Anderson Clark
Human Resource Business Partner
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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.
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Requirements
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.
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Full benefits plus Bonus.
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