Job Description

Description

We are currently on the look out for a credible and relationship-driven HR Business Partner to join our People Team, supporting our regional offices across the North. Based in either Leeds or Sheffield, this hybrid role will see you working flexibly with regular travel across the region.




If you're a proven HR Business Partner, or a Senior HR Advisor looking to progress - this is your opportunity to step into a strategic, high-impact role within a values-led law firm that champions fairness and justice.

What the role involves...

You will be a trusted partner to leaders and managers across our regional offices, helping shape and deliver our people strategy. The role is varied and includes:

Leading and advising on complex employee relations cases.

Ensuring HR policies and practices are legally compliant and risk-aware.
Partnering with leaders on workforce planning, talent and succession.
Coaching and supporting managers to build their capability and confidence.
Using people data and insights to inform decisions and drive change.
Contributing to HR projects and local learning initiatives.

Who we are looking for...

The ideal candidate will bring:

Experience in a business-facing HR role.

Strong knowledge of employment law and risk management.
A proven track record of managing complex ER cases, ideally within a unionised setting.
CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience).
Excellent communication and influencing skills.
A proactive, flexible, and solutions-focused mindset.

We value flexibility and are open to applications from those seeking either full-time or part-time (minimum 3 days per week) arrangements.

What we offer you...

Contributory pension scheme 4,000 Car Allowance 5 days additional leave over Christmas Permanent health insurance Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash) Life assurance 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays) Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Cycle to work scheme Subsidised sports and social club Annual travel and parking loans Financial assistance for professional development

About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.



Thompsons ran:

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937 the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972 the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993) the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016 hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).


Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.



Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.



We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.



Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224



Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.