HR Assistant - Birmingham

Duncan Lewis was established in 1998 and employs in excess of 750 staff and consultants across London and the UK.

Duncan Lewis is LEXCEL accredited and proud to have achieved GOLD Investors in People Status since 2009, being the first Law Firm to achieve this, and only one of three Law Firms in England and Wales to have achieved GOLD status.

We are now looking for an experienced HR Assistant to join the HR team to primarily deal with our recruitment and induction activities for our offices in London and around the UK, but to also get involved in other generalist HR areas as and when required.

This role will be part of the HR team based in the Birmingham Office.

The main activities of this role include:

• Coordinating full cycle recruitment activities including drafting/placing job adverts, updating job descriptions, managing applications/CVs, liaising with candidates and hiring managers, arranging interviews, assist with shortlisting, making offers and providing feedback
• Managing recruitment database/trackers and ensuring that relevant details are updated
• Liaising with external agencies where requested and utilising social media for recruitment adverts
• Ensuring right to work checks are completed and assisting with background checks
• Drafting and releasing offer/contractual documents
• Dealing with new starter administration
• Assisting with Induction and onboarding for new starters, including for outer London offices
• Updating details on HR database and managing personnel files.
• Responding to HR queries
• Continuous improvement of internal processes and procedures

Essential criteria to apply:

• Demonstrable Recruitment and HR administration experience in a commercially, fast paced environment
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a large workload under pressure
• Well developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels and particularly at Senior Management level on a daily basis
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to write clear and professional emails
• A self-starter who demonstrates initiative and problem solving skills
• Professional manner, proactive approach to work and a team player
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible approach to work
• Demonstrate the ability to work confidentially, remaining discreet at all times
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft office and ability to work with HR/Recruitment databases
• Previous Recruitment/HR experience within a law firm would be advantageous
• CIPD qualification desirable
• HR or business related degree desirable

This is an urgent role and we will only consider applicants that meet the above criteria.  Please apply with a covering letter stating your salary expectations for this role and how you meet the above criteria.