Human Resources Coordinator

Armstrong Teasdale; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to enhance the employee experience through effective orientation management. This role involves maintaining personnel records, supporting HR initiatives, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Ideal candidates have at least a high school diploma, are detail-oriented, and have a year of relevant office experience. This position is hybrid, requiring in-office presence in St. Louis four days a week, and offers a significant opportunity to contribute to the Firm's culture and growth.

Qualifications

• 1+ year working in an office setting.
• 1+ years working in a data driven and client facing office setting.
• Experience providing timely, accurate, and professional support to employees.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming experience through leading orientation for new hires.
• Assist with pre-employment procedures.
• Support professional development initiatives across the Firm.
• Maintain compliance with Firm policies and applicable laws.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Decision Making

Communication

Leadership

Continuous Learning

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

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About Armstrong Teasdale: For more than a century, Armstrong Teasdale has forged long‑term relationships with clients large and small around the globe. Since our founding in 1901, we have grown to be one of the 200 largest law firms in the U.S. Our mission statement—“Always exceed expectations through teamwork and excellent client service”— carries through everything we do. We embrace the following values: integrity, teamwork, entrepreneurship, investment, celebration, perspective, accomplishment and inclusiveness.

About the Position: Armstrong Teasdale is seeking a Human Resources Coordinator to join its HR team. This role plays a vital part in shaping the employee experience by providing a welcoming and educational experience to all new hires through the management and facilitation of orientation. As a key support role on the Human Resources team, this position is responsible for maintaining accurate, complete, and well‑organized personnel records for all Firm employees and for handling sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of professionalism and discretion at all times. This role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the Firm’s culture, growth, and commitment to developing its people.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide all new hires a welcoming and educational experience through leading orientation
• Assist with pre‑employment procedures such as new hire paperwork before orientation
• Supports professional development initiatives across the Firm including leading our mentoring program, new hire connections, and new hire check‑in support
• Assists HR leadership with the planning, coordination, and facilitation of the annual performance evaluation process.
• Supports the administration of employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, wellness initiatives, and ancillary benefits.
• Ensures benefit eligibility and changes are accurately reflected in the HRIS and payroll systems to facilitate proper vendor reporting and payroll deductions.
• Maintains the Firm’s employee database, ensuring accurate and timely entry of all new hire, status change, compensation, and termination information; serves as a knowledgeable back‑up resource for HRIS data entry as needed.
• Processes all Firm employment verification requests
• Oversees the accurate gathering of information in order for the Firm to participate in multiple surveys throughout the year including EEO‑1, Mansfield, etc.
• Serves as the Human Resources point of contact for data reports across the Firm
• Gathers information from multiple sources for new hire, status change, and termination notifications
• Assists with maintaining compliance with Firm policies and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws; escalates issues to HR leadership as appropriate.
• Identifies opportunities to improve HR processes and supports implementation of enhancements.
• Attention to Detail – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness in work; consistently meets deadlines and maintains organized records.
• Decision Making - Identifies issues and provides suggestions to day‑to‑day problems; prioritizes and effectively completes daily tasks
• Communication – Effectively communicates through written and verbal forms; shares information when asked and understands the appropriate level of confidentiality
• Leadership – Gives positive feedback to others; is developing skills to mentor others; asks questions; is assigned work; focuses on day‑to‑day tasks
• Continuous Learning – Attends required training; accepts planned change willingly
• Teamwork - Works as a member of the team and understands the goals of the team; understands that team members' needs, ideas and solutions vary
• Alignment to Values – Is aware of the Firm's values and consistently demonstrates them; is aware of the meaning/strategic goal of the Firm's Diversity and Inclusion values; has a deep understanding of one's own core functions

Reports To: Director of Human Resources

Required Education: High School Diploma or equivalent

Required Licenses and/or Certifications: N/A

Preferred Experience:

• 1+ year working in an office setting
• 1+ years working in a data driven and client facing office setting
• Experience providing timely, accurate, and professional support to employees while maintaining discretion and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office; ability to learn new technologies quickly.

Work Model: This role follows a hybrid work arrangement and requires a regular onsite presence of four (4) days per week in the Firm’s St. Louis office.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Physical Activity: The employee will be required to sit for prolonged periods and work on a computer

Travel Required: N/A

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

EEO Statement: Armstrong Teasdale is an equal opportunity employer and will make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other protected status, in accordance with federal, state and local laws. At Armstrong Teasdale, we define diversity and inclusion broadly and focus on helping professionals of all races, religions, national origins, gender identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations and physical abilities feel a sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are core values of the firm, and we recognize the richness they bring to our workplace.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Law Practice