HR advisor

We are recruiting for an HR Advisor to join the London office of a prestigious US law firm on an 18-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. This role offers broad HR generalist exposure within a collaborative and high-performing environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing maternity, paternity and shared parental leave processes.
• Supporting employee relations, absence management and occupational health cases.
• Overseeing UK immigration and sponsorship matters.
• Coordinating onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Supporting flexible working requests, secondments and HR projects.
• Producing HR reports, drafting correspondence and responding to employee queries.
• Assisting with HR systems and process improvement initiatives, including Workday.

About you:

• Previous HR experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and immigration processes.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Workday experience would be advantageous.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded international law firm and play a key role within a supportive HR team. Competitive salary and benefits package on offer. The ideal candidate would be able to start from October. The role is 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Due to the high volume of applications, we are not able to respond to all enquiries. If you have not received a response within 72 hours, please assume you have not been shortlisted at this stage, however thank you for taking the time to apply.

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