Are you an HR Assistant with major law firm experience in Hong Kong who is seeking to further your career in a prestigious international law firm? This highly supportive platform encourages their employees to grow and take an active role in helping their team and firm's growth.

You'll working in the firm's HR team in Hong Kong and provide the full spectrum of HR and administrative support to the HR manager; this dynamic role involves handling all rounded daily Human Resources duties such as monthly payroll support, monitoring and updating support staff’s HRIS, carrying out MPF enrolment and termination, coordinating in-house training programmes, and handling visa applications for employees.

WHAT

Day-to-day duties

• Assist HR manager to arrange interviews - including room booking, contact candidates and liaise equipment setup (e.g. laptop set up for written test) etc.
• Maintain employee data including opening personnel files for new joiners and updating records of leavers
• Work with the HRIS assistant on HR System data maintenance
• Handle onboarding logistics for new joiners including preparing welcome pack, liaise with IT on equipment set-up, schedule induction programs, arrange welcome lunch, preparing tax return and report to the Law Society
• Handling offboarding logistics for leavers including collecting the firm's property, scheduling exit interview, and preparing tax return
• Handle working visa applications and renewals
• Law Society compliance including preparation of notification of change for new joiners, leavers and employee status change, handle ESSAR quarterly return, Law Soc annual return reports, registration and admission for HK qualified solicitors

Compensation and Benefits

• Assist HR Manager on C&B functions including payroll, pension scheme, tax and medical insurance
• Medical enrolment for new joiners and termination for leavers, handling claim enquiries, premium calculations
• Aid in annual tax return for employees

In-house Trainings

• In-house trainings coordination including scheduling with speakers, room booking, liaise equipment set up with IT, videoconferencing coordination with Beijing and Shanghai offices
• CPD application & administration for fee earners and reporting to Law Society

Graduate Recruitment

• Aid in CV screening and selection
• Aid in summer and winter internship program including interview arrangement and program admin
• Aid in annual Hong Kong Law Fair

YOU

• Degree holder in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or related discipline
• 3 years’ relevant experience in HR field
• Well-versed in HK Employment Ordinances and other HR related legislation
• Possess a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality
• Strong attention to detail, organised, multi-task operator and team player 
• Computer literate; proficient in MS Office Suite and Windows 
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese
• Good communication skills with a focus on delivering a great customer experience, ability to work well under pressure
• Self-starter with the desire to show ownership and commitment

AMAZING 

• Experience in, or interest in, Human Resources Management or Business Administration aspect development
• A great opportunity for an energetic and highly organised multi-tasking professional as this role offers great variety and a steep learning curve 

ON OFFER

• Competitive benefits and remuneration 
• Great, friendly, and supportive team and overall, a highly collaborative environment
• Excellent brand of international law firm 

Star Anise - what we do

Star Anise is a specialist legal recruitment agency based in Central Hong Kong. Our dedicated private practice team serves a great deal of international law firms, including top tier US law firms, magic circle law firms, red circle, global law firms, UK, Australian and European law firms. In addition, we work with up-and-coming domestic commercial law firms and virtual law firms in Hong Kong. We have roles to suit different business support professionals and their experiences. 

Want to know more?

Feel free to contact Sybil Yang at +852 3708 9509 for a discreet and confidential discussion on your career. To expedite and focus discussions, please also include your latest CV and provide some information on your reasons for wanting to move and what you are seeking in your next role.

All information will be used for review purposes only. We do not disclose details of job seekers without their prior consent.

Star Anise is a pan-Asian recruitment firm based in Hong Kong focusing on the legal, compliance, executive, and professional support sectors across all industries - whether law firm, multi-national, financial services or listed companies. 

To see how we can help you, the candidate, see our dedicated candidate page: http://www.staranise.com.hk/candidates/ 

For clients: http://www.staranise.com.hk/employers/