Talent Acquisition Business Partner

**Description**:
Working as part of a successful internal talent team we are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Business Partner, to support the Head of Talent & Wellbeing on delivering our ambitious Talent Acquisition strategy.

This position can be based in either Birmingham or Manchester, however this is a national role, which will require occasional travel across the UK, this will be your opportunity to partner and advise in best in practice Talent Acquisition for Thompsons Solicitors.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Whilst managing 2 direct reports, you’ll have the responsibility for continuing the transformation that the team has undergone.
- You will be hands-on recruiting a range of positions across the firm however most roles will be Mid-Snr hires within the legal sector, so someone from a similar in-house Legal TA team with existing connections would be preferable for the role.
- Working closely with Regional Managers, Principal Lawyers and Partners in the firm, you will develop a strong understanding of their requirements and support in overcoming recruitment challenges.
- You will be a true SME in your profession and sector, training our hiring managers and continuing the development undergone to bring in our new applicant tracking system (Pinpoint).
- You will continue our efforts in developing our early careers programme including, Trainees, Apprentices and Work Experience, in partnership with the wider HR team.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:

- We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Business Partner to own the full recruitment process, ensuring the firm attracts and retains the best Talent.
- You will need proven experience as an in-house (ideally 5 years +) hands-on recruitment specialist, managing end to end recruitment campaigns at various levels of complexity, including detailed reporting and analytics.
- Previous experience of managing a team would be preferable, we are looking for someone who is a true leader to shape and grow with the role as well as developing and progressing the team.
- You will need some experience in Early Careers programmes, again ideally within a legal setting.
- You'll ideally already be CIPD qualified or equivalent.
- You will be tenacious, resilient, and have excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

**Benefits**:

- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Additional £4,000 Car cash allowance in addition to base salary
- 5 days additional leave over Christmas (Xmas shut down)
- Permanent health insurance
- Life assurance
- 25 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Cycle to work scheme
- Organised 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 23 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.

Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.