Job Description

Main information

Closing date

18/11/2025

Term type

Contract

Duration

6 months

Department

Human Resources

Location

Gatwick

The firm

DMH Stallard provides a comprehensive range of commercial, dispute resolution and litigation, employment, cyber security and cyber-crime, corporate, intellectual property, real estate and technology, media and telecoms advice to both businesses and individuals. Our clients, our people and our professional networks are the keys to our success.. With offices in London and across the region, including Brighton, Gatwick, Guildford, Horsham, and Hassocks - we're proud to have grown to around 380 people.


Culture really matters to us. In our most recent staff survey, 99.6% of our people said DMH is a great place to work, with 90% feeling they have a strong work-life balance, and 93.9% expressing confidence in the leadership team.


We're committed to building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace. Our Women in Law group meets quarterly, and we're actively working toward gender balance at all levels. We already exceed the industry average, with 40% of our partners being women compared to the sector average at 29%.


We actively invest in learning and development at all career stages. Our mentoring programme is available to all partners, and we are preparing to launch an internal mentoring programme to support progression right up to partnership. We also recognise that work-life balance is essential to long-term success and wellbeing, and we promote hybrid working arrangements to help our people perform at their best inside and outside of work.


We're also especially proud to achieve gold accreditation from Investors in People, which reflects our strong commitment to people development and leadership.

The department

The Human Resources Team manage employee-related policies, recruitment, training, benefits and facilitate the Firm's compliance with employment law and assist with communication between managers and staff, together with professional and career development via Learning & Development.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a confident, experienced, and proactive Senior level HR Advisor to join our team to cover a period of team absence and support with excess workload. This role will play a key part in providing professional HR guidance across the business, with a focus on employee relations, performance management, recruitment, early careers, and wellbeing.


Your role will involve supporting both employees and line managers, and ensuring HR processes are delivered effectively and in line with employment legislation and the firm's values. The role also includes the opportunity to contribute to wider HR projects and initiatives to support a positive, high-performance culture.

Other information

Key Responsibilities:

Employee Relations

Lead on a variety of employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, absence management, and performance concerns. Provide clear, pragmatic advice to line managers on handling complex people issues, ensuring fair and satisfactory outcomes. Attend meetings, take notes and follow up on any necessary actions, under the advice of our employer adviser.

Performance & Probation Management

Working with managers to address underperformance, including creation and monitoring of performance improvement plans. Monitor the probation process forms across relevant teams, ensuring timely reviews and effective decision-making. Flag at an early stage any concerns with probation reviews and ensure appropriate discussions and action is taken.

Recruitment & Onboarding

Supporting the Recruitment Advisor during busy periods to work with hiring managers to support recruitment, from job scoping, attending interviews and through to offer stage. Support with the design and delivery of selection processes, including administering and evaluating recruitment testing and assessments. Review the firm's approach to recruitment testing and liaise with Managers across the business to design appropriate tests for different roles and groups

Trainees & Early Careers

Supporting with early careers, trainee and SQE programmes, supporting development and business planning. Work with Group Heads and the training Principal to monitor progress and address any issues.

Mergers

Support with all work required in the event of a merger (acquisition) during the contract period Work with the HR Manager and HR Director to conduct HR due diligence exercises including reviewing contracts, policies, benefits, and employee data Provide advice and support to managers and employees on all TUPE-related matters, including consultation, and the transfer processes. Coordinate and deliver employee consultation processes as required

Wellbeing & Employee Support

Be an active promoter of employee wellbeing initiatives and mental health awareness. Provide a supportive and confidential point of contact for employees experiencing difficulties, signposting to internal or external resources as appropriate (e.g. MHFA).

HR Projects

Contribute to and lead HR projects as may be required by the HR Manager and HR Director

General HR duties

Serve as a HR representative for various tasks as outlined above, offering remote and on-site support, advice, and visibility. Handle day-to-day HR queries from employees and managers, escalating complex issues where needed. Support all HR and L&D team members with excess workload or during periods of absence.

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential:

Proven experience in a generalist HR role at advisor or senior advisor level. Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and practical experience handling ER cases from start to finish. Confident in coaching and influencing managers at all levels. Experience in managing recruitment processes, including interviews and assessments. Track record of supporting early careers or graduate programmes. Comfortable working independently and managing a varied workload. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a calm, professional approach. Willing to pitch in and support the team with any tasks required

Desirable:

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience). Experience in a multi-site or fast-paced environment. * Mental health or wellbeing training (e.g. Mental Health First Aider)