International Mobility Adviser (12 month FTC)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Key responsibilities

• Assist with and lead (where applicable) international secondments and transfers and/or ad hoc mobility cases as required for international client and office to office secondments

• Provide day to day mobility BAU in the form of cost projections, document drafting, and matter coding, for example.  Escalating as needed for more complex matters.

• Deliver and participate in secondee briefings for outbound and inbound moves.

• Assist with all BAU work associated with mobility, immigration and international remote working.

• Share knowledge with global stakeholders to ensure consistent application of policy.

• Build relationships and credibility with key mobility-facing individuals in all offices.

• Ensure the Firm is immigration compliant, liaising with the business and the firm’s immigration providers accordingly.

• Understand and communicate, as directed, legislative changes that have a potential mobility impact on the Firm,

• Maintain management information and reporting by monitoring dates and notifying the relevant individuals to action as needed

• Support the immigration and recruitment process for mobility cases.

• Provide guidance as appropriate, on all aspects of secondment policy and process.

• Support consistency of secondment packages and ensure the firm’s policies and procedures are applied in a consistent manner.

• Close collaboration with international mobility team members, HRBPs, Tax and GC & R including other offices where applicable.

• Ad hoc project work as needed.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• A minimum of 1 year IM or HR business partnering/generalist experience preferred;

• Understanding of general mobility basics desirable;

• Interest in international HR, immigration and mobility;

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal);

• Interest in process improvement and technology advantageous.

Competencies

Personal Leadership

• Positively impacts those around them, makes quality decisions and develops themselves both personally and professionally

• Demonstrates sound knowledge in their field

• Anticipates potential problems and identifies a range of possible solutions

• Adapts their interpersonal style to suit different audiences in a genuine way

Builds Authentic Relationships

• Takes time to get to know people beyond their role

• Treats people with respect and in a fair and consistent way

• Recognises when colleagues are under pressure and volunteers to assist them where possible

Collaborates with others

• Works within teams and across boundaries to share knowledge and achieve results

• Identifies and builds relationships required to achieve the best outcomes for the firm

• Engages people with the right skills, knowledge and expertise to provide advice and assist with tasks

• Connects other people in the firm who have mutual interests or work objectives

• Generously shares their time, knowledge, expertise and talent to support others’ success

Enhances the Client Experience

• Creates opportunities to enhance the experience of the firm’s clients through their daily tasks

• Behaves consistently with the firm’s values in their interactions with others

• Conducts themselves in a way that reflects positively on the firm’s brand, both inside and outside the firm

Achieves Results

• Maintains focus and drive to achieve quality outcomes

• Focuses their time and efforts on issues that will have the greatest impact on agreed objectives

• Anticipates responses and plans their approach accordingly

• Looks for the most effective way to achieve outcomes

• Maintains perspective and optimism when faced with setbacks

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.