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Truce Law is a 38-person collaborative divorce law firm in Seattle on pace to double by the end of 2026. We've built a solid HR foundation — recruiting, onboarding, and processes are in place — and we're looking for an experienced HR professional to own it, systematize it, and scale it with us. If you want to be the dedicated HR owner at a fast-growing, mission-driven law firm — and you're an AI-curious operator who's energized by hybrid work in a real team environment — we'd love to meet you.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision: Employer-paid coverage for employees. This is fully covered — no employee premium contribution required.
• Paid Time Off: Four weeks total — three weeks PTO plus a full paid week off for the firm's winter holiday closure.
• Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays annually.
• 401(k): 3% firm contribution — regardless of employee contribution.
• Performance Bonuses: Tied to role-specific KPIs; paid based on performance outcomes.
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA): Firm-funded account for wellness, fitness, and lifestyle expenses.
• Professional Development Stipend: Annual stipend to support certifications, training, and continued HR education.
• Hybrid/Remote Schedule with Flexibility: Seattle-based hybrid/Remote; flexibility within role expectations.
• Firm Technology: Microsoft 365 / Copilot and Claude AI tooling provided. Employer-provided tech package.
• AAA Membership: Roadside assistance, identity theft protection, and discounted pet insurance.

Why This Role

Truce Law has built a functioning HR foundation — recruiting processes, JD templates, onboarding, and offboarding are in place. What this role adds is dedicated ownership: a single professional who holds all of it, keeps it current, and scales it as the firm grows. Payroll is transitioning from the Controller. Trainual needs a day-to-day steward. Compliance is actively managed with Vensure's HR professionals' support, but needs an internal owner to close gaps and keep pace with a firm that is doubling. If you want to own an HR function at a mission-driven law firm that is growing fast and investing in AI-augmented operations, this is that role.

$70,000 - $90,000 yearly

What You'll Do

• Own payroll end-to-end — processing, reconciliation, and employee inquiries — through Vensure, our PEO and payroll platform.
• Manage the full recruiting lifecycle using our existing infrastructure: Wizehire, JD templates, and a structured interview process.
• Partner with Vensure's dedicated HR professional to manage multi-state compliance across WA, CA, WI, GA, HI, OR — plus our Latin America-based EOR staff through Atlas Assistants / GSU.
• Own day-to-day Trainual management — our policy library and Employee Handbook — and design role-based access architecture in partnership with the Operations Manager.
• Manage offer letter workflows, bonus documentation, and the quarterly acknowledgment process for a 38-person team growing to 70+.
• Own employee relations, performance documentation, and attorney licensing compliance — keeping the firm legally sound as it scales.

What You Bring

• 3–5+ years of HR generalist experience — you have owned payroll, recruiting, and compliance independently, not just supported them.
• End-to-end payroll experience through a PEO or payroll platform. Vensure experience is strongly preferred. This is not a first-time payroll role.
• Multi-state compliance experience or a track record of managing it alongside a PEO. We have staff in multiple states and an active compliance partnership with Vensure.
• Strong process and documentation discipline — you can receive an existing function, document what isn't yet documented, and improve what exists.
• AI fluency and trajectory — you use AI tools (Copilot, Claude, or comparable) in your current HR work and are actively investing in deeper integration. We care more about appetite than expertise.

Nice to Have

• Law firm or professional services experience — familiarity with attorney licensing, WSBA compliance, and CLE tracking is a plus.
• Direct Vensure platform experience — candidates with Vensure knowledge will have a meaningful Day 1 advantage.
• Familiarity with DocuSign and Trainual (or equivalent e-signature and LMS platforms).
• SHRM-CP, PHR, SHRM-SCP, or SPHR certification.
• Local Seattle area location — preferred for hybrid in-office presence.

Our Mission: Redefining Family Law

We help people who feel the need to separate do so in a way that minimizes the damage to them and those they love. Founded on February 14, 2018, our mission is simple: Collaborative, thoughtful, and client-centered family law.

Families that work with us strive to navigate legal challenges with less litigation, more resolution, and greater respect for everyone involved. Our approach is designed to ease client worries, focusing on finding common ground, not creating conflict, to protect relationships and secure stable futures.

At Truce Law, your earning potential grows with your contributions.

We’re growth-minded, professional, and human. Join us if you want to make a real impact for families while building a thriving career.

Confidentiality: All applications are fully confidential.