Thorntons Law LLP
Human Resources Consultant
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HR Consultant - Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
Dundee
At Thorntons Law, every moment matters. Join our People Team and you’ll feel inspired. You’ll feel connected. You’ll feel like you belong. And it all begins from the moment you join us.
That’s because we’ve created a different kind of law firm. Here, you’ll build relationships with clients and colleagues that really last. You’ll help shape what happens now, and what comes next. And we’ll support and encourage you to be the best you can be.
This is what life at Thorntons is all about. And this is your moment to be part of it.
About the role
As HR Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting Thorntons’ People function during an exciting period of development and change. Working closely with the Chief People Officer and wider People leadership team, you will provide hands-on HR support across a variety of areas, helping to strengthen our people practices, improve ways of working and deliver a range of priority projects.
This is a varied role that will give you the opportunity to work across Talent Acquisition, Reward & Policy, People Operations and Learning & Development, as well as supporting organisational design, change activity and the implementation of a new HRIS system. You will work closely with colleagues across the People function and the wider firm, providing practical advice and helping to turn people priorities into effective action.
The role would suit an experienced HR professional who enjoys variety, can build strong relationships quickly and is comfortable moving between day-to-day HR matters and longer-term projects.
You don’t need to have experience in every area listed below - we are looking for someone with a strong HR foundation, a pragmatic approach and the curiosity and adaptability who may get involved across a broad range of activity.
It’s about:
- HR Generalist Support - providing practical HR advice across a range of people matters, including employee relations, performance, capability, policies and ways of working.
- People Projects & Change - supporting the CPO and People leadership team with organisational design, workforce planning and change initiatives, helping to ensure projects are well planned, communicated and successfully implemented.
- HRIS Implementation - supporting the implementation of a new HRIS system, including process mapping, gathering requirements, stakeholder engagement, testing, communications, training and adoption.
- People Operations - working with the People Operations team to improve processes, documentation, governance and service delivery across the employee lifecycle.
- Reward & Policy - supporting policy reviews, reward processes, benchmarking activity and the implementation of agreed changes.
- Talent Acquisition - partnering with Talent Acquisition to support workforce planning, recruitment processes, role clarity and onboarding improvements.
- Learning & Development - working with Learning & Development to identify capability needs and support development, engagement and change adoption initiatives.
- Collaboration - working closely with the wider People team and colleagues across the firm, joining up activity and ensuring our people priorities are aligned with business needs.
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What you’ll need
We’re looking for:
- Strong HR generalist experience, ideally gained in a professional services, legal or similarly complex organisation.
- Experience supporting organisational change, projects or organisational design, with the ability to help leaders and colleagues navigate change effectively.
- A good understanding of UK employment law, HR policy, employee relations and people risk.
- The ability to build credibility and strong working relationships quickly with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload, balancing operational priorities with project and change activity.
- A pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to provide clear advice and sound judgement.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence at different levels across the firm.
- Experience of HRIS, HR technology or people systems implementation would be advantageous, but is not essential.
- Above all, we’re looking for someone adaptable and collaborative who enjoys contributing across a wide range of people activity. If you have a strong HR background but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still encourage you to apply.
Why Thorntons
One of Scotland’s leading full-service law firms, with a strong reputation and an exciting period of growth and development ahead.
- A growing and evolving firm, with an exciting range of people initiatives and projects underway.
- A varied HR role, offering the opportunity to work across multiple areas of the People function and make an important contribution to how we support our people.
- The opportunity to work on interesting projects, including the implementation of a new HRIS and wider organisational change and development initiatives.
- A collaborative and forward-thinking culture, where ideas are welcomed, expertise is valued and people are encouraged to make a difference.
- A firm that values professional development, wellbeing and flexibility, supporting you to grow and do your best work.
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What we offer
We offer much more than just a competitive salary, and we’re committed to looking after our people in every way. Here’s just some of the benefits available:
Benefits
- 39 Days Annual Leave (includes 5 fixed public holidays)
- Contributory Pension Scheme with salary exchange
- Private Medical Insurance
- Critical Illness Cover
- Income Protection Cover
- Group Life Assurance
- Exceptional maternity, paternity, partner and adoption leave packages
- Assisted Conception & IVF Leave
- Health care cash plan to support everyday health expenses
- 24-hour wellbeing support
- Free Legal fees for moving home and life planning
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Gym Discounts
- Retail Discounts
- Hybrid Working
Professional development
Access to a wide range of opportunities to build your expertise and advance your career, through courses, specialist accreditations, training, or business skills development.
Belonging
At Thorntons, we embrace diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
As a Disability Confident employer, we want to ensure that everyone has a positive experience when applying to join us. If you have a disability or are neurodivergent and need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know - we’ll do everything we can to support you.
We work flexibly to meet the needs of our clients and our people. While not every role is the same, most offer a hybrid working pattern. We’ll work with you to agree the right arrangement that supports you, the role, and our clients.
Make the moment matter
If you’re looking for a career with a different kind of law firm, this is the moment to find out more - and apply.
All you need to do is apply by 2nd September and we’ll be in touch.
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