HR Apprentice

The Firm

Fox Williams offers a unique opportunity to advance your career in a personable, progressive, and entrepreneurial environment. Our people and culture are important to us and central to everything we do. We continually strive to create and maintain a friendly and supportive environment for our staff. You will quickly get to know everyone from the Senior Partner to the most junior staff. Whilst we are recognised for our strong culture and investing in our people, we are equally well known for our high-profile matters, quality of our work and solving our clients’ most complex legal issues.

About the Fox Williams HR Team

The HR team supports the firm to deliver its high quality service to clients, while keeping true to our values and retaining our unique culture, to ensure Fox Williams continues to be an enjoyable, engaging place to work for all.

Main purpose of the HR Apprenticeship

To support each member of the existing team, gaining experience across the full range of HR activities. To execute administrative tasks to enable a smooth and efficient running of the team.

Responsibilities include:

The HR Apprentice / Administrator will be involved with a wide range of projects and everyday tasks. Key responsibilities include:

HR Operations

• Supporting HRA with new starter inductions
• Adding new starters to relevant platforms and removing leavers
• Undertaking stock counts and placing orders for new starter welcome packs
• Booking rooms and lunches for HR initiatives
• Maintaining employee records and updating HR databases
• Processing FW expenses and coding invoices
• Ordering gifts for staff life events
• Uploading and maintaining the home page and Our People news reels on Foxnet
• Printing and scanning for the team
• Assisting with departmental admin tasks

Recruitment:

• Ensuring the application mailbox is up to date. Responding to queries where possible and escalating matters to the Talent Officer if applicable.
• Sending rejection emails to candidates
• Booking meeting rooms for interviews
• Assisting with the organisation of the firm’s annual Vacation Scheme

Legal Support:

• Scheduling appraisal meetings
• Assisting with admin tasks related to mid and end of probations

Person specification:

• Minimum BBB A-level grade (or equivalent) and a minimum of 6 GCSEs at grade 6 or above
• Customer service experience
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Highly literate and numerate.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to retain high levels of concentration.
• Ambitious to progress career and deliver a quality work output.
• Enthusiastic, proactive and with a team orientated approach.
• Willing to learn and make improvements to existing processes.
• Self-motivated and capable of meeting deadlines.