HR Officer

As we continue to go from strength to strength, the HR team needs to expand to keep pace with the requirements of a growing workforce. 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:  

• Responding to internal and external enquiries or requests.
• Supporting the recruitment process including advertising of roles, managing vacancies, candidate responses and arranging interviews. 
• Responding to general HR policiy and procedure enquiries.
• Assist in the coordination of all joining, induction and leaving procedures and production of associated paperwork. 
• Supporting compliance processes across the Firm. 
• Assist in maintaining and reviewing all HR Policies & Procedures. 
• Production of reports for Partners.  

The successful candidate will have: 

• Proven experience of working in a HR role, preferably within the legal services sector. 
• Experience of recruiting to multiple roles, including advertising, updating websites and social media. 
• Experience of working on Employee Relations cases including note taking.  
• The ability to work collaboratively at all level of the Firm.   
• A good understanding of employment law.  
• Accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Excellent organisational and time management skills. 
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and build supportive relationships. 
• The ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion and tact. 
• Excellent IT skills and knowledge including MS Office and HR software. 
• Excellent reporting skills. 

Qualifications:

• Ideally, you will have a CIPD Level 3 qualiifaction as a minimum. 
• You must have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle. 

This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills and experience to help enhance the HR and recruitment processes within a well-established law firm. If you are self-motivated, with a can-do attitude and have a background in HR, we would love to hear from you. 

As we are based across four locations in Teesside and Barnard Castle, you will need to be willing to travel to all offices as required. You should therefore hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle. 

Salary is commensurate with experience. 

Please refer to the top of our careers page for the excellent range of benefits we offer.