HR Assistant (6 month Contract) - D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG

Roles & Responsibilities

A&O Shearman is a global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world’s leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development; we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimize your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

Department purpose

The HR team at A&O Shearman provides a first-class service to the business, offering strategic HR business advice at the business partner level and quality support services in the full range of HR functions through specialist teams such as, learning and development, resourcing, reward, employee relations advice, payroll, systems and HR administration.

Role and responsibilities

The core components of this role include but are not limited to :

• Supporting the firms recruitment processes including job postings and scheduling interviews, including arranging interviews for the 2026 Summer Internship scheme
• Participation in HR projects such as process improvement
• Provide general administrative support across the HR function, including drafting employment letters, remote working memos and any adhoc reports as required

Key requirements

Tell employers what skills you have

Microsoft Office

Ability To Work Independently

Process Improvement

Arranging

Administration

Payroll

Resourcing

Administrative Support

Excel

Wellbeing

Scheduling

Employee Relations

Writing Skills

Strategic HR