HR Generalist - Talent Acquisition Focus

About LNN LAW

LNN Law (Levin & Nalbandyan) is a well-established and expanding, plaintiff-side law firm built on one core belief: justice should be accessible to everyone - not just the powerful.


We represent individuals in Employment Law, Workers' Compensation, and Personal Injury , standing up for people at critical moments in their lives and holding corporations and insurers accountable. Every case begins with a conversation - and that first conversation can change everything.


At LNN Law, intake is not administrative. It is the front line of justice .


Our mission is clear: to provide unparalleled legal services for our clients, and to ensure that justice is obtained for those who need our help. Along with our focus on continuous improvement, we offer career advancement opportunities and comprehensive training to support our team members' success.

Position Overview

Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP is seeking a highly organized, strategic, and execution-driven HR Generalist with a primary focus on Talent Acquisition to support our continued firm growth.

This role will lead full-cycle recruiting across multiple departments while also supporting core HR generalist functions including onboarding, compliance documentation, employee records management, and leave administration support.

This is not a transactional recruiting role. The ideal candidate understands workforce planning, hiring metrics, employment law compliance, and building structured talent pipelines in a fast-paced, performance-driven legal environment.

This role reports to the Head of People & Operations.

Core Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition (Primary Focus - ~60%)
• Manage full-cycle recruiting across attorney and non-attorney roles
• Partner with department leaders to define hiring needs and success profiles
• Draft compelling, brand-aligned job descriptions
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referral pipelines, and direct outreach
• Build and maintain proactive candidate pipelines
• Screen candidates for skill, culture, and performance alignment
• Coordinate interview process and stakeholder communication
• Lead offer process and compensation coordination
• Track hiring metrics (time-to-fill, source-of-hire, acceptance rate)
• Maintain ATS accuracy and reporting
• Develop employer branding initiatives

HR Generalist Support (~40%)
• Support onboarding process (offer letters, new hire documentation, I-9 coordination)
• Maintain personnel files and compliance documentation
• Assist with benefits enrollment coordination
• Support leave administration (FMLA, CFRA, disability coordination)
• Assist with policy acknowledgment tracking
• Support performance review documentation process
• Maintain confidentiality of employee records
• Assist with termination documentation and offboarding coordination

Qualifications
• 3-6+ years of experience in recruiting or HR generalist role
• Experience recruiting in professional services, legal, or high-performance environments strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of California employment laws
• Experience using ATS systems and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Strong written communication skills
• High attention to detail and organizational discipline
• Ability to manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously
• Strong judgment and professionalism

Preferred:
• Experience in plaintiff-side law firm recruiting
• HR certification (SHRM-CP, PHR)
• Experience working in a firm with 75+ employees

Competencies
• Execution-focused
• KPI-driven mindset
• Discreet and trustworthy
• Highly organized
• Proactive communicator
• Strategic thinker, not reactive administrator

Performance Metrics (KPIs)
• Time-to-fill targets met
• Offer acceptance rate
• 90-day retention rate of new hires
• Hiring manager satisfaction score
• ATS compliance and documentation accuracy
• Reduction in agency usage

Why This Role Matters

As Levin & Nalbandyan continues to expand, the HR Generalist - Talent Acquisition Focus will play a critical role in ensuring that growth is structured, compliant, and aligned with firm culture and performance standards.