Stephenson Harwood LLC Hiring for Future Talent Adviser Job at London, England Full Time

Team Structure:

The global HR and learning & development department comprises of 27 people and is responsible for the effective management of all people-related matters within Stephenson Harwood.

Main Responsibilities:

Future talent recruitment

• Supporting on the recruitment of all our graduate and school leaver future talent opportunities including trainee solicitors, solicitor apprentices, scholars, placement schemes and open days.
• Delivering sessions for open days, insight sessions, skills workshops and placement schemes and participating in law fairs.
• Leading on our media and communications to students.
• Managing a range of the firm’s future talent social impact programmes, including Bright Sparks work experience, and Whizz Kidz placements.
• Working with diversity partner organisations to attract and support diverse talent (partners include Aspiring Solicitors, Rare Recruitment, City Solicitors Horizon).
• First stage application screening, first stage interviews and participating as assessor in assessment centres.
• Coaching sessions for students, and providing feedback for candidates.
• Co-ordinating international training contract recruitment.
• Reporting from Apply4Law.

Future talent development

• Onboarding for future talent including co-ordination of financial assistance, facilitating events prior to commencement of employment, building relationships and liaising with our future talent.
• Managing new joiner processes, certificate of sponsorship applications and inductions.
• Providing generalist HR support managing the employee lifecycle of the future talent including straight forward employee relations issues (such as sickness or attendance) and assisting with regular 1:1 catch ups.
• Responsibility for seat change process, co-ordinating logistics for international and client secondments and visa processes.
• Co-ordinate NQ and admission process.
• Data inputting, checking, reporting on Core HR.

Policies, knowhow and developing the HR function

• Developing and maintaining standard documents, know-how and HR guidance documentation.
• Participating or leading the firm’s and department’s projects to support the firm’s strategy to implementation balancing the day to day workload with project work.
• Keeping up to date with regulations and practices.

Working with others

• Work closely with the assistant, delegate tasks, provide feedback, and supervise his/her work to ensure that all activities are coordinated appropriately and that client service is delivered in a timely and professional manner.
• Build on our presence at networks and forums to seek out best practice.
• Share ideas, contribute to know how and make suggestions for improvements.
• Contribute to team development and the wider HR team.

Attributes/Skills Required:

• Relevant experience in future talent
• Flexible approach and proactive manner to all work and tasks
• Ability to work as part of a team and across all levels at the firm, approachable and able to build rapport quickly
• Excellent organisational skills, planning and prioritisation, and time management of self and others
• Accuracy and a strong eye for detail
• Ability to handle sensitive situations and information confidentially and discreetly
• Commercial understanding and approach
• Interest in own professional development and keen to put forward own ideas and suggestions
• Experience of an HR information system/database