http://www.karen-george.com Karen George Recruitment Company Experienced Litigation Secretary required for medium-sized firm of solicitors based near Chancery Lane. You will be working for 3 lawyers, one of whom is a Partner. Friendly team of 12 people in Litigation, and approx 70 staff in total. Heavy typing workload of c.70% so you must enjoy typing and have at least 75wpm with a high level of accuracy. Advanced Word skills essential. Ability to utilise own initiative, prioritise your workload and be able to cope with the demands of a busy role are also essential. You will need to have a minimum of 3 years' recent litigation experience in a central London law firm. The role is initially a 12-month contract to cover for maternity leave and there is a possibility it may develop into a permanent position thereafter although this is not guaranteed. The salary is up to 34k. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=333 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:59:11 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=333 An opportunity has arisen for a Part-time Benefits Administrator to join the HR team of a large company based in the West End of London. The role is for 3 days per week and the salary is 24k pro rata which works out at approx 15k per annum in total. Working within the Compensation and Benefits team, alongside the Reward Analyst, you will be the first point of contact for benefits-related queries. The role involves liaising with benefit providers, assisting with the annual benefits renewal processes including healthcare and dental, reviewing benefits, providing analysis in the form of quarterly reports, maintaining the reward system, keeping updated on market developments, assisting the Reward Manager with benefits projects, conducting data analysis and research. You will need to be a graduate with previous experience (recent) in a similar role in London within a corporate, commercial environment. Intermediate-advanced Excel knowledge essential (including manipulating data and spreadsheets) in addition to SAP, although they will train on SAP if necessary. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=360 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:27:10 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=360 An opportunity has arisen for an HR Assistant to join this large, successful City law firm. Reporting to the HR Officer and HR Manager within the Business Services group, this is a responsible position with plenty of scope to utilise your HR skills and knowledge to the full. You will be conducting interviews, liaising with agencies, shortlisting candidates, preparing documentation for new joiners and leavers, assisting with probationary reviews, assisting wtih Employee Relations including grievances, disciplinaries and performance management issues, providing HR advice in line with the firm's policies and procedures, responding to HR queries, reviewing processes and suggesting improvements, assisting with flexible working arrangements, exit interviews, attending regular HR meetings providing updates to the team, assisting with projects, maintain and update HR database and CVMail, in addition to providing support and administrative assistance to the HR Officers as and when required. At least 2 or 3 years' experience in a similar role, ideally within a London law firm, is essential. Candidates from other professional services may also be considered. This is a responsible position with plenty of scope to develop and career opportunities in the future within the team. Stunning offices, friendly team environment, very low staff turnover. A fabulous opportunity for an HR professional. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=359 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:13:00 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=359 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Information Systems and Reward Manager to join a large international company (2000 staff) based at London Bridge. The role involves maintaining all HR systems, such as Snowdrop and various linked databases (Spring online and Iview), management reporting and processes. An understanding and experience of international businesses and linking them together is essential. You will be working closely with IT and systems providers, in addition to developing, preparing and analysing management information reports, highlighting key trends. A key element of the role will be to assist the implementation and delivery of reward, advise on benefits and salary reviews, and maintain an accurate HR budget. Reporting to the Global HR Director, you will have the support of a Team Administrator. Advanced Excel skills are essential for this role as well as experience of utilising global HR systems, report writing, designing and mapping processes and administration of company benefits. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=358 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:14:39 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=358 Our client, a large City law firm with approx 700 staff, is looking for an HR Officer to join their team. Reporting directly to the HR Manager focussing on HR matters for the lawyers and Partners of the firm, you will be heavily involved in fee earner recruitment which comprises approx 50% of this role. In addition you will be responsible for overseeing flexible working including maternity leave and part-timers and you will therefore need to be fully up to speed on these areas of HR. You will also manage probationary reviews, monitor salaries, conduct salary reviews, employee relations such as disciplinaries and performance issues, provide employment advice to employees and line managers, management of absence and holiday records and provide reports to Partners as required. The position is initially a 6-month contract, however it is highly likely that it will become permanent thereafter. The firm enjoys an excellent reputation with a particularly low staff turnover. Stunning offices and great team environment. In order to be considered for this opportunity you will need to be degree educated and have at least 2 years' recent experience as an HR Officer in a London law firm to include both recruitment and generalist HR. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=356 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:35:28 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=356 A US law firm is looking for a law graduate, (LPC preferable), who has recent experience of legal research covering various areas of law including Corporate. You will need to have experience of Westlaw, Perfect Information and Lexis Nexis in maintaining know-how and other databases and the role involves maintaining the know-how database, conducting research into UK precedents as requested by the lawyers, updating the Knowledge Management intranet pages, contributing to the legal weekly newsletter providing summaries of articles, assisting with administration of CPD records, training, research for seminars, maintaining library of seminar DVDs, preparation of know-how packs for new joiners to the firm as part of their induction, generally assisting the Knowledge Manager and Librarian as required. You will be working alongside one other Knowledge Management Assistant, a PSL and a Training Assistant. Excellent IT and communication skills required, both verbal and written. The emphasis is on legal and business research and only candidates who have recent experience of this, together with a Law Degree, will be considered. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=338 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:08:50 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=338 An opportunity has arisen to join a large City law firm as Learning & Development Manager for the Fee Earning population. Previous experience in a similar L&D Manager role of at least 4 years within a law firm in London is essential. Graduate degree, minimum 2:1, also a prerequisite. Please apply in confidence to Karen George for further details. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=298 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:32:39 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=298 A medium-sized law firm based in London is looking for an HR Manager to join their team. The role involves HR management responsibility for their 5 overseas offices in addition to London. As a Business Partner you will play an integral part within this 10-strong team, supported by 2 HR Officers and an HR Administrator. The remit includes managing the HR budget for EU and Asia, providing advice to Managers and Partners on Employee Relations issues such as Disciplinaries and Grievances, developing Policies and firmwide Appraisals, co-ordinating annual salary review in conjunction with the Compensation and Benefits Manager, researching and evaluating market trends as regards remuneration, work closely with the Training Manager on Trainee development and seat rotations, management of the international secondments plus a range of ad hoc projects and a variety of other duties. In order to be considered for this opportunity, you will need to be a graduate, CIPD qualified (or equivalent) and have at least 5 years' HR experience within a UK law firm or other professional services (investment banking, accountancy, management consultancy, etc). http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=341 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:26:12 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=341 Would you like to get your HR career off to a flying start? Our client, a large law firm based in stunning offices in the City, are looking for an enthusiastic HR Administrator to join their friendly, hardworking team. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will be responsible for a wide range of administrative support to the Business Services division. The ideal candidate will have a passion for HR, be proactive, very well organised and have a positive, helpful attitude. You will need to be educated to at least A'Level standard and have some recent experience of working in HR in a corporate environment. A professional approach is essential, together with strong IT skills and an eye for detail. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=355 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:32:45 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=355 Excellent career opportunity for an experienced HR Assistant who is looking to make the next step up to HR Officer level. Working for a well-known law firm based near Liverpool Street, you will be looking after approx 110 staff, covering Business Support and Lawyers. The role is varied and generalist, including all aspects of Recruitment, Training, Graduate Recruitment and day-to-day HR issues such as managing salary review process, monitoring probation periods, dealing with ER matters, administration of joiners/leavers/sickness/holiday/maternity, administration of a range of benefits, co-ordination of monthly payroll and organising practising certificates. You will be fully involved in developing the training plan and budget, reviewing training needs, liaising with external providers and organising seat rotations for the Trainees. You will be required to attend some of the London law fairs to assist with attracting the best new talent to the firm including summer work experience placements. A graduate degree is essential and you will need to have at least 2 years' experience as an HR Assistant in a London law firm in order to be considered for this position. The salary is 32k if you have an HR qualification such as CIPD, or 30k if you do not but the firm will pay course fees if you would like to study for CIPD or other HR qualification. There will be a handover period with the current HR & Training Officer. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=351 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:08:17 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=351 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Officer to join the team of a medium-sized well known international law firm based near Liverpool Street. The role is generalist in nature and you will be covering all aspects of HR across both business support and professional staff (approx 250 in London), including Employee Relations, Recruitment and advising on HR issues. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will have the support of a Junior HR Officer and Administrator. This is a great career move for an HR Officer who has a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar generalist position within a London law firm. Graduate degree essential. Part- or Fully CIPD qualified would also be an advantage. Salary is 36k-38k. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=350 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:08:06 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=350 Our client, a large law firm based in London, is looking for a bright graduate to join their dynamic and progressive Graduate Recruitment team. The role provides good future career growth and the opportunity for real involvement supporting the team. You will be booking interviews, liaising with applicants, organising events for future joiners such as the summer and Christmas parties, attending vacation scheme and campus events, providing management reports, utilising the online application tracking system, maintaining spreadsheets with key information and acting as the key point of contact for enquiries. You will need to have a minimum 2:1 degree, excellent communication skills both verbal and written, be immaculately presented as you will be representing the firm at events, and have strong IT skills including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Some previous experience of graduate recruitment would be an advantage. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=344 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:07:52 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=344 A new opportunity has arisen for a Learning & Development Assistant to join the team of this leading City law firm. Working alongside 12 people within the Knowledge & Learning function, you will be providing assistance to the Head of Knowledge and Learning, the Learning & Development Manager and L&D Officer as well as supporting the Library and Knowledge divisions. Duties include administration of seminars, weekly notifications, checking seminar materials, producing attendance lists, collating feedback for each seminar, meeting and greeting attendees, ensuring speakers have required materials; booking and co-ordinating meetings, diary management, inputting data onto the L&D database, downloading videous on to the firm's intranet, sending invoice requests to accounts, updating budget spend, booking individuals on external courses, ensuring supporting documentation is completed as required, induction of new staff to the department. The role also involves providing administration and clerical support such as looseleaf updating for the Library Services. Excellent organisational skills are essential and you will need to have a minimum of one year's recent experience in a similar role within another law firm or other professional services organisation in London. A genuine interest in Learning and Development as well as strong IT skills in Word, Excel and Powerpoint are also essential. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=349 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:07:46 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=349 An excellent opportunity has arisen for a corporate PA who would like more direct client contact and involvement to join the Training Division of a large London investment company. The role is varied and involves supporting the MD, Deputy MD and Head of Marketing, managing the client development process from start to finish. Duties include diary management, creating written proposals, Powerpoint presentations, following up leads and new enquiries from clients, liaising with clients and trainers to schedule courses both in the UK and overseas, obtaining client feedback, monthly management reporting to include tracking business development, preparation of materials for meetings, in addition to liaising with Trainers extensively to manage the schedules, offer clients a choice of course dates, act as single focal point of contact between Trainers/Clients/MD, reporting on any client concerns; PA duties such as complex travel arrangements and generally assisting with the smooth-running of the business as required. You will need to be degree educated with at least 3 years' recent PA experience at senior level within a corporate, professional London organisation, such as investment bank, accountancy, management consultancy or law firm. You will also need to have Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), a keen interest in finance and investment, excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail is essential. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=343 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:07:35 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=343 A medium-sized law firm based in the City is looking for an experienced Family Law Legal Secretary. The role is primarily working for a lawyer who specialises in Divorce, Separations and Child Disputes. There is also some Private Client work and experience of this would be useful but is not essential. The role is heavily admin-based and you will require excellent organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail in addition to advanced Word, intermediate Excel and Powerpoint. If you have been working out of town in Family law and are looking for an opportunity to work for a central London firm, this would be ideal. You will need to be very well presented in a professional manner and have excellent communication skills as there is extensive client liaison. A minimum of 3 years recent legal secretarial experience within Family law is essential. Salary is up to £32k. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=339 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:04:03 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=339 Our client, a highly-regarded large law firm based in London, is looking for an experienced Learning & Development Advisor to join their team. Looking after the business services client base of c.500 employees, the role is varied and includes carrying out training needs analysis, designing and delivering training courses, booking internal and external courses, processing invitations, managing the training programmes for their overseas offices eg liaising with the relevant training representatives regarding strategy, analysis, timetables, preparation of course materials, invitations, keep the online learning products updated, timely payment of invoices to suppliers, involvement in departmental projects, networking at relevant training events, keeping updated on new developments within the learning & development field, acting as main point of contact for the Training team. A minimum of one year's recent experience as a Learning & Development Advisor is essential and this must be from either another law firm or other professional services firm in London (investment banking, accountancy, management consultancy, etc). A graduate degree is also essential and you will need to demonstrate a genuine interest in learning and development. Salary is up to £35k. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=342 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:03:53 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=342 An excellent opportunity has arisen to join this leading City law firm as an HR Advisor. This is a generalist role involving HR Policy, advising on a wide range of issues such as flexible working, long term sickness, maternity leave, Employee Relations, conducting exit interviews, assisting with Secondments, producing monthly reports, monitoring appraisals, statistical analysis, assisting with salary reviews, benchmarking, interviewing Paralegals, conducting inductions, liaising with Partners, monitoring administrative work of HR Administrator, in addition to carrying out a range of administration as part of the HR Advisor role. Graduate degree essential, in addition to at least one year's recent experience as an HR Advisor in a London law firm to include employee relations/advisory experience. You will also need to be fully or part-CIPD qualified and have strong Word and Excel skills. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=336 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:03:39 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=336 A rare opportunity has arisen to join this leading City law firm working as a Writer/Editor and as the number 2 to the head of Marketing. The role involves drafting, writing and proof reading marketing materials for London and Europe and managing a team of 4 (1 based in Paris, 1 in Germany and 2 in London). Liaising closely with the Partners, you will be involved in drafting pitches, press releases, internal and external PR documents such as the internal European communications newsletter, Chambers submissions and marketing brochures. The firm has a small marketing team and therefore you will have plenty of scope for exposure to a broad range of work, utilising your skills to the full. A minimum of 2 years' recent experience in a similar role within a London law firm is essential, together with proven journalistic skills and a good university degree. Salary is 55k although there is potentially some flexibility up to 60k. Excellent benefits. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=354 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:03:27 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=354 An opportunity has arisen for a Reward Analyst to join the small comps & bens team of a large global company based in London. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' recent experience in Comps & Bens from a similar environment in London and have gained a broad technical understanding of corporate reward. The role involves managing the Head Office salary review process including senior executive pay, assisting with the preparation of long-term incentive schemes, managing and administering the UK benefits, providing guidance to HR, Finance and employees, gathering information on salary benchmarking, reviewing the benefits system, analysis of statistical data and data collection, regular financial reporting from SAP in addition to ad hoc projects. You will need to have experience of reward analysis and have a high degree of IT literacy including advanced Excel for manipulation and analysis of data. A graduate degree is essential and CIPD or part-CIPD qualification would be an advantage. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=347 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:02:58 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=347 An excellent opportunity has arisen for an HR Administrator to join a medium-sized (c.60 staff) City law firm based near St Paul's. The role is generalist and you will be given plenty of opportunity to get involved. Reporting to the HR Manager, duties include arranging interviews, liaising with recruitment agencies, responding to all HR-related queries, maintaining holiday and sickness records, co-ordinating appraisals and secretarial group meetings, new joiners and leavers administration such as reference requests, benefits administration, updating HR database, monitoring CPD records for the lawyers, taking minutes at disciplinary/grievance meetings, monitoring monthly training schedules, approving training invoices and general admin. A small part of the role will also include Facilities administration such as liaising with office equipment suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a good degree (minimum 2:1) and have at least one year's recent experience within a corporate HR team in London. Good IT skills including Word and Excel are also essential as you will be utilising both on a regular basis. Attention to detail is crucial, as are good communication skills and a positive, helpful attitude. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=352 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:02:46 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=352 An excellent opportunity has arisen for a legal secretary to join a medium-sized firm based near Chancery Lane. They have approx 70 staff in total and you would be working for a Partner in the Litigation team and 2 other lawyers. The work consists of general litigation (commercial and public sector), family law, debt collection, insolvency and commercial rent arrears. You will need a minimum of 65wpm typing, at least one year's experience working as a legal secretary including litigation, advanced Word skills and good GCSE's including English and Maths. The role is initially a 12-month maternity cover but there is every possibility it could develop into a permanent position thereafter. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=334 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:02:36 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=334 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Learning & Development to join a medium-sized law firm based in London. The role has a global remit and you will be leading a firmwide review of the L&D provision, making recommendations and driving the new strategy forward in conjunction with senior directors and management. Some travel to the US will be required. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience within Learning & Development at senior level, either from within a law firm or other professional services. This is a newly-created role and represents a unique opportunity for a skilled L&D professional to make their mark in this dynamic, successful business. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=345 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:02:08 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=345 Our client, a medium-sized London law firm, is looking for a career Receptionist to join their team. The role includes the traditional Receptionist duties of meeting and greeting clients, answering phones, setting up meeting rooms, booking couriers, etc and in addition you will be assisting with some administrative tasks for which basic Word and Excel skills are required. You will need to have a solid track record as a Receptionist with at least 3 years' recent experience, including supervising a small team, either in a London law firm or other London based professional services firm. The ideal candidate will be immaculately presented, well-spoken and used to working front of house in a corporate environment. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=332 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:26:13 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=332 A large law firm based in Canary Wharf is currently looking for a Secretary with Corporate law experience to work for one of their senior Partners. The role is an interesting one involving lots of diary management and client contact. The ideal candidate will need to be intelligent, able to use their own initiative and have plenty of common sense. Good communication skills also essential as is the ability to prioritise work in a busy environment. Recent experience as a Legal Secretary within the Corporate division of a London law firm is essential although not necessarily at senior Partner level. The hours are 9am to 5pm and there is not much overtime. Great offices, nice team, excellent salary of £39450. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=327 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=327 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Benefits Officer to join a large law firm based in London. This is a contract position for 9 months and includes conducting a firmwide salary review therefore recent experience of this is essential gained from within another large law firm in London or other professional services company such as an investment bank, accountancy or management consultancy. Reporting to the Head of Reward you will manage the salary data for the annual review, carry out budget modelling, data analysis of current market trends, benchmarking, creating spreadsheets; administration of the firm's benefits. University degree essential together with advanced Word and Excel including pivot tables, "if statements", data manipulation. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=326 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:57:52 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=326 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Secretary to join the Marketing team of a law firm based in Canary Wharf. Excellent IT skills are essential for this interesting role including advanced Word, Excel and strong administrative skills. Attention to detail and first-class communication skills both written and verbal are also essential. The role is varied and includes providing support for events, checking invites, organising venues, name badges and attending the event; acting as first point of contact for telephone queries, filtering calls, taking accurate messages; providing pitch support for London and European marketing teams, marking-up documents, conducting background research for proposals, assisting European PR Manager with updating press handouts, maintaining press lists, organising meetings, tracking articles involving the firm, scanning press for information on competitors; provision of administrative and secretarial support i.e. clearing the back-log of admin such as filing, updating documents; assisting the team with directory submissions, organising meetings, liaising with relevant secretaries, preparing documentation for meetings; continuous updating of the marketing database; assist in updating all European marketing databases and spreadsheets with pitches and deals information; updating lawyer biographies; ad hoc research assistance on European Marketing initiatives and projects. This role would suit an experienced Secretary who has worked within another law firm or professional services environment in London or a Marketing graduate with good secretarial experience. This is not a marketing assistant's job - it is a secretarial role and there will not be an opportunity to develop into a marketing assistant role for the foreseeable future. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=325 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:31:35 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=325 Opportunity to join medium-sized London law firm based near Chancery Lane. They have approx 70 staff and specialise in a range of commercial and private client law. There are currently 2 part-time Receptionists working on a week-on/week-off basis. This position is full-time, with set hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm. The role includes the traditional Receptionist duties of meeting and greeting clients, answering phones, etc and in addition you will be assisting with some admin for which you will need some Word and Excel skills (eg updating contact information and the database on Excel). The salary is £26500 with excellent benefits including 28 days holiday! A clothing allowance of £100 is provided every 6 months and you will be expected to wear a dark suit with white shirt. You will need to have a solid track record as a Receptionist with at least 3 years' recent experience either in a London law firm or other London based professional services firm. The ideal candidate will be professional, consider themselves to be a career Receptionist and be very well presented with a good telephone manner. Friendly team environment, lovely offices (the reception area is currently being refurbished) and low turnover of staff. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=322 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:46:02 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=322 An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll & Benefits Executive to join the team of a financial investment company based in the West End of London. Reporting to the Group HR Director, you will be responsible for looking after the Payroll and Benefits function for approx 85 employees in theLondon office. The focus is on Benefits, Payroll and Pensions Management and you will need to have at least 5 years' experience looking after these functions in addition to the full range of HR responsibilities. Whilst the role comprises approx 30% Payroll and Benefits, it also involves generalist HR duties such as assisting with Recruitment, Database & Intranet Management, Information Management and Reporting, Joiner and Leaver Administration, maintaining Policies and Procedures and ad hoc projects as requested. Graduate degree essential together with 5 years' experience within HR at a large financial services organisation in London. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=323 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=323 Law firm based near Chancery Lane with approx 70 staff is looking for a part-time Receptionist to work week-on, week-off. The hours are 10am to 6pm although flexibility will be required to cover for holidays and sickness during the weeks off. You will be working alongside 2 other Receptionists and the role involves meeting and greeting, setting up boardrooms and tidying up after meetings, providing refreshments, taking clients through to the lawyers, plus a range of admin duties such as updating the database, data entry, back-up support eg for the marketing team. You will need to have 12-18 months recent experience as a Receptionist in a London law firm or other professional services environment such as an investment bank, accountants or management consultancy. The salary is £23k pro rata. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=318 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:28:50 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=318 This leading City law firm is looking for an Executive Assistant to work for their Global HR Director and Head of HR. This is an important and responsible position, requiring full involvement in operational and strategic aspects of the role. Working closely with the HR team and the CEO's office, you will be preparing reports, spreadsheets, Powerpoint presentations, handling sensitive information regarding Partners' appraisals, assist with Partner recruitment, arranging interviews, liaise with overseas offices building relationships with key people, large amount of travel arrangements, taking minutes of international conference calls, following up action points, assist with HR surveys, benchmarking exercises, preparing reports on salaries, turnover, headcount, feedback etc, involvement in ad hoc projects, complex diary management and generally acting as the right hand person to the HR Director. You will need to be a graduate with recent experience in a similar role, i.e. Executive-level support in a partnership environment within a large international business in London. Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written, plus the ability to thrive in a demanding, busy and challenging role at senior level. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=317 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:22:15 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=317 Paralegal required for a 6 month Fixed Term Contract covering for maternity leave which could possibly be extended for longer thereafter. Recent experience of Company Secretarial, Company Law and Corporate Law from within private practice at a large London law firm is essential. A minimum 2:1 law degree is also essential in order to be considered for this role within a large corporate insurance/reinsurance, risk assessment company. Immediate start. Salary is up to £35k pro rata. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=313 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:53 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=313 Receptionist required for medium-sized law firm based in central London near Holborn tube station. Recent experience of at least 2 years in a central London law firm or other professional services company such as investment bank or accountants as a Receptionist is essential. Hours are 10am to 6pm. Duties include meeting and greeting clients, ordering stationery, arranging couriers, providing refreshments to visitors, post, and generally providing assistance as required. This is a high profile law firm and you will need to have a professional manner, be very smartly presented and have good communication skills. Salary is £25k + 2 bonuses per year totalling approx £2500. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=312 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:26:32 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=312 A number of positions have arisen at Manager-level within the HR team of a leading City law firm. These are generalist positions requiring previous experience within a London law firm or other professional services/partnership environment at HR Manager level and they would consider a senior HR Adviser looking for the first step into a Managerial position. Karen George has been specialising in HR recruitment for law firms in London for many years and welcomes hearing from new candidates. The market has been weak in 2009 but indications are that 2010 will see a significant upturn in the Legal HR market, with a number of clients planning to hire. Therefore if you are contemplating a move, or would like to discuss your career options, please contact Karen in strictest confidence. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=306 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:11 +0000 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=306 An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Commercial Property Legal Secretary to join a medium-sized law firm based in London. The majority of the work is Commercial Property although there is an element of Residential. Initially you will be providing first-class support to a Partner and Fee Earner and subsequently to others within the team. The majority of typing is outsourced but you will be producing short letters and some of the more complex documents. Advanced Word, Excel and Powerpoint are essential. Recent experience of at least 2 years as a Legal Secretary / PA within a central London law firm is essential and you will not be considered if you do not meet this requirement. The ideal candidate will have an excellent track record and solid work history. Thorough knowledge of Land Registry on-line systems, Searches, producing draft HIPs, draft Contract for Sale, Transfer Deeds and Title Documents. Support SDLT return and process, complete post completion formalities and land registrations, draft completion statements, maintain precedent documents, produce detailed financial statements from drafts, plus usual secretarial skills (diary management, full administrative support, billing, filing, photocopying, scanning, faxes, and file management). Key to this role are strong organisational and interpersonal skills, plenty of initiative, dynamic individual able to set the standard for the department. http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=274 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:38:33 +0100 http://www.karen-george.com/vacdetail.php?ID=274