Major American law firm are looking for an HR Assistant to join their human resources team to assist with a mixture of HR and administration functions and support the smooth running of the department.  

This is a true generalist role and a small selection of duties will include:

• Onboarding of new joiners including taking out references and preparing employment contracts
• Stakeholder engagement both internal and external
• All aspects of recruitment: liaising with agencies and managing the relationship, arranging  interviews, drafting offer letters etc.
• Drafting correspondence
• Updating HR policies
• Organizing exit interviews and assisting with the leavers process
• Organising performance reviews and providing support through the appraisal process
• Responsible for the accurate maintenance, updating and auditing of manual and electronic people related records for staff, members and pupils, to ensure accurate reporting of all aspects of people data

Ideally our client would like 12 months’ experience in legal HR however they will also consider candidates coming from another corporate / professional services background. It is essential that you have strong communication skills, the ability to work well under pressure, and excellent organisational and multi-tasking skills.

This is an fantastic opportunity for an ambitious HR assistant with at least one years' experience to build on their experience to date and be given plenty of opportunity to develop in a leading firm. Excellent benefits and hybrid working.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.