HR Manager

The role

Department: Human Resources

About you

Essential experience:

• Proven experience in managing HR functions within a professional services environment, preferably in a law firm.
• Demonstrated expertise in employee relations, talent acquisition, and performance management.

Desirable experience:

• Familiarity with HR practices specific to the legal sector.
• Experience in implementing diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives.
• CIPD qualification or working towards.

Knowledge and skills

You must be able to:

• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews, and offboarding.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures in line with legal compliance and best practices.
• Advise Partners and senior management and staff on employment law, benefits, and organisational development.
• Handle sensitive employee relations issues with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Lead and support HR projects, such as staff development programmes and wellbeing initiatives.
• Use HR management software and tools effectively.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across all levels of the firm.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational, communication, and negotiation skills.

The firm

Greene & Greene has been providing legal services from offices in Bury St Edmunds since 1893. The firm offers a broad range of legal advice to individuals and companies in respect of a large range of legal services both nationally and internationally.

We are consistently ranked highly for providing an excellent client service in both Legal 500 and Chambers legal directories. We pride ourselves on being a firm that provides practical advice from expert legal professionals, working in partnership with our clients to become their legal provider of choice. Our aim is to ensure our clients get to where they want to be in the most straightforward manner.

The department

The HR Manager will work closely with the Practice Manager, Managing Partner and HR Partner and will be responsible for supporting the firm’s 80+ employees. Working closely with senior leadership, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving the firm’s people strategy, ensuring it aligns with our strategic goals and promotes a culture of inclusivity and excellence.

Equal opportunities

Greene & Greene is committed to fostering a diverse, equal and inclusive working environment. We recruit based on suitability for the role, experience, and qualifications (where applicable). We welcome applications from everyone regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, socio-economic background, pregnancy or maternity status or sexual orientation.

Benefits

As well as offering very competitive salaries and providing a supportive working environment, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Birthday holiday.
• Volunteering day.
• Personal pension scheme.
• Group life assurance.
• Support for professional development and qualifications.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• In-house health & wellbeing initiatives.
• Car parking facilities.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and a cover letter to Trudie Wright, Practice Manager – trudiewright@greene-greene.com.