Job Details

HR Manager - Professional Services

Sector:HR & Training

Region : Yorkshire & Humberside

Location: Leeds

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 plus excellent benefits

Job Ref.: RMSJ1956324

Job Information

Cameron James are pleased to be working exclusively with a Legal Firm in the centre of Leeds recruiting for an HR Manager to join their team. With over 100 employees across Partners, Fee-earners and support staff this is a unique opportunity to create your own team and re-align HR with the company’s vision and business needs.

Working within a modern, forward thinking firm this position is for a Generalist HR professional with ideally a legal background or at a minimum Professional Services as it is critical to have an understanding of the Partnership Model and layers within the business.

The role:

• To initially assess the current HR processes and re-align with the current and future business plans
• To develop and put in place robust policies and procedures to create a cohesive HR vision and delivery
• To work closely with Key stakeholders in the business and ensure that HR is involved at all levels
• To develop a Recruitment process for external recruitment, across Trainee intakes; developing relationships across local Universities and Law colleges.
• Identify attraction methods and assessment processes for new employees and liaise with external agencies
• To manage and co-ordinate the internal development programme and liaise with external providers for L&D proficiency
• To re-broker periodically across all Employee Benefits and ensure that the business is commercially focused from an HR perspective
• To play a key role in annual pay review processes, ensuring robust information and market assessment in line with the market conditions.
• To Manage and support the business on a range of ER issues including grievances, disciplinaries and complex cases.
• To work with the Employment Law department to ensure that all changes are interpreted and conveyed into policies and procedures correctly in all departments
• Develop methods to assess and analyse Employee Engagement at all levels and work with the Partners to address areas of concern and increase engagement across the firm


The person:

• CIPD qualified or equivalent
• Of Graduate Calibre
• With experience within a Legal or Professional Services organisation
• Stakeholder Management
• Management and building of a team within an HR environment
• Operates at a senior level with strategic thinking
• Has a keen eye for detail across all administrative areas of HR
• Formulates a clear plan in conjunction with Operational needs
• Passionate about delivering a high standard of HR service