HR Manager

Role: HR Manager

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a professional services company who are seeking an experienced full-time HR Manager with sound experience in all aspects of HR matters.

Our client, a dynamic firm in the City of London, is seeking an experienced HR Manager to provide a proactive and strategic HR service. Working closely with Senior Management and Department Heads, this role oversees all facets of HR, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Prior HR experience within the legal sector would be highly advantageous, as the ideal candidate will need to navigate a fast-paced, professional environment with confidence. Strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive HR initiatives are essential. The company is looking for someone who can hit the ground running.

This is a full-time, office-based role at the Fenchurch Street, City of London, with occasional travel to other locations.

If you have proven HR expertise, ideally within the legal industry, and are ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Main Responsibilities of the Role:

• Providing best practice advice and guidance on company policies, terms and conditions of employment and legislation.
• Responsible for HR Generalists and Learning & Development team in the UK
• Implementation of HR strategy
• Development of HR IT systems and processes
• Overseeing the Recruitment and Selection Process and develop candidate pool for all positions for succession planning. - assist and direct in the smooth management of all recruitment and volunteer activities working to ensure business needs are met. Working with the team to resource key staff through different means of advertising, develop social media recruitment and improve links with key Universities and Colleges, including attending recruitment fairs
• Ensure all employment practices comply with the Employment laws and regulations
• Overseeing On boarding process
• Overseeing the overall coordination of the Probation and Appraisal process
• Overseeing and implementing training contracts & SQE processes from start to end including; managing panel selection process, issuing training contract documentation, registration with the SRA, managing seat rotations, delivering trainee inductions and liaising with the PSC training provider and booking relevant PSC courses and SQE equivalent training providers
• Overseeing and managing Learning & Development. To include overseeing training activities including training requests. Liaising with external training providers and booking training courses as and when required, organising internal training sessions and managing the in-house electronic training process.
• Collaborating with other Directors to ensure the smooth running of the Company from a people perspective.
• Overseeing and managing employment relations issues such as grievances & disciplinary. Coaching and supporting Supervisors and Directors through any staffing issues with the view to find a resolution at an informal stage. Take notes, produce documentation and advise on fairness/process on disciplinary/grievance/investigatory panels. Overseeing and managing Mentoring and buddy system for new starters and employees in new roles.
• Overseeing staff attendance and absence monitoring
• Supporting the Performance Management Team as well as Directors and Supervisors at performance management meetings.
• Providing HR reports and updates to Senior Management.
• Overseeing financial elements such as payroll, compensation and benefits, EAP, maternity and pension schemes.
• Project work - to include creating best practice management guides for Supervisors and Directors on people related activities. Improving efficiencies and processes, policy development and review, other as and when required.
• To oversee the operations of the Human Resources department for the Company.
• To assist in the implementation of the firm’s Human Resources Plan in line with the firm’s published business plan, SRA’s. LEXCEL, Investors In People & Legal Services Commission’s requirements, ensuring compliance to existing quality accreditation held at the time.
• To actively contribute to achieving HR team objectives which may also include project work.

The role will involve some occasional travel to other offices inside and outside London.

Key Skills Required:

• CIPD qualification
• HR or business related degree
• Demonstrable experience as a HR Manager in a commercially, fast paced environment Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage a large workload under pressure
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to influence with confidence at a senior level Refined written skills - the ability to write professional emails with diplomacy and tact
• A self-starter who demonstrates initiative and problem solving skills
• Professional manner, pro-active approach to work and a team player
• Demonstrate the ability to work confidentially, remaining discreet at all times
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft office and ability to work with databases
• Experience in a law firm preferable.

About Gemini Recruitment and Equal Opportunities:

Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.