HR Assistant

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Hong. With more than 950 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non‑contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

HR Assistant

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hours per week)

HR Operations

Liverpool

At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro‑bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back‑up care per year
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Reporting to the HR Manager, you will provide full HR administration support for approximately 1100 people. As an HR Assistant you will be responsible for processing new starters, leavers and movers in the business and act as a main point of contact for general HR queries, ensuring the prompt resolution of queries and requests.

You will be part of a wider HR & Development team that services the firm across areas such as employee relations, early careers, talent acquisition, learning & development, HR systems, diversity & inclusion, talent & development and reward. Led by Chief People Officer, Carolyn Morgan, the team is currently made up of 30 people, who strive to deliver a seamless service to all Partners and employees.

• Being the first point of contact for all HR queries
• Preparing offers of employment and contracts for new starters and variations (i.e. changes in employment details) for existing employees
• Undertaking pre‑employment checks as part of the new starter process and preparations for the new starter induction
• Full administration of the leaver process, to include inputting on the system, liaising with the leaver and the team and advising the firm accordingly
• Advising payroll of monthly changes, new starters and leavers and any deductions required from salary
• Accurate inputting of data on the HR system, such as new starters, leavers, variations, holidays, absence and appraisal information
• Working with colleagues to identify patterns of sickness and report to the HR Advisors/Managers regarding matters of concern
• Completing all maternity/paternity administration and acting as a point of contact for employees on maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
• Checking holiday calculations and advising colleagues on holiday rules
• Sending exit surveys and reporting the results to managers
• Involvement in recruitment activity such as placing adverts, reviewing CVs and setting up interviews
• Assisting with the induction process and delivering induction presentations
• Producing regular and ad‑hoc reports from the HR system
• Arranging payment of invoices
• Covering administration work of colleagues in their absence
• Involvement in ad‑hoc HR projects as required

• Previous administration experience
• Ability to operate in a busy environment
• Competence in English, Maths and all Microsoft IT software
• Excellent…