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Lead HR Business Partner

Lead HR Business Partner

JGA Recruitment Group | B CorpTM • Ivybridge, Devon, United Kingdom
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Lead HRBP | Bristol / Exeter / Cheltenham | Up to £80,000 + Bonus



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We're partnering with a highly regarded, ambitious UK law firm to find a Lead HR Business Partner, and this one is genuinely urgent.



The outgoing postholder is retiring and has agreed to stay until this is filled. If you're an experienced HRBP from a law firm background and you're ready for your next step up, this needs to move quickly.



The Role


This is a genuine, broad-scope business partnering role elevated from a Senior HRBP position and re-scoped to reflect the seniority and influence required. You'll take full ownership of a defined business group, partnering day-to-day with senior lawyers including Partners across Commercial, Corporate, Financial Services, Employment, and Banking practices.



It's a highly visible, relationship-led role requiring someone who can operate confidently within a partnership model, influence at the most senior levels, and bring genuine commercial and people thinking to complex organisational challenges.



What a Typical Day Looks Like



  • Acting as a trusted strategic partner to the Head of Business Group and a network of Partners advising on people strategy, talent, performance, and organisational effectiveness


Navigating complex employee relations matters within a professional services environment, balancing legal risk with commercial pragmatism


Coaching and influencing senior stakeholders who are Partners themselves — requiring credibility, confidence, and a peer-to-peer approach


Leading, developing, and line managing two HRBPs based in Bristol


Driving people initiatives across the business group from succession planning and leadership development through to culture and engagement


Collaborating with the wider HR function, including an HR Ops team largely based in Exeter, to deliver seamless people support




The Package



  • Up to £80,000 + discretionary bonus


Bristol, Exeter, or Cheltenham - 3 days per week on-site (some flex to 2 days for the right person)


A collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking xwwtmva firm culture


A business with genuine purpose and a clear sustainability agenda


2-stage interview process





What They're Looking For



  • Law firm experience is essential - ideally a top 100 regional or national firm


Proven exposure to a partnership model - you understand how Partners operate and how to influence within that structure


Strong business partnering capability at a senior level, broad generalist, commercially astute, and genuinely trusted by stakeholders


Line management experience, or a strong track record of coaching and developing HR colleagues


Confident navigating complexity, ambiguity, and senior relationships simultaneously


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