Assistant HR Manager, Early Careers

Position: Assistant HR Manager, Early Careers - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
Location: Greater London

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** Job Title
**** Department
* * People
* * Office Location
** London
* * Reports To
** Senior HR Manager
** Working Hours
** 35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required.  We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.
** Firm Description
** Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our exceptional breadth of our practice, on deep industry knowledge, and on our 'one team' global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

With a presence in the world's major financial and commercial markets, we are well placed to provide excellent business-oriented advice to our clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.
** Department Description
** The People Team work with partners and senior Business Team leaders to support all aspects of our people’s careers, from recruitment to retirement to help the firm deliver on its vision.

We aim to create a compelling employer brand to attract the most talented people and provide them with the support they need to perform at their best throughout their careers.

We work to develop a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful, so everyone feels supported and valued and can play their part in helping the firm realize its vision.

The Early Careers team is part of the People function of the Hogan Lovells Business Team consisting of four team members including a position in our Global Business Centre (GBC) based in Johannesburg.

The team collaborates closely with the HR Advisory, Graduate Recruitment and People Development and Diversity Equity & Inclusion teams to support our UK trainee solicitors and solicitor apprentices.
** Role Description
** The successful candidate will act as a core member of the Early Careers team, playing a key role in working with and supporting the Training Principal and Senior HR Manager in implementing the strategic initiatives that impact on the development of our trainee solicitors and solicitor apprentices.  Key components of the role will be in day to day management of team and key processes for early careers, headcount planning, future joiners, reviewing how the firm manages trainee performance, how the firm's trainees are supervised and management of the qualification process.
** Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
** Future Trainees
* Reviewing all HR related correspondence concerning future trainees' employment.
* Overseeing the correct payment of sign on bonus, maintenance grants and course fees for future joiners at law school and managing the grants and fees budget and overall responsibility generally for the budget relating to these costs (approximately £2.5 million).
* Overseeing the timely response to future trainee queries.
* Managing the future joiner relationship with the firm and ensuring loyalty is developed in line with the recruitment processes, as well as consistency in terms of relationship building.
* Working with a consortium of leading City law firms and BPP Law School on HR issues and practicalities relating to future trainees undertaking the preparation courses for the SQE.
* Working with the HR advisor to manage the future joiner link programme (devising programme, arranging practice group workshops, practice group fairs and attending events) to ensure future trainees are well informed about practice groups prior to joining.
* Dealing with any HR issues that may arise during the period before future trainees commence their training contract (for example health issues, bereavement, exam failure) that may impact on performance and the individual's well-being.

Trainee Solicitors and Solicitor Apprentices
* Reviewing all HR correspondence relating to the…