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About the Role
Baker Botts is seeking a Human Resources Manager to provide HR support to the firm's US offices, particularly in the Bay Area, working closely with Office Administrators. This is a full-time, exempt position based in the New York office with regular travel to Bay Area offices.
Responsibilities
- Identify and escalate HR-related issues to appropriate internal stakeholders.
- Independently manage basic employee relations and performance management matters.
- Own local staff onboarding, including collecting New Hire paperwork and reviewing First Day information and resources.
- Partner with the HR Director and the Firm's immigration counsel to track lawyers on work visas.
- Verify new hire I-9 documentation to confirm employment eligibility, including monitoring visa and alien documentation expiration dates and requesting updated documentation as needed.
- Maintain employee personnel files in compliance with California law, upholding strict confidentiality of all employee records.
- Partner with the local Office Administrator and Payroll team on termination processing to ensure compliance with state final pay requirements.
- Support administration of Firmwide HR policies, researching answers as needed.
- Assist with the tracking and approval of timecards for legal secretaries and paralegals.
- Manage members of the HR team.
- Support Firmwide HR initiatives as needed.
- Screen staff new hires in partnership with Staff Recruiter and Office Administrator.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of human resources experience in a large organization, preferably a professional services organization.
- Prior law firm experience helpful.
- Extensive knowledge of California HR-related laws and regulations.
- Familiarity with Workday.
- Ability to manage employee data utilizing an automated human resources information system.
- Word processing and data entry skills.
- Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
- Ability to verify data input and correct errors.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to identify and coordinate the resolution of human resources problems and inaccuracies.
- Ability to interact and communicate with people over the telephone, often in stressful situations.
- Ability to supervise and train assigned staff.
- Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.
- Ability to analyze data.
- Must be a self-starter.
- Must be able to work independently with little supervision.
- Must exhibit strong interpersonal skills and patience and be able to maintain effective relationships with co-workers and employees.
- Must be a successful team player.
- Must be able to work in a multi-task environment using planning and prioritization skills to manage workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to work as a team lead to effectively and successfully complete approved projects and upgrades.
- Ability to work overtime for several weeks at a time during seasonal hiring periods.
- Solid attendance record.
- Working at a computer for long periods of time.
- Lifting up to 15 lbs.
- Bending and walking.
- Heavy telephone and face-to-face communication with applicants, vendors, lawyers and staff.
Skills
- Human Resources Administration
- Employee Relations
- Performance Management
- Onboarding
- Immigration Support
- I-9 Verification
- Personnel File Maintenance
- Termination Processing
- HR Policy Administration
- Timecard Tracking
- Team Management
- Recruiting
- Workday
- Automated Human Resources Information System
- Word Processing
- Data Entry
- Report Generation
- Data Verification
- Effective Communication (Oral and Written)
- Problem Resolution
- Interpersonal Skills
- Judgment
- Confidentiality Management
- Data Analysis
- Teamwork
- Multi-tasking
- Planning
- Prioritization
- Team Leadership
- Overtime Availability
Location
- New York, NY
- Bay Area, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
- Exempt
Experience Level
- 5+ years of human resources experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000 – $160,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Salary
- Health and welfare benefits
- Retirement savings
- Paid time off
- Professional development support
About the Company
- Baker Botts is a leading international law firm recognized for its deep understanding of the industries it serves.
- With offices across major global markets, the firm delivers sophisticated legal services while cultivating a collaborative, inclusive culture where both attorneys and professional staff contribute to client success and organizational excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- Baker Botts L.L.P. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.