LONDON
Key achievements:
• Led a strategic global project to manage utilisation, including monthly reporting to the Executive Committee in order to drive high performance culture and busyness as well as lead skills/competencies fungibility and work allocation lines.
• Implemented work allocation system in legal client groups.
• Involved in a global project to produce an expectations framework for lawyers.
• Involved in a global project to streamline client secondments approach, including strategic planning, reward and overall process.
• Produced fee-earning proposals in relation to offering flexible legal resourcing,
• Introduced internal scheme including top 20 recognition award and hot skills reward.
• Advised and supported heads of function on team restructuring including project managing reduncancies programmes
• Managed the outsourcing of the Library and Information services teams from start to finish and managed the TUPE process until the transfer date.
April 2005 to present ASHURST LLP, Paris and London offices
Leading international law firm
(May 2013 to present) Divisional Senior HR Manager EMEA/US, London
• Influence and work closely with key stakeholders (EMEA US divisional heads and practice heads, and heads of function) to assist/lead in delivering the firm's and department's strategies in line with the HR strategy while proposing a commercially focused approach.
• Responsible for all HR matters for Finance division and Expertise department (circa 400 headcount).
• Build and maintain relationships with key stake holders, particular at Partner and divisional head levels
• Lead transformation and manage change by influencing and driving culture change.
• Assist partners to ensure lawyers are engaged, motivated and informed thus aiding retention.
• Implement a consistent approach in resourcing, talent retention, compensation packages and performance management.
• Work closely with, manage and mentor within the HR team: advisers and departmental administrator.
• Collaborate with other HR Managers and the management team EMEA/US and Asia/Pacific as and when needed.
• Encourage global mobility to look at global resourcing and when possible cross division or practices (short or long term assignments, transfers).
• Identify, develop and implement people solutions in line with the firm's and department's strategies (career path, discussion forums / committees, associate expectations framework etc.).
• Manage the annual appraisal process and continuous personal development, salary reviews (including bonus) and divisional headcount and budget.
• Advise on and manage employee relations’ issues, i.e. investigation, disciplinary hearings, appeal process, settlement agreements.
• Contribute to the development of HR practices and processes (review of policies and templates).
• Work closely with Financial Management team and partners regarding financial information (lawyers hours, recovery rates etc.).
• Involved in the recruitment process for some non-lawyer roles (London, Glasgow and Paris offices).
(May 2009 – April 20013) HR Manager, London
Client groups: London based International Finance practice (Banking, Securities and Derivatives) and Knowledge & Learning (Library, Learning and Development and Professional Development).
(December 2008 – April 2009) HR Manager, London
Client groups: London based Securities and Structured Finance and Professional Development.
Additional responsibilities: initiate and undertake project work, identify areas of improvement and facilitate change initiative (intranet pages, interactive organisational charts, welcome packs, departmental website, induction programme, level code review, HR webpages etc.).
(April 2005 to December 2008) HR Manager, Paris, France
Direct report to the Paris Managing Partner
Employment law, recruitment, on boarding and induction, people management (salaried and trainees) including payroll, self-employed relationshi
Pas de formation renseignée
