Legora

People Advisor

New York City. Posted 29 days ago

The role

You will provide local advisory support and run local casework from start to finish. You will act as an escalation for People Operations Specialists and partner with Employee Relations and People Business Partners.

What you will do

  • Provide practical advice to employees, managers and People Operations colleagues on local employment practices, policies and people matters
  • Run local cases from start to finish including absence management, performance concerns and restructuring conversations
  • Handle intake for leave, accommodation and absence requests
  • Build out local process and policy
  • Identify opportunities to improve local processes and employee experiences
  • Apply market jurisdiction playbook accurately and consistently
  • Hand off formal, contested or legally sensitive matters to specialists
  • Keep certification and calibration current
  • Share local trends, recurring issues and emerging risks with People Business Partners and Employee Relations & Compliance

Required qualifications

  • Experience in an HR, People Operations or HR generalist role
  • Good understanding of local employment practices, employee relations and HR policies
  • Able to stay neutral and steady under pressure, including with senior stakeholders
  • Sound judgment on when to act and when to escalate
  • Organized and detail-oriented

Nice to have

  • some exposure to employee relations casework

Benefits

  • Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success
  • Company provided lunch daily
  • Medical, Dental & Vision
  • Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
  • HSA or Healthcare FSA
  • Dental plans via MetLife
  • Vision plans via Vision Care
  • Generous parental leave
  • Free access to Maven Clinic
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits

About the company

Legora is an AI-native workspace for legal professionals. They work with legal teams across 80+ countries and have scaled to $200M+ in ARR.

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