SALARY:&nbsp;Competitive and based on experienceHOURS:&nbsp;09:00-17:15, Monday- FridayBENEFITS:&nbsp;<ul class="editor-theme_editorul__Sc0KR"><li value="1">33 days’ of annual leave, inclusive of bank and other public holidays;</li><li value="2">3% employer pension contribution on whole salary;</li><li value="3">Life Assurance scheme at 3x annual salary ;</li><li value="4">Ongoing professional development opportunities;&nbsp;</li><li value="5">Generous employee sickness allowance;&nbsp;</li><li value="6">Client and employee referral schemes (up to £2000);</li><li value="7">25% discount on some legal services;</li><li value="8">Collaborative and inclusive work culture;</li><li value="9">Employee Assistance Programme (EAP/Cash Plan) offering access to face-to-face counselling, 24/7 telephone and video GP consultations, digital physiotherapy, discounted gym memberships and cashback towards some of your day-to-day healthcare, travel and shopping costs;</li><li value="10">Social committee and events.</li></ul>ROLE:Our HR Team pride themselves on providing an efficient, friendly, professional and reliable service to the Firm. We are looking for a proactive individual with strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and a solid understanding of HR best practices. As the HR Assistant you will play a key role in providing comprehensive HR support to our employees and management team. The role is based at our central Lincoln location however we do have a homeworking policy for a hybrid working arrangement. &nbsp;Travel to other branch locations is required on a routine basis. &nbsp;&nbsp;The role will include but is not limited to:<ul class="editor-theme_editorul__Sc0KR"><li value="1">Be responsible for the HR Administration for the HR Department;</li><li value="2">Maintain and update an electronic HR system;</li><li value="3">Provide backup and assistance to the Firm’s In-House Recruiter;</li><li value="4">Monitor employee absences, to conduct back to work interviews and to report any issues relating to absences to the HR Manager;</li><li value="5">Arrange and carry out exit interviews;</li><li value="6">Arrange probationary reviews;</li><li value="7">Assist the HR Manager in providing guidance and support on HR policies and procedures and the updating of such policies and procedures;</li><li value="8">Assist with employee relations matters, including performance management, disciplinary actions and conflict resolution;</li><li value="9">Attend investigation meetings covering employee complaints, disciplinary and grievance meetings and take verbatim notes of such meetings;</li><li value="10">Assist in conducting disciplinary and grievance hearings; &nbsp;</li><li value="11">Review and update job descriptions and contracts of employment.</li></ul>ABOUT YOU:We are accepting applications from individuals who have:<ul class="editor-theme_editorul__Sc0KR"><li value="1">Experience of working in a HR role, with a focus on employee relations and HR operations;</li><li value="2">CIPD qualification (advantageous but not essential);</li><li value="3">Experience in the legal industry (advantageous but not essential);</li><li value="4">Strong understanding of HR policies, procedures, and employment laws;</li><li value="5">Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion;</li><li value="6">Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;</li><li value="7">Outstanding time management, organisational and IT skills;</li><li value="8">Availability to attend branch offices as and when required.</li></ul>ABOUT US:Here at Sills, we pride ourselves on not treating our clients or our staff as a number. Despite our size we still have a strong sense of community throughout the firm and across departments. We are one of the leading firms of solicitors in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Nottingham, and Northampton providing a full range of legal services to individuals and businesses. With offices in 15 locations we require a variety of different people with a wide range of skill sets and backgrounds to add value our organisation and help us provide our award-winning services to our valued clients. We fully embrace diverse characteristics, experiences, and outlooks in the workplace and in the communities in which we practice.You will be working alongside some of the region’s best lawyers, who combine technical knowledge of the law with first class client service. The Family Department has recently won the prestigious and fiercely competitive Children Law Team of the Year national award at the Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards. In addition, the Legal 500 (The World’s Leading Legal Directory) ranks Sills &amp; Betteridge LLP as a Leading Firm and recognises many of our team in tiers one, two and three- our family team achieving the highest accolade of Top Tier Status- with several members of the firm as Leading Individuals, Recommended Lawyers, and Next General Partners. We have also been recognised by various organisations for our commitment to creating a great place to work- whether its our outstanding LEXCEL audits, our nominations for being an outstanding training contract provider by lawcareers.net, our award for promoting access to the legal profession by CILEX or our ‘One to Watch’ standing with the Top 200 Companies, UK.

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