HR Generalist

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd):

Regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm – “a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients”. A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice – that is our ethos.

Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country, has been Investors in People Gold Standard accredited for over 15 years and is continuously applauded nationally for the work that it does.

We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates. If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced full-time HR Generalist with sound experience in all aspects of HR matters.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge and wide ranging experience of HR matters and also have developed skills in people/performance management.

The successful candidate will be part of the HR team and deal with all day to day HR operational matters in relation to their client/department groups. The candidate will be required to work with management and stakeholders to drive the Company towards meeting its business objectives.

The company is looking for experienced candidates who will ‘hit the ground running’.

The company have adopted hybrid working and will allow working from home two days a week. The employment for this role will be via a professional services company (Kingsley Professional Services)

Main Responsibilities of the Role

• Providing best practice advice and guidance on company policies, terms and conditions of employment and legislation.
• Dealing with Employee Relations matters including disciplinary and grievance cases. Coaching and supporting Supervisors, Managers and Directors through any staffing issues with the view to find a resolution at an informal stage (including informal mediation). Take notes, produce documentation and advise on fairness/process on disciplinary/grievance/investigatory panels.
• Dealing with various HR queries/matters, throughout the business, reliably and in accordance with legal requirements
• Assisting with payroll matters where required
• All aspects of recruitment
• All aspects of training and development, including induction
• Ensuring staff maintain CPD points and relevant accreditations
• Ensuring probationary reviews and appraisals are carried out effectively.
• Performance management – conducting and assisting Directors, Managers and Supervisors at performance management meetings to ensure individual performance targets are met.
• Managing and responding to Glassdoor reviews
• Managing reasonable adjustments where appropriate.
• Report on key HR metrics.
• Review and update policies and procedures.
• Ad hoc HR related project work
• Overseeing leavers process
• Assist in the day to day running of a busy HR function.
• Involvement in auditing and reporting

The role will involve some occasional travel to other offices inside and outside London.
This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.

Key Skills Required

• Strong prior experience in a generalist HR role
• Experience of managing formal ER casework
• Proven ability to hit the ground running and pick up mid-process activities, identify and implement improvements as agreed by the Company
• Part or full CIPD qualified is preferable
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to manage a large workload under pressure.
• Maintain a good working knowledge of employment law and keeping up to date with changes
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to influence with confidence at a senior level.
• Professional manner, pro-active approach to work
• Demonstrate the ability to work confidentially, remaining discreet at all times
• High attention to detail, proactive, able to coach and develop others through advice.
• Excellent communications skills to work effectively with people at all levels
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance
• Committed team player and self -motivated
• Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and able to use HR systems
• HR or business related degree is preferable
• Experience within the legal sector is preferable
• Ability to manage social media activity to promote the Company

The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks will be undertaken to establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.

Equal Opportunities:

The Company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff. The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce.

We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post. Please provide additional details in your covering letter if this applies.