HR Manager

Lawhive•New York, NY

7d•$115,000 - $170,000•Remote

About The Position

Lawhive is a regulated law firm with an AI-native platform built to amplify expertise and revolutionize the way people practice law, leading to exceptional outcomes for clients and clients. Lawhive Labs is how we bring this vision to life. It's our frontier lab that combines top engineering, design, AI and legal talent from around the world, joining forces to build the future of law. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including Google Ventures, Balderton Capital and TQ Ventures, and in December 2025, we secured $60M Series B funding round to facilitate international expansion and to grow our team. We’re headquartered in London and in 2025 successfully launched in the US…and we’re just getting started.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive HR experience, including supporting multi-state US workforces
Strong working knowledge of federal employment law and state-by-state HR compliance, including leave laws, wage and hour regulations, paid sick leave requirements, benefits and employee classifications
Experience working with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) such as TriNet, Rippling, Insperity, Justworks, ADP TotalSource, or similar
Comfortable operating as a hands-on HR generalist while also building 0-1 strategic people operations
Excellent judgment when handling confidential and sensitive employee matters
Strong project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities simultaneously
Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of an organization
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive
Experience with HRIS systems (we use HiBob so this is ideal) and employee data management

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting M&A integrations or rapidly scaling organizations is highly desirable - bonus points if you’ve worked in an MSO
SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PHR/SPHR certification is a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary HR contact for employees across acquired businesses throughout the US
Establish and, where required, lead employee onboarding processes and integration following acquisitions, ensuring a seamless transition into our operating model
Manage the relationship with our PEO, acting as the key stakeholder across payroll, benefits, HRIS, compliance, and employee lifecycle processes
Advise managers and employees on HR policies, employee relations, performance issues, leave management, and workplace concerns
Maintain expert knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, ensuring policies and practices remain compliant across multiple jurisdictions
Monitor legislative changes and implement policy updates where required
Support benefits enrollment, employee communications, and issue resolution with our PEO and benefit providers
Build scalable HR processes and documentation that can be consistently deployed as we acquire additional businesses
Work with the Director of People & Talent and broader People team to ensure HR due diligence and integration planning during acquisitions, identifying people-related risks and ensuring smooth operational execution
Ensure our PEO maintains accurate employee records and support HR reporting, audits, and compliance activities
Partner with Finance on compensation administration and employee data management
Help foster a culture that balances high performance with empathy, transparency, and accountability