Human Resources (HR) Apprentice - London

The Human Resources Apprentice is expected to perform all responsibilities with a commitment to providing superior service to the Firm’s attorneys, advisors and staff, and maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement. Above all, the Human Resources Apprentice must fulfil the needs of the Firm in a manner that is consistent with the Firm’s Core Values.

Essential Job Functions

Provides general administrative support to the Human Resources Department. Answers and directs telephone calls, takes and relays messages. Prepares correspondence, spreadsheets, forms and other documents and proofreads to ensure accuracy; makes meeting and conference call arrangements and may coordinate travel arrangements as necessary; maintains assigned department files and records and ensures compliance with Firm policy and regulations. Answers a variety of departmental inquiries and serves as a liaison between the HR department and the Firm’s employees. Responsibility for maintaining and updating the Human Resources employee database for the Firm’s London and International offices. Ensures all HR administration is processed in an accurate and timely fashion. Responsible for the administration for new support staff and legal hires via the firm’s onboarding system – Akin Pathways. Assists in preparing and sending offer letters, organising background checks and references, preparing induction schedules and new joiner packs and processing new hire paperwork. Accurately enters new hire information into the HRIS database. Creates and maintains new joiner files. Records probation periods and schedules review meetings. Prepares follow up paperwork. Responsible for leaver related administration for support and legal staff. Assists in recording and maintaining holiday and sickness records for the International offices. Coordinates and schedules interviews for new support staff hires, reserves rooms and any conference equipment as required. Logs CVs into the recruitment database and keeps it maintained. Processes all invoices that come in to the department following Firm accounting procedures. Processes expenses as requested for the Human Resources Department. Prepares paperwork for the annual and mid-term staff evaluation processes and completes follow up letters using a mail merge. Ensures any HR payroll changes are documented and forwarded to payroll in a timely manner to meet internal and external payroll deadlines. Works on special HR related projects. Provides support and backup to other department personnel as needed. Maintains knowledge of the Firm’s human resources policies and procedures. Assumes responsibility for maintaining the highest level of confidentiality. Assumes additional responsibilities and ad-hoc tasks as requested.

Benefits; 

Private Medical and Travel Insurance Dental Insurance Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance Fitness and Wellbeing Reimbursement Discounted Gym Benefits Annual Eye Care Employee Assistance Programme and On-site Mental Health Services Cycle Scheme Season Ticket Loan Pension Scheme (7.5% Employer Contribution) Paid Overtime Discretionary Performance Based Bonus Mortgage Corporate Scheme MBL Seminar Access LinkedIn Learning Access

Training:

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On completion of this 15 month apprenticeship you will have gained your HR Support Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Training Outcome:

Possibility of a full time role after the completion of the apprenticeship

Employer Description:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a global law firm that provides a wide range of legal services to clients across various industries. Key practice areas include financial restructuring, corporate transactions, private equity, energy, and international trade, among other areas. There are 17 offices globally, and Washington D.C. is the headquarters. London is the largest international offices with 280 employees.  This role will also have an international scope. The London HR team supports 6 other international offices across the Middle East, Asia and Europe.

Working Hours :
Monday-Friday(09:30-17:30)

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills