Location: White Plains, NY – hybrid, 1 day a week remote
Starting Salary: $50,000/yr
30-40 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Health Benefits Available
We are looking for an HR professional who is re-entering the workforce and looking for flexibility without sacrificing professionalism, or an early-career HR professional ready to step into a real generalist role with ownership and impact, this is an opportunity to build a long-term, sustainable career path.
We are a small, high-performing law firm seeking a thoughtful, organized HR Generalist to help run the people side of the business with care, structure, and integrity. This role offers flexibility in hours (30–40 per week), a hybrid schedule, while still doing substantive, credible HR work across payroll, benefits, compliance, employee relations, and operations.
Think of this role as the “operating system” for the firm’s people function; you’ll be the person who keeps everything running smoothly so attorneys and staff can focus on serving clients.
If you’re looking for:
- flexibility without chaos
- professional respect without burnout
- structure without rigidity
- growth without unnecessary pressure
This role was built for you.
Role Overview
The HR Generalist is responsible for managing all people-related processes for the firm, ensuring legal compliance, supporting attorneys and staff, and creating a professional, well-run workplace. This role balances compliance, employee benefits, payroll, and day-to-day HR administration, allowing staff to focus on practicing law and serving clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Payroll, Benefits & HR Administration
- Administer payroll in coordination with the firm’s payroll provider
- Manage retirement programs (pension, 401K)
- Manage health insurance contracts and deferrals
- Ensure performance bonus program reports are communicated
- Track time off, sick leave, and legally required leaves
- Manage & coordinate attorney benefit allowances
- Answer employee questions related to pay, benefits, and policies
- Employee Relations & Performance Support
- Support staff with SOP’s. Create efficient processes
- Support weekly quotas for staff
- Ensure referral pipeline and administer corporate gifts or donations
- Oversee attorney CLE reporting
- Policies, Culture & Firm Operations Support
- Enforce the Employee Handbook and HR policies
- Support a professional, respectful workplace culture
- Assist leadership with training needs, and staff development
- Help implement HR best practices appropriate for a small law firm; assist in contracts and vendors as they relate to employee growth and retention
- Support procurement of office supplies, equipment, and technology needs for employees
- Prepare agendas and action items for monthly team building exercises /social meetings
- HR Compliance & Risk Management
- Work with fractional HR consultant to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws
- Maintain employee files, records, and required postings
- Oversee time tracking
- Serve as a confidential point of contact for employee questions and concerns
- Hiring & Onboarding
- Schedule interviews for candidates with attorneys and support staff, as needed
- Manage offer letters, background checks, and onboarding paperwork
- Ensure new hires are properly onboarded and trained on firm policies
Qualifications
- 3+ year’s experience in an HR function, ideally in a professional services or law firm environment or HR Degree/HR certification required
- Microsoft proficient, including Excel reporting
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and practical
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