The HR department is responsible for the provision of a full range of HR services to the Firm including recruitment and resourcing, talent management, compensation and benefits, performance management, employee relations, staff welfare, compliance and maintenance of personnel records.
As an HR Business Partner, reporting into the Head of HR, you will be the operational interface between HR and your designated business units across our UK offices. Your role will be to embed best-practice approaches to human resources development and management to support front-line delivery.
Inclusiveness and Diversity
At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.
Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher’s Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.
For accessibility information on our London offices, please visit our website.
A bit about the HR Business Partner role
Stakeholder Relationship Management
* Pro-actively develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders, influencing and challenging where necessary
* Assist in the development and delivery of business unit people plans to support Group and HR strategies
Employee Relations
* Provide commercial solutions to complex HR issues, managing risk and financial exposure
* Work in partnership with the business to manage employee relations issues, including; performance, disciplinary and grievance issues, sickness absence, redundancies and flexible working requests
* Coach, support and challenge line managers in the application of HR policies and practices
Talent Management
* Work with key stakeholders in identifying high potential/high performance key talent
* Assist in identifying key retention strategies, stretch objectives and formal development plans for high potential/key talent
* Assisting the recruitment team with strategy and implementation of the SQE and routes to qualification
Performance Management
* Work with key stakeholders to drive a high-performance culture, setting challenging objectives and proactively identifying performance management issues
* Coach and support line managers to draft and implement cogent individual performance improvement plans aimed at improving contribution and minimising the need to enter formal capability processes
* Lead on business unit appraisal moderation and feed into firm-wide moderation to achieve fairness and consistency in addition to an appropriate distribution of performance ratings
Project Management
* Provide support on the research, design and development of HR initiatives in support of the HR strategy
* Take the lead and/or work in partnership with other HR Business Partners to ensure co-ordination in project/policy development
A bit about you
* Generalist HR experience, ideally gained within the legal or alternatively professional services industry
* Excellent stakeholder management skills
* An awareness of and commitment to complying with our Equality and Diversity Policy and procedures
* Commitment to deliver first-rate, pro-active and appropriate HR support for their business areas
* Excellent proven project and time management skills
* Ability to manage, develop and mentor individuals
* A positive and resilient disposition as well as being a strong team player
What can we offer you?
Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher’s benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi-gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike-to-work loans, electric vehicle scheme and much more.
Fieldfisher HQ is based in the vibrant and thriving City of London, which has something for everyone. Offering excellent commuter links based a 5-minute walk away from Monument and Bank tube stations. Views overlooking the River Thames and Tower Bridge from our 9th floor terrace, open plan workspaces that encourages a sense of camaraderie, hot-desking, discounted coffee in our on-site cafe, bike storage, shower facilities and much more.
We have diverse teams made up of our Partners, Lawyers and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas.
We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!
Culture & personal development
We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.
We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to "access all areas" across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.