HR Consultant

• Are you an experienced HR Consultant, interested in progressing your consultancy career within our team in Maidstone and Canterbury?
• Are you interested in joining a supportive HR Consultancy, who are integrated with the Brachers Solicitors, employment law team?
• Do you want to work with a wide range of clients in different sectors, including healthcare, education, construction and manufacturing?
• Do you like the sound of a highly competitive benefits package, discretionary bonus scheme, hybrid working opportunities, social events and much more?

Clients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on our personal approach to handling cases. This role will give you the opportunity to undertake good quality work and develop your career within a highly reputable legal practice, whilst also offering a great work-life balance. You will need a strong generalist HR background, covering employee relations, performance and absence management, redundancies, grievance and disciplinary investigations, restructuring and strategic HR planning.

KentHR is affiliated with Brachers law firm which is a well regarded and award winning law firm in Kent, and which is part of the national Lawfront group of law firms. The Brachers employment law team and KentHR team currently consists of 10 legal advisors (including Partners, Senior Associates, Solicitors and HR Consultants) and 2 support staff. The team is led by Catherine Daw, and you will be expected to work with your colleagues, as well as independently, dealing with a range of interesting work and clients.

You will need to be a team player with the ability to multi-task and the desire to provide HR Consultancy to a variety of clients. You will need to demonstrate that you are able to work on your own and as part of the KentHR team, manage your own projects and use your initiative. You will be confident that the advice given to clients is in accordance with best practice.  Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate that you have excellent oral and written communications skills, strong presentation skills along with the ability and desire to obtain new business. CIPD qualification to level 5 is desired, but comparable experience would be considered.

Why join KentHR?

Our vision and ambition are driven by our people. You’ll find colleagues with impressive skills and expertise, who are full of drive and ideas. We see opportunities in challenges, embrace change, and are committed to delivering the best service. We have an open, supportive, and friendly culture where collaboration and innovation thrive, and where people feel happy. This is endorsed by feedback from our staff, which led to our accreditation by employee engagement specialist, Best Companies, as an ‘outstanding’ place to work. In 2025, Brachers became part of Lawfront, a national group of leading regional law firms dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support to individuals and businesses nationwide. With a defined vision and plan for growth, we have created a culture of working together to achieve. We are looking to recruit people with ambition, drive and a can-do attitude to be part of our journey.