Human Resources Generalist - Hunter International Recruiting : Job Details

HR Generalist will play a pivotal role in ensuring the full spectrum of human resources functions are aligned with the Firm's goals and values in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County offices.

HR Generalist Responsibilities:

• Assist the OA with recommendations for annual salary increases and bonuses for support staff in conjunction with approved budget.
• Conduct regular salary reviews and benchmarking exercises.
• Assist with coordination of the local office benefits administration including communication and distribution of related forms.
• Manage employee leaves of absence, including providing guidance to employees on eligibility, completing and submitting FMLA and STD forms to Firmwide and the State of California, ensuring compliance with state laws like Paid Family Leave (PFL) and California Family Rights Act (CFRA), maintaining accurate records related to leave usage, and staying updated on any regulatory changes.
• Investigate work-related accidents, prepares first report of injury paperwork, and submit and track Worker's Comp claim.
• Assist in coordinating the annual performance evaluation program and goal setting for attorneys and professional/support staff.
• Act as the first point of contact for employee queries and concerns.
• Manage new hire and maintenance of HR records such as: employee personnel files, employee information forms, job performance evaluations, changes in pay status forms, Personnel Action Notices (PANs), credit card requests, I-9 forms, FTE, inactive personnel files, temporary staff log, and termination checklist.
• Manage staff full recruitment cycle, from job posting to interviewing and hiring.
• Conduct new employee orientations and ensure a seamless onboarding experience.

HR Generalist Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of HR Generalist experience.
• Leave of Absence/directly working with State of California required.
• Law Firm experience highly desirable.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Proven aptitude to learn new software applications.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Exhibit independent thinking and decision making.
• Ability to think strategically, develop tactics and execute pragmatically.