HR Coordinator

Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions, and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

• Flexible work options
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
• Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education
• Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
• We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs
• We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity

We currently have an opportunity for a HR Coordinator to join our Brisbane team on a full-time, permanent basis. Internal job title for this role is ASC People Coordinator.

This role forms part of the Ashurst Service Central (ASC) - People team. ASC People focus on delivering smart and effective People processes ensuring a great employee experience; supporting our People & Culture Function whilst administering the employee lifecycle events including providing HR, learning and organisational development, and graduate recruitment administrative support.

Joining as the HR Coordinator (ASC People Coordinator) some of your main responsibilities will be (but not limited to):

• Processing all employee lifecycle events to a high quality and agreed service levels. This includes onboarding, staff movements, off boarding and client secondments.
• Working with 3rd party suppliers in the completion of lifecycle events e.g. employee relocation, background checking, practising certificates and visa/ immigration requests.
• Resolving & processing all employee and Partner enquiries via the HR ticketing system to ensure accurate recording and reporting.
• Providing administration support and handling first level queries relating to the annual HR calendar of activities e.g. performance appraisals and remuneration review.
• Updating the HR systems and notifying changes to payroll where relevant.
• Providing first line advice on policies and procedures.
• Administering Practising Certificate renewals.
• Identify and work with ASC People Advisors to provide solutions to complex problems.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous HR Assistant/HR Administration experience who is looking to develop their HR skillset as part of a global law firm.

A full job description, including a breakdown of responsibilities, can be found attached at the bottom of the advertisement on our Ashurst careers page:

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• HR administration/coordination experience, ideally in a shared service environment
• Highly customer focused with strong relationship building skills
• High level of attention to detail
• Forward thinker who is able to plan ahead proactively
• Experience in problem solving queries through to a satisfactory conclusion
• Proven experience in delivering multiple priorities within a fast paced environment

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

Brisbane 4000