HR Manager - solicitors firm

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:

1. Providing HR reports and updates to Senior Management
2. Implementation of HR strategy and development of HR IT systems and processes
3. Managing & overseeing payroll
4. Overseeing and managing learning & development, including overseeing training activities and training requests
5. Managing the recruitment process and developing candidate pools for all positions, including succession planning
6. Overseeing the on-boarding, probation and appraisals process, and staff attendance and absence monitoring
7. 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.