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Temporary HR Assistant
Washington DC Law national corporate environmental law firm, is seeking a temp HR Assistant. The HR Assistant (temp) supports the talent and human resources department by assisting with onboarding, benefits enrollment, employee records management, offboarding, and HR administrative processes. This role ensures efficient HR operations and provides support to employees and management. The role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable handling a high volume of administrative responsibilities in a professional law firm environment. This would be great for a recent college graduate interested in HR.
Salary: $24.00 hourly
Start: ASAP-end of August
Status- Hybrid- 3 days in office, 2 days remote
Responsibilities:
- Assist with new hire onboarding and employee paperwork, distributing, ensuring accuracy, and gathering completed information.
- Assist with benefits onboarding and enrollment administration, including commuter and wellness benefit programs.
- Maintain employee files and HR records.
- Support HR inbox management and respond to routine inquiries with guidance.
- Prepare and distribute employee communications and notices.
- May send out other monthly reports as needed.
- Track onboarding and offboarding documentation.
- Assist with scheduling, data entry, and reporting tasks.
- Provide general administrative support to the HR team
Qualifications:
- 1 year of administrative or HR support experience preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills that reflect the ability to seamlessly perform and prioritize multiple tasks with excellent attention to detail and efficiently meet deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite (or equivalent software).
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment and to work harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team.
- Excellent oral and written communication, analytic, and problem-solving skills.
- Discretion and professionalism together with a positive attitude complemented by a flexible, proactive, and resourceful approach
This is a temporary, full-time position with standard business hours of 9:00 am to 5:30 pm and a 37.5 hour work week. We have a hybrid model with a minimum of three in-office days per week.
How To Apply: Please respond with your resume for consideration. We welcome all candidates that meet the REQUIRED qualifications with recent relevant experience. Palmer Legal Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.
About Us: Palmer is an award winning staffing agency offering direct hire, temp-to-hire, and temporary placements for administrative, management, executive, legal and more. We represent more than 500 of the finest law firms and legal departments in the D.C. area.
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Pay: $24.00 per hour
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20036
Salary : $24