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Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C.

Hr Director

Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C., New York, New York, us, 10261

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Overview We’re looking for a highly driven, organized, and personable human resources manager to play an important role on our team. You’ll be responsible for leading all aspects of HR at the firm—from day-to-day compliance and benefits administration to strategic hiring and employee development. You'll be the go-to person for people operations and have the opportunity to shape the future of HR at Cohen & Cohen. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR Manager or early Director who’s ready to stretch into a Head of HR role. You’ll work closely with firm leadership to build out systems, shape culture, and help scale the organization for long-term success.

Responsibilities

People Strategy & Culture

Partner with the COO to define and implement HR strategies aligned with the firm's goals

Help shape a performance-driven culture built on accountability, transparency, and mutual respect

Support DEI and employee engagement efforts with feedback loops and structured surveys

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

Manage end-to-end recruitment for legal and administrative roles, including job descriptions, interview process design, and onboarding

Evaluate and implement an ATS to streamline the hiring process

Collaborate with leadership to forecast personnel needs and build role-specific onboarding experiences

HR Infrastructure & Compliance

Lead the evaluation and implementation of a PEO (e.g., Rippling, ADP, Justworks, Sequoia One)

Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws

Maintain up-to-date policies, handbooks, and personnel records

Oversee employee relations issues with empathy, clarity, and legal rigor

Organizational design support

Compensation, Benefits & Insurance

Manage benefits administration and liaise with brokers and PEO vendors

Help structure and monitor benefit offerings to support retention and cost efficiency

Oversee D&O and business-related insurance in partnership with the COO and legal

Payroll processing

Employee Development & Training

Implement an LMS to support role-specific training and continuing education

Collaborate with team leads to create training curricula (including elements from the Keenan Method where applicable)

Support the implementation of performance reviews and professional development initiatives

Data & Reporting

Track key HR metrics and maintain dashboards around time to hire, turnover, engagement, benefits usage, and performance reviews

Deliver monthly/quarterly HR insights to leadership to inform staff and culture strategy

Qualifications

4 - 6 years of experience in HR, ideally with at least 1–2 years in a manager or generalist leadership role

Strong understanding of HR compliance, employee relations, benefits administration, and hiring best practices

A hands-on, builder mentality—you’re comfortable creating systems from scratch and learning as you go

Familiarity with PEOs, HRIS platforms, ATS, LMS tools, and employee engagement software

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field

Compensation $95,000 - $110,000 per year

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