Human Resources Advisor

Career Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Legal in London is seeking an HR Advisor to provide practical HR support across the firm, partnering with lawyers, partners and senior leaders.

This role offers exposure to employee relations, organisational change, and HR projects, with a hybrid pattern: three days in the office per week, and a proactive, service‑driven approach.

Qualifications

• Solid HR experience within a professional services environment.
• Ability to advise senior stakeholders with credibility.
• Experience with employee lifecycle activities and ER cases.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lawyers, partners and senior leaders to provide HR support across a variety of matters.
• Act as a trusted first point of contact for HR queries, building credibility with stakeholders.
• Taking ownership of key employee lifecycle activities and onboarding for new joiners.
• Managing family leave arrangements and flexible working requests.
• Supporting more complex ER cases through coordination and documentation with HR leadership.
• Leading induction activity for new joiners and helping them integrate from day one.
• Contributing to annual people processes and supporting managers through milestones.
• Producing management information and HR reporting for decision‑making.
• Participating in HR projects and change initiatives across the firm.

Skills

Stakeholder management

HR advisory

Employee relations

HR policy development

Job description

We're delighted to be partnering with a prestigious London law firm to recruit an HR Advisor.

This role would suit an ambitious HR Coordinator looking to step into an Advisor position, or an existing HR Advisor seeking greater stakeholder exposure, broader responsibilities and involvement in HR projects.

Alongside day-to-day HR responsibilities, you'll gain exposure to employee relations activity, organisational change projects and firm-wide people initiatives.

Hybrid working: 3 days in office per week

Key duties will include:

• Partnering with lawyers, partners and senior business leaders to provide practical and responsive HR support across a variety of people matters.
• Acting as a trusted first point of contact for HR queries, building credibility with stakeholders and ensuring a high-quality service is delivered across the firm.
• Taking ownership of key employee lifecycle activities, helping to ensure a seamless experience for employees and managers alike.
• Managing family leave arrangements, flexible working requests and other day-to-day employee relations matters.
• Supporting more complex ER cases through meeting coordination, documentation preparation, note-taking and liaison with HR leadership.
• Leading induction activity for new joiners, helping them integrate successfully into the firm from day one.
• Contributing to annual people processes and supporting managers through key employee milestones.
• Producing management information and HR reporting to support informed decision-making across the business.
• Playing an active role in HR projects and change initiatives, including restructures, process reviews and wider people-focused improvements.

About you:

We're keen to speak with candidates who have gained solid HR experience and are looking to further develop their career within a professional services environment.

You’ll be confident communicating with senior stakeholders and capable of establishing credibility with partners, lawyers and business leaders. Whilst legal sector experience would be advantageous, we're equally interested in candidates who can demonstrate strong relationship-building skills, commercial awareness and the confidence to advise and support senior individuals.

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