Human Resource Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:General HR:

• Provides support related to personnel and staff recruiting activities for the California offices and provides administrative support to the LA Director of Administration.
• Creates and maintains employee personnel files and other Human Resources records which may be of a complex and confidential nature.
• Enters and updates employee information in Human Resources Management System (HRMS).
• Helps with new-hire onboarding procedures including initiating hiring in HRMS, preparing new employee orientation schedules, and ensuring all necessary paperwork is properly filled out and filed.
• Maintains benefits packet and conduct benefits orientation for new hires.
• Coordinates employee termination procedures and ensures all necessary paperwork is completed and filed.
• Responds to HR related questions or requests, including employment verification requests.
• Provides support with research related to HR topics.
• Orders flowers, coordinates and distributes gifts and charitable contributions for all occasions.
• Assists with organization of firm functions and HR events (staff appreciation, flu shots, etc.)

Staff Recruiting:

• Formats and posts jobs on the intranet.
• Monitors and maintains staff recruiting inbox.

Qualifications:

• College degree preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Strong organizational and customer service skills; effective verbal and written communications skills; ability to handle data with confidentiality; proactive and flexible, with sharp attention to detail.
• HR experience in a law firm a plus.