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- Develop and implement a People and HR Strategy, aligning with, and enabling their company's Strategic and Business Goals.
- Advise the Leadership and Operational Teams on people matters, including organisational design, talent planning, and culture initiatives.
- Act as a trusted adviser to the Managing Director, Directors, Heads of Team and all relevant stakeholders, providing guidance and advice on all HR-related issues.
- Foster a ‘one-firm’ culture that values mutual respect, inclusivity, diversity, collaboration and openness.
- Lead talent acquisition and retention strategies to attract, retain and develop top legal and support talent.
- Develop and oversee performance management, succession planning, and frameworks, to support sustained growth and competitive advantage.
- Manage employee and employer relationships.
- Drive learning, training and development initiatives, with supporting frameworks, to plan and encourage career development across the firm, enhanced with effective monitoring and Performance Review processes.
- Continue to develop and champion high-performance, diverse and inclusive culture.
- Lead on fair and transparent remuneration, reward and employee benefits generally.
- Enhance employee engagement, wellbeing, and internal communication
- Ensure best practice in onboarding and new employee engagement.
- Lead on initiatives to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), embracing our ‘one-firm’ methodology.
- Lead on the continuing development and preservation of our Core Values.
- Ensure all HR policies and procedures are legally compliant in relation to employment law and their regulatory requirements (including the SRA and Law Society standards where applicable).
- Oversee HR systems, processes, and policies to ensure efficiency and data integrity.
- Manage employee relations and ensure the consistent application of HR practices.
- Ensure employee integration and compliance with all their policies.
- Lead on people analytics and reporting on HR metrics, utilising agreed KPIs to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Proven senior HR leadership and management experience, ideally from within a professional services firm or from within the legal sector.
- An ability to motivate others to embrace consistency and change.
- Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practices.
- Experience of working with senior leaders and managers, managing organisational and transformational change in a professional environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, coaching, mentoring and influencing skills.
- CIPD qualified (Level 7 preferred) or equivalent experience.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, pragmatic approach to delivery.
