Senior HR Co-ordinator in London

Type: Full Time

Time: Permanent

Location: London / Manchester (hybrid)

Working Pattern: 2 days working from the office, 3 days remote

Department: Human Resources

The Senior HR Co‐ordinator will support the Fee Earners HR Operations team, delivering high‐quality operational HR services across UK teams.

You will sit within the Fee Earners HR Operations team, working closely with HR Advisors and Business Partners to provide consistent, proactive people support across the UK business.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working at a coordinator level, ideally within professional services.
• Strong IT/systems capability, with the ability to suggest process improvements.
• Actively develops new skills, with ownership of upskilling on processes and systems.
• Consistently delivers against deadlines with strong attention to detail.

Ways of Working

• Able to prioritise, use initiative, multitask and provide clear updates in a fast‐paced environment.
• Keen to support on relevant projects at an admin level and add value.
• Proactive, resilient, consultative and a strong team player.
• Demonstrates integrity, discretion and excellent written and verbal communication skills (languages beneficial but not essential).

What Sets This Role Apart

• Broad exposure to a wide range of HR operational processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Opportunities to collaborate closely with HR Advisors and Business Partners, enhancing your ER and HR operations capability.
• A role with genuine autonomy, responsibility and the chance to influence process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Support

• Provide administrative HR support, including drafting change‐of‐terms letters.
• Assist with exit interviews, reporting trends to the HR Business Partner.
• Maintain accurate employee data across MyWorklife, SharePoint, Org Charts and iManage.
• Monitor key processes such as probation and end of fixed‐term contracts.
• Prepare monthly people reports and attend manager meetings, noting actions.
• Conduct new joiner check‐in calls and elevate any concerns.

Absence Management

• Run monthly sickness reports and flag concerns with line managers.
• Conduct wellbeing check‐ins and support managers with return‐to‐work meetings.
• Arrange Occupational Health referrals, calls and follow‐ups.
• Ensure sick certificates and absence records are accurate and up to date in MyWorkLife.

Cyclical HR Events

• Support annual processes including talent management, moderation and salary review.
• Schedule meetings, prepare documentation and take meeting notes.

Flexible Working Requests

• Take notes in meetings and prepare documentation.
• Monitor trial periods and support HR Advisor/line manager with reviews.
• Manage straightforward flexible working requests with guidance as required.

Probation Management

• Monitor mid- and end‐probation reviews; check in with managers on progress.
• Provide guidance on basic issues and elevate more complex cases.

Employee Relations

• Take notes in formal meetings and assist drafting scripts and outcome letters.
• Record ER cases in MyWorklife.
• Build confidence in policies and ER process by attending weekly ER team calls.

What's In It For You

• Modern, flexible working – A minimum of 2 days each week required from the office, 3 from home.
• Join an award‐winning global firm: Clyde & Co is ranked Band 1 in multiple practice areas and recently named Insurance Law Firm of the Year (Best Lawyers Germany 2025).
• Career progression and development – Structured L&D, secondments and internal mobility across global offices.
• Inclusive, supportive culture – Recognised as GCC Law Firm of the Year and Pro Bono Firm of the Year.
• Benefits including life assurance from day one, season ticket loans, lifestyle discounts, an annual Wellbeing Day, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and more.

Please note: Eligibility for benefits may vary based on location and length of service. Full details will be confirmed upon joining.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net‐Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity.