Human Resources Business Partner

As our HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the HR plan, a high performing HR service that delivers the best business and people outcomes. You will act as a trusted partner to the business proactively working with teams to strengthen our people proposition and growth capability as a firm.

• Providing expert HR advice, guidance and support to empower our managers to manage their people matters effectively to include:
  • Performance management, using commercial acumen to support managers in identifying trends and decision making.
  • Reward & recognition, timely identification of reward and recognition actions and ensuring a correlation between requests and engagement versus performance outcomes.
  • Employee relations case management using expertise to support managers and colleagues ensuring that people are treated fairly and in line with our values in a high performing workplace.
  • Ensuring organisational changes are fit for purpose, cost effective and support the overarching business plan.
• Working in partnership with the Recruitment Business Partner and L&D team to ensure robust succession planning and skills development.
• Ensuring all people programmes (including Early Careers) and resource plans are supporting development and growth across the Firm.
• Supporting initiatives and programmes in line with business strategies that enhance company culture including equality, diversity & inclusion, health & wellbeing, and social value.
• Supporting colleague engagement including reviewing feedback across all teams by utilising reports, analysis and forums. Offering ideas and solutions to strengthen the people proposition.

• Of graduate calibre, CIPD qualified / or strong experience as a HR Business Partner
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• Demonstrates commercial acumen coupled with a people first approach
• Excellent working knowledge of UK employment legislation
• Self-starter with a hands‑on approach, impressive work ethic, energy and commitment to delivering results
• Strong resilience and desire to drive continuous improvement
• Leads by example (role model), maintains confidentiality and acts with discretion and diplomacy

• A balanced approach to working hours, with the ability to work between home and the office as required through our hybrid working model.

• Health cash plan, life assurance and pension scheme, cycle‑to‑work scheme, free yoga sessions, subsidised chiropractor visits and regular wellbeing initiatives.

• Competitive salary, generous recruitment referral scheme, enhanced annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, twice‑yearly promotion opportunities for lawyers, and an ongoing internal recognition.

• Modern city‑centre offices with excellent facilities, including an onsite chef in our Cardiff Office.

We are committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. We encourage equality and diversity and treat all job applicants and colleagues fairly — regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or any religious or cultural beliefs, marital status and civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity. We have no tolerance for discrimination.

Here, we can be ourselves, succeed on merit, and grow with people from all walks of life.

Please note that Capital Law operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies not on our current PSL. If a CV is submitted to us without prior agreement and outside of our current PSL, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly without incurring any agency fees.