown Group; London; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the legal sector is seeking an experienced HR Manager to lead their HR function in Central London. This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional with a CIPD Level 5 qualification and a background in professional services. You will manage a dedicated HR team, oversee payroll, and implement HR strategies to support a workforce of around 500 employees. This role offers a dynamic work environment, where your organizational skills will be key to managing a diverse range of HR responsibilities. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are ready for a new challenge, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualified with previous HR Manager experience.
• Experience in a commercial, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HR function supporting circa 500 staff.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations.

Skills

HR Management

CIPD Level 5

Organizational Skills

Recruitment

Payroll Management

Learning & Development

Employment Relations

Education

CIPD Qualification

HR/Business-Related Degree

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR Manager to join a well-established and leading law firm in Central London (Monument). This role will be 35hr week with 5 days a week in the office and pays £75,000.

Going through continued growth and expansion, my client is a leading UK solicitors firm with circa 50 offices across the UK.To be considered for this position you will be CIPD Level 5 qualified and ideally have previous professional services experience.

Managing a team of 2 HR Generalists, an L&D Coordinator, and a back-office HR team in India, you will be responsible for the oversight & support of all aspects of the HR function supporting circa 500 staff.

As the HR Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Providing HR reports and updates to Senior Management
• Implementation of HR strategy and development of HR IT systems and processes
• Managing & overseeing payroll
• Overseeing and managing learning & development, including overseeing training activities and training requests
• Managing the recruitment process and developing candidate pools for all positions, including succession planning
• Overseeing the on-boarding, probation and appraisals process, and staff attendance and absence monitoring
• Managing employment relations issues such as grievances & disciplinaries. Coaching and supporting supervisors, managers and directors through any staffing issues

The ideal candidate will have previous experience as an HR Manager in a commercial, fast-paced environment, with excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage a large workload under pressure.

If you are an experienced HR Manager with professional services experience and either a CIPD qualification or an HR/business-related degree and you are looking for a new challenge, please send me your CV immediately.

This role is 5 days a week in the Central London office (within walking distance of Monument, Canon Street, Bank and Fenchurch Street) and is pays £75,000.