1. GEORGIOS CHATZIGEORGIOU,
LL.B
Barrister, HR / Recruitment
Manager
69E Blomfield Road, London W9 2PA
Mobile : (0)7752605510 Email: g72hat@gmail.com
Nationality: EU (Greek)
Profile
An experienced Barrister with a proven 10-year track
record of success as HR / Recruitment Manager in a
busy law firm environment. Excellent written and
verbal communication skills.
A strong pro-active leader, providing coaching, training
and mentoring to HR teams and support staff. Team
player, efficient both as a team member and a team
leader.
Experienced in recruitment, employee relations,
training and development, work under pressure.
Taking pride in being able to spot talent fast.
Fascinated by the challenge of discovering talented
individuals and helping them evolve into skilled
professionals.
Skills
• Performance management strategies
• End to end recruitment process
• Interviewing expertise
• Benefits administrator
• European / Employment Law knowledge
• Employee relations
• Manager coaching and training
• Broad generalist HR experience
• Payroll expertise
• Main point of contact for grievance and disciplinary
issues
• Experienced team player
• Verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate
• Multilingual
2. • Legal Translations
Work Experience
Since Oct. 2007 – HR / RECRUITMENT
MANAGER: C & C Law Firm (Greece)
• Senior Partner, responsible for recruitment and ER
• Developed & implemented HR policies & procedures
to ensure employment law compliance
• Reviewed employee benefits to reduce costs and
improve staff retention and morale
• Completed offer letters and contracts and updated
policies and procedures
• Coordinated staff appraisals
• Successfully organized and conducted employee
training at all levels
• Handled grievances and disciplinaries
• Acquired significant teamwork experience
• Managed end to end recruitment process
• Personally interviewed hundreds of candidates
• Significant legal translation work
Feb 1998 to Oct 2007 – OWNER / DIRECTOR:
G. Chatzigeorgiou Legal Office (Greece)
• Solicitor since 1998, Barrister from 2005 on
• Initially practiced law (divorce, crime, domestic
and EU Employment Law) until 2005, eventually
focused on HR and Recruitment
• Exclusively responsible for staff recruiting and
training
• Leaded smaller teams of legal and support staff
• Acquired strong communication and customer
services skills. Experienced in communicating
complex information and giving solutions to all
kinds of problems
3. 1998 to Date: TRANSLATIONS /
INTERPRETATIONS
• Qualified English Translator and Interpreter
• Translated thousands of pages of legal, scientific
and other documents
• Offered Court Interpretation Services
Other jobs have included teaching English as a
foreign language, temporary office work, law firm
internship and voluntary work.
Technical Skills
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power
Point, Explorer)
• Social Media
• Database
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4. Education
• University Degree - Law (LL.B.)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Legal
and Economic Sciences (1991-1995)
• S.A.C. Cert. (Contracts of Employment,
Recruitment and Selection) Certificate Grade
“A+”
Stonebridge College UK (2015)
• Level 3 CPD Award in Recruitment
Consultancy (Currently studying towards)
Oplex Careers Courses (2015)
• Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE),
Certificate Grade “A”
University of Cambridge (1990)
• Certificate of Proficiency in English
University of Michigan (1990)
• Grundstuffe Zertifikat Deutsch -German
Language Certificate (B1)
Goethe Institut (2008)
Languages
• Greek native speaker
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Basic German knowledge, written and spoken
Additional Information
• Member of several Societies and Associations
(including Recruiter and HR Network, Human
Resources Professionals, HR Professionals
Association, The BAR Association of Thessaloniki,
Law Students’ Association, The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society, etc.)
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Full, clear EU driver’s license
• Acknowledged antiques collector specializing in