HR Advisor in London

Department/Division: Human Resources

Duration: Permanent

Location: London

Reports to: HRBP

Type of Role: Office Based/Hybrid

Reference no.: 9916

Role Purpose

Reporting to an HRBP to support the wider HR Business Partnering team. This role will provide day-to-day support to the HR Business Partners. The role-holder will have core task responsibilities and ensure the provision of a professional and high-quality HR service.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide first-line HR advice on policies, procedures and terms & conditions, escalating to HRBP where appropriate (e.g. family leave, flexible working, hybrid/overseas working).
• Manage employee lifecycle casework, including absence (short- and long-term), disciplinary, grievance and performance matters, in partnership with HRBP and ER Manager.
• Oversee long-term sickness cases, including PHI applications, sick pay administration, occupational health coordination and phased returns.
• Advise and support managers on absence management processes and related meetings.
• Manage flexible working and parental leave requests, with HRBP support.
• Support employee wellbeing, including mental health and reasonable adjustments, signposting to appropriate resources.
• Conduct employee check-ins (e.g. probation, secondment) and exit interviews; support associated outcomes (e.g. extensions, terminations).
• Maintain accurate HR records and oversee employee documentation, including ad hoc paperwork in collaboration with HR Services.
• Support compliance with regulatory and internal requirements (e.g. SRA, LSOS).
• Contribute to and support delivery of cyclical HR processes (e.g. talent mapping, career conversations, engagement surveys, salary review).
• Attend stakeholder meetings and provide relevant HR updates.
• Support organisational change activity (e.g. restructures, TUPE, redundancy programmes).
• Manage HR administration relating to visas/IR35, liaising with external providers as required.
• Deliver HR-related training and induction sessions.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement of HR processes and documentation.
• Use HR data and metrics to inform insights and support decision-making.
• Collaborate effectively across the HR team and wider business.

Capability, Experience and Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR administrative or advisory role.
• Graduate level or equivalent; further HR qualifications are desirable.
• Experience working in a professional services or corporate environment.

Behavioural Expectations

• Leading Self: Prioritises effectively, balancing competing demands and adjusting plan so meet deadlines. Uses sound judgement, making decisions within remit and escalating appropriately. Maintains professionalism and discretion, handling sensitive information with care and integrity.
• Expertise: Applies knowledge of HR policies and procedures confidently, ensuring guidance is clear, consistent and appropriate to the situation. Uses data thoughtfully, identifying patterns or insights to inform discussions and decisions. Looks for opportunities to improve processes, suggesting practical, workable solutions.
• Collaboration: Communicates in a clear, concise and audience-appropriate way, ensuring understanding and engagement. Builds and maintains constructive working relationships, demonstrating reliability and respect. Actively collaborates with others, sharing information and contributing to collective outcomes.
• Advancing our business: Responds to business needs in a timely and solutions-focused way, maintaining consistency in approach. Identifies opportunities to enhance service delivery, considering efficiency and stakeholder experience.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate.

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurotype, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also “Happy to Talk Flexible Working” and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high, we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria, consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.