2 Bristows LLP jobs in England & Wales

The HR Advisor will support the HR Manager with recruitment across the firm including both qualified feeearners and business support vacancies. This role will take on responsibility for end to end recruitment,processing vacancies from management approval to offer. Candidates with relevant experience within aprofessional service firm, or who are considering a switch from a legal recruitment agency background willbe considered.The HR team is small, friendly and cooperative so there will be the opportunity to get involved in other,non-recruitment matters. Trainee recruitment is the responsibility of the Graduate Talent team.Key responsibilities

• Assist the HR Manager in the delivery of an effective recruitment process for all vacancies, ensuring
consistency and best practice is followed.
• Advise hiring managers or partners throughout the recruitment process, especially adding value when
reviewing candidate applications or interviewing.
• Act as the main point of contact for recruitment agencies including holding recruitment briefings and
identifying good partnerships.
• Pro-actively work to identify direct applicants through different methods including social media,
advertisements, referrals etc.
• Promote the Bristows brand throughout the recruitment process and ensure candidate experience is
positive at all stages including application, interview, offer or feedback.
• Responsible for the management of the recruitment portal.
• Additional duties related to HR projects, including recruitment training, market data and competitor
analysis and supporting the HR Operations team on generalist matters.
• Work with the DE&I Manager to ensure our recruitment policies and processes are as inclusive as
possible and that we are utilising jobs boards that have a DE&I focus where possible.
• Promote DE&I at Bristows & ensure the website pages that refer to recruitment are kept up to date and
the information contained in our pitch documents is relevant and recent.
• Ensure that our interviewing panels are trained in interview techniques and how to recognise and deal
with unconscious bias, all of which are intended to ensure that recruitment decisions are based on merit and will result in a creative, diverse and talented workforce.
• Identify anyone who would benefit from further training or themes that become apparent that would
require further training for all.,
• Liaise with our DE&I and HR Operations Manager when workplace adjustments are required so we
can fully understand individuals needs and ensure candidate experience is positive at all stages including application, interview, offer or feedback and when they start in their role., We are based in modern offices at Blackfriars and very much value face to face collaboration and the socialelement of working relationships. We have introduced a Remote Working Policy which enables staff to workin an agile way - we do not monitor attendance but ask that everyone spends more time in the office thanout of it, typically three days a week for full time staff.Our firm values, which we very much "live", are Ambition, Bravery, Curiosity and Friendliness. Theseunderpin all that we do across both our client work and our internal strategic decision making. None of ourlawyers have billing targets which means we can focus on doing the best for our clients while also havingthe time and capacity to assist each other in a genuinely collaborative working culture.Training & career progressionWe aim to have a coaching culture with regular informal feedback to supplement the formal appraisalprocess. Personal and professional development is much valued at all levels so we have a generousbudget which enables us to meet most ad hoc requests for additional training.


• Experience of recruitment within a professional services firm or a recruitment agency
• Experience of conducting interviews
• Confidence to challenge hiring managers or partners where necessary
• Excellent interpersonal skills - a natural, down-to-earth, "non-corporate" manner
• Able to engage with and influence across a range of staff and partners
• Enthusiastic, motivated, pro-active and a self-starter
• Team focused and collaborative
• Highly articulate with good written and oral skills
• Strong organisation and project management skills
• Able to work well under pressure, juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Self-sufficient and self-reliant with strong IT skills
• Good eye for detail
• Sensitive to the culture and core values of the business
Our values & cultureWith around 315 staff and partners in total and one UK location, we are able to maintain a friendlyatmosphere where everyone is able to get to know each other and many policies and practices canoperate on a trust basis.

Bristows is a market leading law firm with a global client base across the life sciences and technology sectors. The firm has maintained its high standing in the market with the strength of our legal expertise and our unique firm culture driven by our core values., At Bristows we are committed to championing diversity, equality and inclusion for all, and we are a proudsignatory of the Law Society's Diversity and Inclusion Charter. As a firm, and as individuals, we do all wecan to treat people fairly and with mutual respect. This commitment enriches our work and our workinglives and has played a key part in our success over the years.

Our salary and bonus structure reflects our absence of billing targets and collaborative culture and anybonus is paid as a simple percentage bonus across the whole firm. We have a flexible benefits packagethat is kept under regular review and is designed with the wellbeing of our staff and their families.