Human Resources Assistant

HR Assistant – Early Careers Development

Location: London

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Permanent

We are recruiting for an HR Assistant to join the Early Careers Development team at a prestigious international law firm in London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional with experience supporting trainees, graduates or early careers programmes to develop their career within a highly regarded professional services environment.

You will play an important role in supporting trainee solicitors, future trainees and solicitor apprentices throughout their early careers journey, from onboarding and training through to qualification.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate trainee and early careers onboarding, including inductions, joining communications and right-to-work checks.
• Organise early careers events, induction sessions and development activities.
• Support trainee seat rotations, allocations and secondment processes.
• Assist with qualification processes, including documentation, scheduling and record-keeping.
• Maintain accurate HR records, trackers and employee information.
• Liaise with internal HR, Recruitment and Learning & Development teams.
• Coordinate with external training providers regarding attendance, results and trainee support.
• Respond to trainee queries and support employee relations and wellbeing matters.
• Help improve HR processes and support wider Early Careers Development projects.

About you

We're looking for someone with:

• Previous experience working in HR, ideally supporting early careers, graduates or trainees.
• Experience within a law firm, accountancy practice or another corporate/professional services environment.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at different levels.
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• The ability to prioritise competing deadlines and manage processes independently.
• A professional, confidential and proactive approach.

Previous experience supporting trainee solicitors would be beneficial, although candidates with transferable graduate development or early careers experience from other professional services organisations are encouraged to apply.

Interested?

Apply through LinkedIn with your CV to be considered for this opportunity.

Applications will be handled by Owen Reed.