Mayer Brown LLP
Overview Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Human Resources department in our London office as a HR Advisory Apprentice on a 18 month fixed term contract. The Role: HR Advisory Apprentice - 18 month fixed term contract Responsible to: HR Manager Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business. Purpose of the role: To provide a proactive HR administration service to the HR team working within the generalist function, but with flexibility to work across teams as necessary. Responsibilities The following is a list of some of the core responsibilities for this role however it is likely that a number other responsibilities / duties may also be necessary to ensure the required level of HR service is met. Responsible for all aspects of pre-employment from the point of offer, including the preparation of contracts of employment and associated new joiner paperwork. Liaise with departments to agree a start date. Responsible for new joiner pre-employment onboarding. Liaise with our external referencing and occupational health providers and ensure that all necessary pre-employment checks are completed and any actions followed up. Escalate any issues to the HR Advisor as necessary. Liaise with Global Mobility on visa requirements/right to work checks for new joiners. Ensuring the Firm's reporting obligations are met. Responsible for updating and maintaining immigration tracking documents to ensure employee visa information is accurately captured and monitored. Responsible for the leavers process, including the preparation of leavers letters and annual leave calculations. Liaise with departments across the Firm to arrange a leave date, return of equipment, arranging exit interviews, etc. Acting as the HR Generalist team's "HRIS expert," i.e. overall responsibility for the information on the Firm's HRIS system (PeopleSoft). This includes entering new joiner information timely and accurately, updating leavers, actioning changes, running reports, and regularly auditing the system for information discrepancies. Liaise with the Firm's HRIS team to make changes and/or improvements. Support the HR Advisor with flexible working requests, including the preparation of paperwork, updating reports and the HRIS systems. Responsible for arranging inductions, liaising with various departments across the firm as necessary. Ensure new starters are kept up to date and prepared for their introduction to the firm. Prepare references, e.g. for ex-employees, mortgage/tenancies etc. Arranging for the payment of invoices through Chrome River and liaising with the Accounting Department as necessary. Deal with general staff queries via email, over the telephone and face to face. Assist other members of the team with ad hoc requests and projects as and when required. Photocopying and scanning as necessary/requested. Carry out e-filing and archiving ensuring all personal files and HR records are kept up to date at all times. Liaise with the payroll department, and external providers if necessary, to ensure all payroll information is accurate and all relevant steps are processed in a timely manner, often working to tight deadlines. Diary management ensuring all key dates are captured and accurate, eg probations, leave dates etc. Support the Recruitment Team with arranging interviews and liaising with hiring managers, candidates and recruitment agencies. Draft correspondence for review by the HR Management team as requested e.g. probation letters, leaver letters, flexible working arrangements, etc. Update and maintain organisational structure charts for the London and Dubai offices. Qualifications Educated to A level or equivalent Minimum of 5 GCSEs English and Maths grade 4 / C or above. This role would be suitable for someone looking to study the HR CIPD Level 3. Experience, skills and personal attributes: A keen interest in HR Strong PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills Strong attention to detail Intellectually curious with good research skills Good interpersonal skills Excellent written and oral communication Good problem solving skills Comfortable liaising with people at all levels Able to prioritise and manage tasks and meet strict deadlines Ability to remain focused under pressure Enthusiastic self-starter Team player High level of discretion and able to deal sensitively and appropriately with confidential information Energetic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, team orientated environment. Resilient in dealing with setbacks. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from varying backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability) and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.
Overview Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Human Resources department in our London office as a HR Advisory Apprentice on a 18 month fixed term contract. The Role: HR Advisory Apprentice - 18 month fixed term contract Responsible to: HR Manager Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business. Purpose of the role: To provide a proactive HR administration service to the HR team working within the generalist function, but with flexibility to work across teams as necessary. Responsibilities The following is a list of some of the core responsibilities for this role however it is likely that a number other responsibilities / duties may also be necessary to ensure the required level of HR service is met. Responsible for all aspects of pre-employment from the point of offer, including the preparation of contracts of employment and associated new joiner paperwork. Liaise with departments to agree a start date. Responsible for new joiner pre-employment onboarding. Liaise with our external referencing and occupational health providers and ensure that all necessary pre-employment checks are completed and any actions followed up. Escalate any issues to the HR Advisor as necessary. Liaise with Global Mobility on visa requirements/right to work checks for new joiners. Ensuring the Firm's reporting obligations are met. Responsible for updating and maintaining immigration tracking documents to ensure employee visa information is accurately captured and monitored. Responsible for the leavers process, including the preparation of leavers letters and annual leave calculations. Liaise with departments across the Firm to arrange a leave date, return of equipment, arranging exit interviews, etc. Acting as the HR Generalist team's "HRIS expert," i.e. overall responsibility for the information on the Firm's HRIS system (PeopleSoft). This includes entering new joiner information timely and accurately, updating leavers, actioning changes, running reports, and regularly auditing the system for information discrepancies. Liaise with the Firm's HRIS team to make changes and/or improvements. Support the HR Advisor with flexible working requests, including the preparation of paperwork, updating reports and the HRIS systems. Responsible for arranging inductions, liaising with various departments across the firm as necessary. Ensure new starters are kept up to date and prepared for their introduction to the firm. Prepare references, e.g. for ex-employees, mortgage/tenancies etc. Arranging for the payment of invoices through Chrome River and liaising with the Accounting Department as necessary. Deal with general staff queries via email, over the telephone and face to face. Assist other members of the team with ad hoc requests and projects as and when required. Photocopying and scanning as necessary/requested. Carry out e-filing and archiving ensuring all personal files and HR records are kept up to date at all times. Liaise with the payroll department, and external providers if necessary, to ensure all payroll information is accurate and all relevant steps are processed in a timely manner, often working to tight deadlines. Diary management ensuring all key dates are captured and accurate, eg probations, leave dates etc. Support the Recruitment Team with arranging interviews and liaising with hiring managers, candidates and recruitment agencies. Draft correspondence for review by the HR Management team as requested e.g. probation letters, leaver letters, flexible working arrangements, etc. Update and maintain organisational structure charts for the London and Dubai offices. Qualifications Educated to A level or equivalent Minimum of 5 GCSEs English and Maths grade 4 / C or above. This role would be suitable for someone looking to study the HR CIPD Level 3. Experience, skills and personal attributes: A keen interest in HR Strong PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills Strong attention to detail Intellectually curious with good research skills Good interpersonal skills Excellent written and oral communication Good problem solving skills Comfortable liaising with people at all levels Able to prioritise and manage tasks and meet strict deadlines Ability to remain focused under pressure Enthusiastic self-starter Team player High level of discretion and able to deal sensitively and appropriately with confidential information Energetic with the ability to work in a fast-paced, team orientated environment. Resilient in dealing with setbacks. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from varying backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability) and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.
Mayer Brown LLP
Overview Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Corporate practice in our London office as a Senior Associate. The Department - Corporate / Private Equity Corporate and Securities law is at the core of Mayer Brown's practice in every one of its offices worldwide. With a globally integrated team of more than 300 lawyers across four continents, we have extensive experience advising on a variety of complex, cross-border and high-profile, strategic transactions. We represent a broad spectrum of public and private companies, banks, private equity and leveraged buy-out firms, special committees and management groups around the world-including many Fortune 100, FTSE 100, CAC 40, HKE and DAX-listed companies. In the Private Equity team (within the Corporate & Securities group) we pride ourselves on forging long-term relationships with private equity sponsors that begins with fund formation and continues throughout their investment activities and exit strategies. In Europe, we have Private Equity practices in London, Paris and Frankfurt. We make the effort to understand our private equity clients' businesses and investment objectives, and include lawyers with industry-specific experience on our deal teams, so that we can tailor pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex problems. Our clients include every sponsor type including buyout funds, infrastructure funds, pledge funds, venture capital funds, captive funds, funds of funds, secondary funds and debt and mezzanine funds. Our private equity team draws upon our industry expertise to assist clients, including infrastructure, automotive, technology, life sciences, health care, food and beverage, chemicals, consumer products, energy, real estate, franchising communications, insurance, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications and business and financial services. We also advise lenders and other financial institutions involved in private equity transactions in connection with leveraged acquisitions, as well as management teams. We have a strong private equity tax offering too, and in certain jurisdictions this also extends to tax structuring advice. Our international private equity team covers all relevant aspects of private equity transactions. We have extensive experience in structuring, preparing, managing and executing transactions across the asset class, as well as assisting on any related financing. We also advise on related structural, tax, warranty insurance and all ancillary legal issues as we are a "full service" law firm with little need to outsource instructions. The London Private Equity team has a deep and year on year growing roster of European sponsor clients which requires additional resource to service and to assist with future continued growth and expansion. Qualifications A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 5-7 years post qualification experience and a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales). The PQE level/s identified here is indicative only. Mayer Brown would welcome applicants regardless of PQE who believe they meet the requirements of the role outlined in the job description and wish to apply for the position. Experience, skills and personal attributes: Experience of Private Equity transactions (with as much sponsor side experience as possible) is essential; Experience gained within a good quality law firm transacting predominantly on UK law transactions; Excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style; Ability to work effectively within an established, close-knit team; Demonstrate ability to confidently interact with clients; An interest in developing business pro-actively and growing a network with firm backing; A commercial and pragmatic outlook and a strong desire to be successful; Have attained degree certificate(s) from a reputed institution, achieving a minimum grade of 2:1 or equivalent; Be self-motivated, dynamic and possessing a very pro-active attitude is important in this team; Candidates that have gained increased post qualification experience will also be expected to demonstrate ability to manage their caseload with little day to day supervision as well as the supervision/management of junior lawyers. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from varying backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability) and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.
Overview Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Corporate practice in our London office as a Senior Associate. The Department - Corporate / Private Equity Corporate and Securities law is at the core of Mayer Brown's practice in every one of its offices worldwide. With a globally integrated team of more than 300 lawyers across four continents, we have extensive experience advising on a variety of complex, cross-border and high-profile, strategic transactions. We represent a broad spectrum of public and private companies, banks, private equity and leveraged buy-out firms, special committees and management groups around the world-including many Fortune 100, FTSE 100, CAC 40, HKE and DAX-listed companies. In the Private Equity team (within the Corporate & Securities group) we pride ourselves on forging long-term relationships with private equity sponsors that begins with fund formation and continues throughout their investment activities and exit strategies. In Europe, we have Private Equity practices in London, Paris and Frankfurt. We make the effort to understand our private equity clients' businesses and investment objectives, and include lawyers with industry-specific experience on our deal teams, so that we can tailor pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex problems. Our clients include every sponsor type including buyout funds, infrastructure funds, pledge funds, venture capital funds, captive funds, funds of funds, secondary funds and debt and mezzanine funds. Our private equity team draws upon our industry expertise to assist clients, including infrastructure, automotive, technology, life sciences, health care, food and beverage, chemicals, consumer products, energy, real estate, franchising communications, insurance, manufacturing, distribution, telecommunications and business and financial services. We also advise lenders and other financial institutions involved in private equity transactions in connection with leveraged acquisitions, as well as management teams. We have a strong private equity tax offering too, and in certain jurisdictions this also extends to tax structuring advice. Our international private equity team covers all relevant aspects of private equity transactions. We have extensive experience in structuring, preparing, managing and executing transactions across the asset class, as well as assisting on any related financing. We also advise on related structural, tax, warranty insurance and all ancillary legal issues as we are a "full service" law firm with little need to outsource instructions. The London Private Equity team has a deep and year on year growing roster of European sponsor clients which requires additional resource to service and to assist with future continued growth and expansion. Qualifications A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 5-7 years post qualification experience and a qualified Solicitor (England & Wales). The PQE level/s identified here is indicative only. Mayer Brown would welcome applicants regardless of PQE who believe they meet the requirements of the role outlined in the job description and wish to apply for the position. Experience, skills and personal attributes: Experience of Private Equity transactions (with as much sponsor side experience as possible) is essential; Experience gained within a good quality law firm transacting predominantly on UK law transactions; Excellent people skills and a good, clear communication style; Ability to work effectively within an established, close-knit team; Demonstrate ability to confidently interact with clients; An interest in developing business pro-actively and growing a network with firm backing; A commercial and pragmatic outlook and a strong desire to be successful; Have attained degree certificate(s) from a reputed institution, achieving a minimum grade of 2:1 or equivalent; Be self-motivated, dynamic and possessing a very pro-active attitude is important in this team; Candidates that have gained increased post qualification experience will also be expected to demonstrate ability to manage their caseload with little day to day supervision as well as the supervision/management of junior lawyers. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from varying backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote diversity and inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our diversity networks - LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability) and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm.