People Business Partner (12month FTC)

The Vacancy

At Lyons Davidson and File Dynamics our vision is to become the most people centred employer in the legal industry. We are looking for a maternity cover People Business Partner to join the team as a key player in achieving our is a 12 month fixed term contract from July 2026 to cover a period of maternity leave within the team.

Reporting directly to the Head of People & Culture you will be pivotal in leading on the people projects and initiatives. Were looking for someone who is keen to get stuck into working towards achieving our People Vision.

As a team we offer tons of support and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development. We are looking for people with enthusiasm an interest (or experience) in cultural change and commercial awareness.

You will be part of a wider People Services team made up of Talent Acquisition and Resourcing Learning and Development People Operations Employee Relations and Business Partnering and will work in a large (500 plus employees) law firm based in Bristol.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of wider people vision projects.
• Proactively identifying opportunities for cultural change initiatives and drive their implementation across the company.
• Collaborate closely with other members of the HR team to ensure alignment and consistency in people initiatives and practices.
• Monitor and analysing people metrics and trends to inform decision making and drive continuous improvement.
• Continually support and upskill managers to empower and enable colleagues to act within their delegated authority.
• Support People Team colleagues by facilitating lessons learned collating feedback and identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
• Identify create and implement people plans that support the company to achieve its objectives by building capability across specific groups and divisions.
• Personally develop and facilitate workshops/training and updates for managers and relevant colleagues.
• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to managers on people-related matters providing guidance and support to driver performance and development.

Essential experience and skills

• Experience of initiating leading and implement HR related projects.
• Experience of working at Advisor level in a HR team.
• Experience of coaching and advising managers on people-related matters.
• Ability to build relationships by understanding the needs and drivers of others.
• Detailed understanding of the employee life cycle and employee experience.
• Problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills in order to build engagement around a variety of HR initiatives.
• Must be resourceful and proactive.
• Microsoft Office and related tools.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave ( bank holidays and up to additional 1.5 days at Christmas)
• A discretionary bonus scheme
• Life Assurance scheme of 3 times salary
• Health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health screening at reduced rates
• Active social and charity committees
• Wellbeing support
• People Recognition Schemes

Plus many more learn more about the benefits of working at Lyons Davidson on our Careers main page.

Our goal is for Lyons Davidson to be a place where you can bring your whole self to work. This means that we actively work to promote equal opportunities and inclusivity across everything that we do including when we recruit and welcome new colleagues.

Lyons Davidson is a national law firm providing legal services to businesses andindividuals.

We pride ourselves on the level of service our experts offer. Our ability to deliver a consistent and high-quality service has allowed us to develop strong relationships with a number of business partners such as insurers banks and membership organisations that rely on us to give their customers and members the help and advice they need.