HR Administrator/Assistant at top US Law Firm, To £28,000

Wanting to get in to HR or progress to a prestigious and award-winning US law firm? Then this role could be perfect for you.  Our leading US law firm is looking to hire a new HR Assistant/Administrator, as the responsibilities can be flexible dependent upon the experience of the hire, on a permanent basis.  Duties will include being asked to assist the Professional and Administrative Resources Specialist in HR related matters, assist in maintaining electronic and physical HR files and employee records, respond to HR enquiries, and liaise with central HR departments in New York as appropriate, such as Payroll or Benefits, onboarding; organise on-boarding for all new hires, including monitoring background and conflict checks, preparation of new joiner forms for central HR in New York, and coordinating of induction programmes and welcome information, probation; monitor mid-probation and end-probation dates. Collect feedback to feed into probation meetings. Prepare end of probation letters and complete online documentation, immigration; carry out right to work checks for all new joiners, work with external Immigration lawyers on the rolling Resident Labour Market Test campaign to ensure spreadsheets are accurate and up to date; maintain accurate filing and records, work closely with the HR team in New York in regards to notification and processing of employee changes, including arrivals, departures, leaves of absence, compensation changes, secondments, etc. and process invoices relating to duties including, but not limited to; immigration, recruitment, professional development, operations and background checking. Update and maintain spreadsheets and payment records appropriately.  Applicants on the more junior end need to have previous legal administration experience with a keen interest in moving in to HR or at least 6 months legal HR to join at Assistant level.  This firm is housed in the most beautiful offices in the City, have a tremendously generous benefits package and work the core hours 9:30am to 5:30pm