HR & Recruitment Specialist
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented HR & Recruitment Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment while supporting core HR and office administration functions. The successful candidate will play a key role in attracting top talent, managing HR operations, and contributing to a professional, high-performance work environment.
Previous experience in a law firm or professional services firm is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and interviewing to offer management and onboarding.
- Partner with department heads to identify hiring needs and recruit high-quality talent.
- Conduct HR interviews and assess candidates for technical capability and cultural fit.
- Maintain recruitment records, candidate databases, and hiring reports.
- Prepare employment contracts, offer letters, and maintain employee records.
- Coordinate onboarding, employment visas, and other employee lifecycle processes.
- Support HR policies, compliance, and day-to-day HR administration.
- Assist with office administration, including lease and vendor coordination.
- Liaise with recruitment agencies and external HR service providers when require.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 4–6 years of HR and recruitment experience, preferably within a law firm or professional services environment.
- Strong understanding of law firm operations, including billable and non-billable hours, timesheets, bonus structures, organizational hierarchies, and practice group management.
- Proven ability to identify, assess, and recruit high-calibre professionals across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience managing HR operations, including employment contracts, offer letters, onboarding, visas, employee records, and office administration.
- Knowledge of UAE Labour Law; exposure to other jurisdictions is an advantage.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills, with the maturity, professionalism, and discretion to support a growing organization and foster a positive workplace culture.