Job Description

This fast-growing law firm is seeking a composed and trustworthy professional to assist with human resources and legal personnel administrative support across the HR team. As the HR Specialist, this is a great opportunity for someone with experience or an interest in monitoring personnel files, expenses and employee life cycle processes. If you are quick to learn, proactive managing tasks and excellent communicating with busy legal staff, apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with different departments to ensure the accurate and timely transfer of data or records for internal staff updates.
• Edit and update employee records with the utmost confidentiality including salary changes, address changes, name changes, etc.
• Manage the attorney and legal staff onboarding and training program for all new hires with the firm, including but not limited to, conducting reference checks, employment verification procedures for new hires and background checks.
• Assist with managing and tracking leave across data programs and spreadsheets.
• Maintain an open line of communication and assistance for ad hoc tasks, such as completing expense reports, answering staff inquiries, maintaining compliance, and internal requests.
• Track internal deadlines, such as licensing renewal periods.
• Provide administrative assistance as needed across the team to further projects and initiatives, including but not limited to, event coordination, timecard submissions, benefit-related tasks and budget tracking.

Why You’ll Love Working Here: 

• A company focused on employee wellness and offers a free gym on-site.
• Attorneys who love to teach employees and offer continuous training and development.
• Generous compensation with medical, dental and vision insurance, PTO, retirement benefits and encourages professional development.
• Hybrid work model.

What We’re Looking For:

• Balanced within HR. You possess at least three years of experience in HR or legal recruiting; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Extremely organized. You have superior organizational and time management skills, with an emphasis on following practice and procedures.
• Dialed in. You are focused in a busy environment and multitask effectively.
• People-minded. You enjoy working on a team and assisting others with a welcoming and positive attitude.
• System oriented. You have experience working across HRIS systems as well as Microsoft Office.
• Strong rapport. You are a natural relationship-builder and respond to requests with poise and warmth.

To apply, please send a resume to legal@hawthornelane.com.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

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