6 month FTC, HR Officer at Successful UK Law Firm to £40,000

Fantastic London law firm is currently looking for a new HR Officer to provide a support service to the wider HR team and London office on an initial 6 month fixed term contract, with a view to being made permanent.  Duties will include managing the HR inbox, responding to employee queries and liaising with the HR team as required, assisting with payroll, assisting with recruitment, assisting with redundancy meetings and calculations when applicable, providing support and guidance to managers and partners on the management of probationary periods, conducting timely return to work interviews, liaising with the occupational health provider on ergonomic matters and seeking guidance on individuals’ fitness for work and any workplace adjustments required, timetabling projects and routine tasks, processing expense claims for members of the HR team as requested and any other duties as required.  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join an excellent working environment and have the opening to progress within the firm.  Candidates should ideally have experience of working within the legal sector and have previously worked across a variety of HR matters.  The core hours for this role are 9:30am – 5:30pm however a flexible attitude is required.