Job type: Part-time Salary: Competitive Seniority: 5 years PQE Department: Business Support Office: Hertford/Ware/Loughton
Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are? Are you searching for a fulfilling role where what you get out is considered just as important as what you put in? And where the only ceiling is your ambition?
Then Attwaters Solicitors could be the firm for you. Come and find out what makes us one of the Sunday Times Best Places to work in 2024 and 2025 (Top 10 for medium organisations in the UK)
With five offices spanning Hertfordshire, Essex and London, Attwaters Solicitors is a respected regional law firm with origins dating back well over a century. Our vision is to be the ‘go to’ private wealth legal practice in our region, through our commitment to excellent client care, integrity, teamwork, innovation, quality and respect.
In order to achieve our vision, we need people who are committed to excellence. We are experts at what we do and we’re looking for people with the ambition, dedication and work ethic required to become leaders in their field.
But we also know that our people have a right to expect excellence from us. That’s why we are dedicated to providing our staff with a nurturing environment, a structured career path that offers clear opportunities for progression, and all the support they need to thrive.
The Role
Assisting the Management Board (MB) with the firms HR strategy and road maps for delivery and implementation
Assisting with identifying Learning and Development needs across the business, including organising, implementation and monitoring feedback, sourcing and liaising with external training providers and booking training courses, organising internal training sessions and managing the in-house electronic training process.
Recruitment and selection process and developing the candidate pool for all positions including succession planning to ensure business needs are met. Working with internal departments 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
Responsible for the implementation of our staff on boarding process
Implementing training contracts & SQE processes from start to end including; managing 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
Enhance and embed our approach to HR identifying opportunities for effective use of analytics that will support strategic decision making.
Responsible for the management of the HR system and advise MB on improvements. Manage the release of new benefit packages to staff.
Manage the relationship between HR, all other internal departments together with third party HR suppliers
Develop connections with other HR Managers in the Legal sector.
Support MB to identify opportunities for process improvements and automation to create efficiencies and add value to the business.
Ensure all HR systems, data, processes and functions are compliant with relevant policies and legislation and manage the HR across the business by way of collaborating with internal and external parties to ensure compliance with the SRA’s, LEXCEL, or any other accreditation held at the time.
Lead, coach and mentor staff
Support Heads of Department to facilitate compliance with HR processes and procedures.
Manage all internal HR processes including probation, appraisal process, staff absences etc
Collaborating with the Partners and MB to ensure the smooth running of the business from a people perspective.
Manage 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.
Support MB and Partners at management meetings including providing HR reports and updates to MB and Partners
Work alongside our third party suppliers to manage payroll, compensation and benefits, EAP, maternity and pension schemes.
Key Skills Required
Demonstratable experience as a HR administrator Excellent organisational skills Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work comfortable at all levels within the business Diplomacy and tact Pro-active approach Positive experience of delegation and management Team player Good working knowledge of IT (including Teams, email, word, HR packages and excel) Experience in a law firm preferrable (or willingness to undertake training specific to Law Firm HR)
What We Expect From You
You’re dedicated to providing excellent client service in line with our Service Pledge. You’re somebody who takes pride in their work and of whom we can be proud. You’re interested in promoting the firm’s good name both internally and externally. You’re a team player who will always go the extra mile. You have a positive attitude and always look to lift spirits, not lower them. You show good judgement and maturity. You’re risk-aware – you know what you don’t know. You’re a hard worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
What You Can Expect From Us
A structured career path that provides all the information you need to develop and progress. A supportive and nurturing working environment with monthly one-to-ones, department meetings and a six-monthly appraisal scheme. Flexible and hybrid working. Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes. Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year, rising by one day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days. Automatic enrolment to our contributory corporate pension scheme (salary sacrifice). Automatic enrolment to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps staff members experiencing personal problems that might adversely impact their work performance, health and wellbeing. Enrolment to our Healthcare Cash Plan after the probationary period. Cover includes dependant children and may be extended to partners or spouses at the employee’s expense. Access to Mintago, a comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform. Each office has its own designated Social and Wellbeing champion, who is there to help promote good mental and physical health with a range of initiatives including social walks, book clubs, charitable activities and out-of-hours get-togethers and events. Annual staff events including summer and Christmas events, quarterly office lunches and our annual online Staff Quiz! And so much more! Click the button below for our full list of employee benefits.
Our Employee Benefits
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