Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fish & Richardson P.C. is a global intellectual property law firm with a remote-first Human Resources team. The Associate Human Resources Generalist will support HR guidance and service delivery, policy administration, job description maintenance, and the operations staff performance review process.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Generalist team and department leadership in delivering practical HR guidance and coaching to firm managers in a variety of HR-related areas including conflict resolution, performance management, coaching tools and fundamentals, retention strategies, and employee separations
- Partner with the Generalist team and department leadership to support day-to-day service delivery, including preparing materials, coordinating follow-up, maintaining documentation, tracking deadlines, and escalating more complex matters as appropriate
- Support firm policy administration, including drafting new policies and recommending updates to existing policies based on HR best practices, business needs, and legislative changes. Partner with the Generalist team to respond to related employee and manager questions
- Maintain firm-wide job descriptions, including partnering with the Generalist team and managers to develop new job descriptions and ensure existing descriptions remain accurate and up to date
- Assist with the operations staff performance review process, including responding to employee and manager questions, reviewing input, and helping ensure ratings and comments are consistent, equitable, and aligned with HR best practices and legal requirements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a closely-related field, technical training, or equivalent professional experience
- 1-3 years' human resources experience in a professional services environment
- Working knowledge of employment laws and regulations related to employee management, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance
- Ability to successfully work independently as well as to develop quality team relationships and to work well within a team-oriented environment, whether leading or contributing to department initiatives
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the firm
- Ability to communicate information with diplomacy and tact while safeguarding confidentiality and assisting in conflict resolution
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Working knowledge of or ability to quickly learn HRIS and similar applications required for data entry, research, and reporting, along with the willingness to learn and adapt to evolving technologies as appropriate
Benefits
- Competitive pay and discretionary bonus opportunities
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Award-winning retirement and profit sharing plans with employer contribution
- Back-up child care
- Health and wellness initiatives
- A positive culture ranked as one of the best in the country in Vault’s 2026 law firm survey
- Remote-first position, with a focus on candidates in MN, IL, TX, GA, and DE
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