HR Advisor

Salary - Circa £30,000pa DOE

Location: Southport/ Manchester/ Liverpool/ Leeds/ Hybrid (Office Base 1 day a week minimum)

Hybrid working available – with the flexibility to work from home and collaborate in-office when needed. We believe we offer our colleagues the best hybrid and flexible working practices, balancing working from home with time collaborating and socialising with colleagues in our modern offices.

• 35 hours working week
• Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
• 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas Closure, you also have an option to purchase up to 3 extra days’ holiday per year, until you long service award the 3 days after your 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
• Pension scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice option
• Life Assurance Policy
• Medicash policy to cover some dental, optical and other medical expenses
• Company sick pay
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and IVF schemes
• Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work-life balance
• Varied calendar of funded company social events (check out Fletchers Group on Linked In)
• Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
• A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

• Manage a varied caseload of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, absence management, and low-level capability cases.
• Provide clear, pragmatic and legally compliant advice to managers on employment law, HR policies, and best practice.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead formal meetings, including disciplinary and grievance hearings, ensuring fair process and accurate documentation.
• Prepare outcome letters, investigation reports, and related correspondence.

• Work closely with HR Business Partners and the Head of HR to support strategic and operational HR initiatives.

• Maintain accurate employee records, ensuring compliance with GDPR and internal data protection standards.
• Produce contracts of employment, variations, confirmation letters, and other HR documentation.
• Support HR processes such as onboarding, probation management, and leavers.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, and templates

• Ensure all HR activity aligns with UK employment law, SRA expectations where relevant, and firm policies.
• Support audits and reporting requirements, including management information on employee relations trends.
• Keep up to date with changes in employment legislation and HR best practice.

• Proven experience in an HR Advisor or similar role, ideally within a professional services or legal environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, professional correspondence.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters with discretion.

• Experience working in a law firm or regulated professional services environment.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards).
• Experience supporting HR Business Partners in a matrixed organisation.

• Professional, calm, and confident approach when dealing with challenging situations.
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused, with strong judgement.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work independently.
• Resilient and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.

Fletchers is a fast-growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation.

We aspire to be the best place to work…