HR Consultant

We’re exclusively partnered with a well-established and fast-growing Employment Law, HR, and Health & Safety firm in Chester. As a result of new client wins and ongoing growth, they are looking to add a HR Consultant to their team.

The Role

As an HR Consultant, you will have a varied role that includes both employment law advisory work and hands-on HR consultancy services. You will be responsible for:

• Providing expert advice to clients on employment law matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies (including collective redundancy), TUPE, discrimination, and unfair dismissal.
• Drafting employment contracts, policies, and other key HR documents.
• Chairing and managing formal HR processes, including disciplinaries, grievances, and redundancy consultations on behalf of clients.
• Delivering training sessions for business owners and managers on key HR and employment law topics.
• Supporting HR projects such as restructures, policy implementation, and workforce planning.
• Ensuring compliance with UK employment law while offering commercially focused, pragmatic solutions.

Candidate Requirements

• Significant experience in both employment law advisory work and hands-on HR consultancy.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law, HR best practices, and employee relations.
• Experience in chairing disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies (including collective redundancy), and TUPE consultations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience training and advising senior leaders and business owners.
• A commercially minded approach to problem-solving, ensuring clients receive practical and strategic guidance.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple client matters simultaneously.

Key Benefits

• Salary up to £40,000.00 DOE
• Hybrid working based out of our Chester office.
• No billing targets or requirement for business development.
• Private medical insurance upon completion of the probationary period.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• A friendly, professional working environment.
• Regular training and professional development opportunities.

How to Apply

If you have a strong background in employment law and HR consultancy and are looking for a varied, hands-on role, we’d love to hear from you.

Lexington Talent is acting as an exclusive employment agency in relation to this vacancy on behalf of the client.