Human Resource Business Partner

HR Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract to October 2027

Location: London Canary Wharf

Salary: £80K

Contract: Fixed Term to October 2027

Work pattern: Monday to Friday, hybrid working. Part time (4 days per week) also considered.

Our client, a global law firm, is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join their team on a fixed term contract through to October 2027.

This is a genuine opportunity to work at both an operational and strategic level, partnering with a Senior HR Business Partner and key stakeholders across the business to deliver real people priorities, not just admin.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with stakeholders to embed people priorities and shape the talent agenda, including succession planning and compensation processes.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on employee relations issues, providing guidance, coaching, and early intervention support.
• Supporting business professional staff and mid-senior level lawyers, including parental leave and ER matters.
• Getting involved in headcount forecasting, budget changes, and employee listening data analysis.
• Supporting talent pipeline reviews, performance and reward conversations, and career development planning.
• Leading on job description reviews and role mapping, and delivering induction for new joiners and NQs.
• Conducting exit interviews and feeding themes back to drive change.
• Supporting inclusion, wellbeing, and people experience initiatives across the business.

What you’ll need

• Essential: experience gained within legal services or a professional services environment. This is not negotiable for this role.
• Essential: strong, hands‑on employee relations experience. You’ll need to have handled ER cases confidently and independently, not just sat in on them.
• A proven track record delivering HR initiatives that have made a real difference to business performance.
• Experience partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ideally a CIPD qualification or equivalent.

Full right to work in the UK. No sponsorship available for this role.

Available to start October 2026. Full time or part time (4 days per week) considered.

Benefits

Full benefits plus Bonus.

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