Human Resources Business Partner

HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER - EARLY CAREERS
- 492875
- Sydney
- People & Performance
- Full time

**Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.**

Are you passionate about shaping the future of young professionals in the legal industry? We have a rare opportunity for an experienced Human Resources professional to join our team in the role of Human Resources Business Partner - Early Careers. This role will play an instrumental role in attracting, developing, and retaining early career talent in our Sydney office.

While professional services experience would be an advantage, a pragmatic approach to people leadership and previous experience in supporting seasonal clerk and graduate recruitment programs will help you succeed in this role. Our firm values excellence, collaboration, commitment and respect in the way we work.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

**Key responsibilities**
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for our seasonal clerkship recruitment campaigns in Sydney;
- Oversee the smooth delivery of our seasonal clerkship programs, Lawyer Development Program and early career initiatives;
- Lead and be a brand ambassador for the firm at university careers fairs, student networking events and firm presentations;
- Facilitate graduate resourcing needs, performance and development and the rotation process within the 24-month Lawyer Development Program;
- Provide fit-for-purpose advice, solutions and services to partners, managers and employees;
- Coach people leaders on effective people leadership and management practices;
- Anticipate and support change across the business, be involved in projects and lead business improvement initiative;
**Required skills and personal attributes**
- Excellent personal presentation and organisational skills, effective administrative ability.
- Empathy, curiosity, problem solving, judgement and an ability to bring forward ideas that will assist the firm achieve its ambition.

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?

We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.
- Flexible working as standard - we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
- Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
- Wellbeing program -We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
- Diversity and Inclusion - This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
- Responsible business approach - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
- Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program

For more information, see our website