Job Description

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full Time

Region

East Midlands

Package

Competitive Salary plus excellent Benefits

Job category/type

People & Culture

Date posted

07/10/2025

Job reference

REQ000203

Why join Nelsons?

Nelsons is one of the largest and fastest growing law firms in the East Midlands with experts in Leicester, Derby and Nottingham.

In 2023, Nelsons became part of Lawfront, a national group of leading regional law firms dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support to individuals and businesses nationwide.

Committed to strategic growth, Lawfront is aiming to build a group in the top 10 of UK regional law firms. As part of this group, you will be able to benefit from working locally for a well-respected leading law firm whilst accessing the scale, investment resources, expertise and professional development opportunities of a national organisation.

We look to empower our clients, give them a voice, fight for them, help them seek justice and steer them through complex legal issues they face. The desire to push ourselves forwards to better serve our clients has been a constant throughout our evolution.

With a defined vision and plan for growth, we have created a culture of working together to achieve and are looking to recruit people with ambition, drive and a can-do attitude to be part of our journey.

The successful candidate can expect a competitive package and benefits that you'd expect from a leading regional law firm which is part of a group of national scale.

Opportunity:

Nelsons is supported by a dedicated team of People and Culture professionals providing expert HR services and people related services across our East Midlands offices. As part of our continued plan for growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced People & Culture Assistant to join our team in Nottingham supporting our expanding legal teams and the wider business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and detail orientated HR and people professional to play a key role in supporting the full employee lifecycle. You'll be at the heart of our people operations, working closely with our People & Culture Manager. Key responsibilities include ensuring a smooth and welcoming onboarding experience for new colleagues, maintaining and updating employee records, supporting and responding to colleague queries with care and professionalism, assisting with payroll preparation, ad hoc people projects and offboarding colleagues.

The successful candidate will have previous HR and People administrative experience, ideally within a Law firm or professional services. You will have a strong understanding of HR processes, excellent organisational skills, IT and communication skills. Along with ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.

As part of this role, you'll be given all the tools to succeed and can expect dedicated training, professional support and a host of benefits.

The extras:

To mention a few of the benefits on offer

25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays and holiday purchase Healthcare cash plan Travel benefits Pension Well-being programme Discounts on selected legal service Hybrid Working


With a defined vision and growth plan on track, we have created a culture of working together to achieve and are looking to recruit people who have a can-do attitude to be part of our journey and vision.