Talent Management Assistant

As a leading law firm in Northern Ireland, the foundations of our success are rooted in our talent strategy. We are recruiting a Talent Assistant to support the Talent function for our Belfast office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their HR career in a truly generalist role, gaining exposure across the full range of HR activities while working as part of a supportive, friendly, and collaborative team.

Purpose

To provide support to the Talent Management team in Belfast - implementing the Firm's talent strategy and promoting HR best practice and inclusive culture.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Provide a quality and professional HR administration service at all times
• Administer and maintain HR systems in order to produce accurate and timely HR information
• Assist and administer recruitment and selection activities including annual summer intern, apprentice and traineeship processes
• Assist with our traineeship programme management and development
• Monitor absenteeism levels and leave records
• Administration of new joiner and leaver processes
• Assist with work experience administration, organisation and induction
• Administration of employee benefits, payroll and annual bonus and salary processes
• Assist with the organisation of employee engagement and D&I projectsChampion the diversity, equality and inclusion values and practices within the firm
• Co-ordination of Talent sessions relating to staff training and mentoring
• Submission of equality monitoring reporting
• Support in ad-hoc HR/Talent projects as they arise
• Filing and other administrative or compliance duties associated with the above

The Firm

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with five international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 120 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the ALG client base. ALG is incredibly proud to be recognised as the leading Irish law firm in the Chambers and Partners Europe 2024 Guide with the highest number of Band 1 practice area rankings. ALG is also ranked as a 'top tier' law firm in The Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2024 and the IFLR1000 Guide 2024. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and on a European level. A sample of other recent notable awards include:

• Awarded the prestigious Company of the Year award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025 hosted by the Irish Centre for Diversity.
• Recognised by Mergermarket as the #1 M&A legal advisor in Ireland by deal volume for 2024
• Winner of the Best Client Service Award by the Lawyer European Awards
• Future of Legal Services Innovation Award winners 2024
• Awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver Mark in 2024 by the Irish Centre for Diversity
• Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law 2024 by GradIreland (for 13 consecutive years)
• Law firm of the year – Republic of Ireland 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards
• Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at the Chambers Europe Awards
• One of the top 50 most innovative law firms in Europe 2023 by the Financial Times
• Best client support 2023 by the Managing Partners Forum
• Business Working Responsibly Mark 2023

ALG has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working, innovative use of technology and marketing-leading business service teams.

ALG is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons including those who wish to be considered for part-time working or job sharing arrangements. Accessibility If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us and we will work with you to ensure the best possible candidate experience.

Essential Experience

• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong administrative skills

The role is suited to an individual who

• Understands confidentiality
• Can operate calmly under pressure
• Is highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Has strong verbal and written communication skills
• An excellent team player
• Has a passion for adding value through high quality administrative delivery
• Proactive, professional can-do attitude with exceptional attention to detail and pride in work

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