HR Assistant

Excellent opportunity for an HR Assistant or HR Administrator to join a leading law firm in London. This is a 12 months FTC maternity cover. Hybrid working. Salary to £35k.

If you have at least 1 year's experience in HR as an HR Assistant or HR Administrator in a law firm or similar corporate, professional services environment, this role could be ideal for you. Working in a highly regarded HR team of c40+, this generalist HR Assistant role is broad and varied. Duties include -

• Responding to HR queries
• Inductions and onboarding of new joiners
• Updating HR database
• Liaising with Line Managers and Hiring Managers
• Scheduling employee catch-ups and reviews
• Arranging exit interviews
• Assisting the Recruitment team and Graduate Recruitment team when required
• Note taking at grievance meetings
• Supporting the HR team with HR admin including co-ordinating pre-employment checks

You will need excellent organisational skills, at least 1 year's experience as an HR Assistant or HR Administrator in a law firm or other professional services firm such as accountancy, and good academics.

The firm offers a supportive, friendly working environment, lovely offices and competitive salary. Although this is a maternity cover, the HR team is large and it may be possible that an opportunity could arise for a permanent position although that is not guaranteed.