HR Specialist

Role purpose:

HR Specialist actively supports the Life Cycle team in successful execution of international LC services along with new systems and tools implementation. HR Specialist is pro-actively engaged and involved in process improvements/changes, transitions and projects.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Current employees administration including but not limited to: entering or updating personal information records, job or position assignment records, salary information or relocations administration
• Support with the creation and distribution of employee letters such as contracts of employment, salary increase or job title changes
• Support employees on enquiries related to HR data and administration
• Work on more complex tasks/queries as required
• Reporting to the Manager required details of the business as usual activities of the LC team
• Responsible for the compliance of personnel documentation with regulatory framework (law, internal procedures and policies)
• Perform in line with agreed procedures, SLAs and KPIs and Customer expectations
• Identify specific areas for improvement, suggest solutions and take active part in implementing them
• Actively support Junior HR Specialists
• Build and maintain positive relations with colleagues from other streams and departments and stakeholders across the firm

About you

• Excellent command of English is a must
• Experience of working in HR administration and understanding all of its specifics
• At least 2 years of work experience in international environment
• People focus and excellent client centric skills
• Highly motivated with a proactive 'can do' attitude
• Collaborative working style, will be able to work on own initiative as well as part of a wider team

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers and business service professionals located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

Our values

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

Diversity and inclusion

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do. We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

Diversity of perspective, thought, background and culture combine to make us the leading global law firm; that’s why we actively seek to build balanced teams. We welcome the unique contribution that you will bring to our firm and actively encourage applications from all talented people – however your talent is packaged, whatever your background or circumstance and regardless of how you identify.

Hybrid working

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

Pre-engagement screening

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits and where relevant, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and work-related references.

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