Title: HR Manager - City of Lonodn

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 or Hybrid 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:

• To oversee the operations of the Human Resources department for the Company.
• Overseeing and managing employment relations issues such as grievances & disciplinary. Collaborating, 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 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
• Overseeing On boarding process, Probations & Appraisal processes
• Overseeing and managing Learning & Development. To include 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.
• Overseeing and start to end processes for training contracts & SQE.
• Supporting the Performance Management Team as well as Directors and Supervisors at performance management meetings and monitoring staff attendance & absence.
• 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.
• Providing HR reports and updates to Senior Management and ensuring all employment practices comply with Employment Laws & Regulations.
• Overseeing financial elements such as payroll, compensation and benefits, EAP, maternity and pension schemes.
• To actively contribute to achieving HR team objectives which may also include project work to Improve efficiencies and processes, policy development and review, other as and when required.

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.