HR Manager

About This Role

This HR Manager role leads daily HR operations, focusing on payroll, benefits administration, and performance reviews for a law firm. The position partners with leadership to shape firm-wide HR strategy and ensure a positive employee experience across multiple offices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle recruiting for support roles, collaborating with practice leaders and hiring managers on requisitions, interviewing, selection, and offer processes
• Lead structured onboarding and orientation, ensuring compliant and professional offboarding
• Administer the performance review cycle for all support staff (e.g., legal assistants, paralegals)
• Lead annual benefits strategy and open enrollment, managing eligibility, life events, COBRA, and vendor relationships
• Maintain HRIS/ATS data integrity, employee files, and reporting, driving process improvements and automation
• Own or oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including audits, reconciliations, and coordination with Firm Administrator
• Advise leadership and managers on HR best practices, change management, and organizational effectiveness
• Serve as the primary HR lead for the firm; manage, coach, and develop the HR Coordinator
• Partner with the Firm Administrator to set and update HR policies and benefits aligned with firm strategy, compliance, and market competitiveness
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employee relations, investigating and resolving issues with fairness and confidentiality
• Promote a respectful, high-performance culture grounded in professionalism and legal ethics

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of progressive HR experience
• Direct ownership of payroll, benefits, and performance management
• Prior experience managing at least one HR team member
• Working knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems
• Strong Excel/reporting skills
• Excellent judgment, discretion, and communication skills
• Proven ability to influence at all levels and maintain strict confidentiality
• Organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable balancing strategic projects with day-to-day operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field
• 5–8+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct ownership of payroll, benefits, and performance management

Nice to Have

• Professional services or law firm experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications