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We're looking for an enthusiastic HR Assistant to join our HR Support team in our Manchester office on a 12-month fixed term contract. The role is focused on HR administration and is ideal for someone who wants to develop as a HR generalist within an international law firm.

You will be joining our supportive and friendly HR team who are focussed on providing the best possible service to our clients, both internal and external. This role will allow you to get involved in many aspects of the HR generalist function. We are looking for someone with a good academic background, who has the ability to be solution-focused and stay organised under pressure. You will also have previous work experience in HR administration.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. In the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Our UK HR team consists of our core generalist HR team (responsible for our UK fee earners, support staff and secretarial staff populations), Projects, Learning & Development, Recruitment, Payroll, and Rewards & Benefits. The HR Assistant will be aligned to the Reward & Benefits Manager, but also work closely with the wider HR team.

Our Opportunity

You will provide high quality support to the HR team and internal clients, with an emphasis on the processing of HR data, management information and entering data into the HR system. You will be involved at every step along the employee lifecycle - from recruitment and induction, through to the departure process. You will work closely with HR Assistants in other locations and will therefore provide cover when required.

This position will play a key role in supporting this busy department with tasks such as processing starters, leavers and employment changes, absence tracking and managing our central HR inbox and phone line. Due to the busy and proactive nature of this team, you will begin building lasting relationships with our employees and colleagues from the outset, so you must have good interpersonal skills and be eager to be a valued part of a team.

We recognise hard work and commitment; and in return, we will give you the opportunity to develop and gain valuable experience from across our HR offering.

You

You will have at least 6 months experience working in a HR Administrator, HR Assistant or similar position, ideally within a large multi-site organisation. Experience of working with a HR database is essential. You will also be experienced in using Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.

You will be used to working in a busy environment where you have to deal with multiple competing demands and tight deadlines. You will have the ability to organise, communicate effectively and work on your own initiative, whilst knowing when to seek guidance and supervision. You will need to have great interpersonal skills, which will allow you to work well within this team.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please visit our website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers in the first instance. We are unable to process applications sent directly by email. Please complete an online application. We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on an ongoing basis. No agency CVs accepted at this time.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.

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