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About the Role
As a member of the Legal Human Resources team, the Legal Human Resources Assistant will respond to a high volume of day-to-day HR-related matters and requests while supporting the overall objectives of the team. This individual will be responsible for assisting with daily human resources matters and functions for the associates in the New York and California offices, often under time-sensitive conditions requiring quick and accurate responses.
Responsibilities
- Organize the onboarding process for the fall associate class, summer associate program, and new lateral associate hires.
- Coordinate the departure process for all associates.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for associates, promptly and calmly responding to a high volume of questions or concerns.
- Manage data entry and administration in Workday, ensuring accurate reporting of all HR activities.
- Conduct semi-annual Workday testing in collaboration with the HRIS team.
- Coordinate various human resources matters requiring quick turnaround, such as completing employment verification requests, managing and updating personnel files, and tracking attorney bar admissions.
- Provide administrative support for immigration-related processes.
- Assist the Legal HR team with ad hoc projects as needed.
- Provide general HR support for associates, responding promptly to requests as they arise.
- Assist with year-end compensation processes as needed.
- Maintain and update the office manual and internal Cleary360 page to ensure accuracy and relevance.
- Ensure compliance with firm policies and HR best practices, while staying current on changes to employment laws.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- One year of HR experience in a fast-paced environment required.
- Experience in a law firm or other financial or legal setting strongly preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, client service, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to think quickly under pressure.
- Demonstrates sound judgment.
- Remains calm under pressure.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Keen attention to detail while managing competing, time-sensitive requests.
- Capable of multitasking and prioritizing a high volume of urgent responsibilities and shifting deadlines.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Proactive and enthusiastic team player who thrives in a dynamic, reactive environment.
Skills
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Workday
Location
- New York
- California
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- One year of HR experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000 to $75,000
Benefits
- Health care benefits
About the Company
- Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession with fourteen offices in major financial centers around the world, operating as a single, integrated global partnership.
- The firm employs approximately 1,100 lawyers from more than fifty countries.
- Since 1946, our lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions, and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international.
- We support every client relationship with intellectual agility, commercial acumen, and a human touch.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination based on any category protected by law.
- Cleary provides reasonable accommodations to enable otherwise qualified employees to perform the essential functions of their position, provided the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship to the Firm.