HR Administrator in City of London

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Salary: to £35,000 depending on experience

Location: Central London

Leading UK law firm are looking for an HR administrator to work closely with the Head of HR to achieve the smooth running of the HR function, build relationships with all staff, and provide strong service levels to the business, ad hoc and cyclical projects. Much of the role will centre on the operational aspects of HR and will encompass the full range of HR activities.

A selection of duties will include:

• Onboarding and offboarding processes: preparing offer documentation, communication with the new hire to complete all the pre‑employment checks, working with the hiring manager and other support teams to prepare for arrival.
• Providing information on all HR matters such as benefit changes, leave requests, guidance on maternity provision, signposting to various handbooks, policies and documents.
• Payroll support.
• Benefits Administration.
• Working closely with the Head of HR and the Trainee Principals in the delivery of the annual graduate recruitment process.
• HR data management
• EDI and wellbeing support

This is an administrative role in a small HR team for a top UK law firm; it is essential that you have exceptional communication skills and razor sharp attention to detail. You must also have excellent problem solving skills and ability to apply good judgment in decision‑making.

In terms of experience, ideally you will have some experience in HR (this doesn’t have to be from another law firm, it can be from within any office / corporate environment) or be a passionate graduate who is looking to build a career in this area.

Fantastic opportunity for an ambitious HR administrator, who is looking to move to a top London law firm.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.