Firm Summary
White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.
With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.
It's not just about our global network of offices; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.
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Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.
Position Summary
As a core member of the Global People Team you are tasked with helping White & Case translate our business strategy into talent imperatives that deliver on our 2025 vision of profitable growth, engaged people and outstanding client relationships.
The People Advisory Coordinator supports the People Advisory team, across a variety of both administrative and strategic HR priorities. You will act as the first line of HR administrative support for our employees across both the Firm's legal sections and business services functions. By supporting the Firm's employment life-cycle, you will have the opportunity to interact with all levels of employees on a variety of topics.
The tracking and reporting of People data is a critical part of our daily work. You will have opportunities to help globally align processes and procedures to drive cultural change and engagement across the Firm.
You will work collaboratively across the People team throughout all of the above by sharing best practices, leveraging backgrounds and skills sets to achieve a cohesive one-team and ultimately one-Firm experience.
Our People Advisory Team
Trusted advisor or career coach, project manager or strategist, recruitment administrator, talent expert or experienced generalist? As part of our global People (Advisory) team, you can expect to utilize and develop your skills across every aspect of human resources and talent management.
Whilst traditional HR tasks are an important component of our work, we also apply this practical knowledge to high-level strategic initiatives that deliver on our employer value proposition to best enable and grow our business. We lead and manage significant projects to attract, retain and engage the best people, and we are recognized for our ability to get the job done.
We are proud of our high-performance work ethic, as well as the central role that we play in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture. Through extensive contact with partners and business services leaders, we are trusted to offer advice and implement changes that help our teams perform at the highest level and deliver outstanding client service. Working with us will enable you to become a great professional and develop a uniquely broad range of experience to draw on throughout your career.
Duties and Responsibilities 1
- Update and maintain HR systems, including Taleo and PeopleSoft; develop and provide regular reports on HR activity
- Support people development planning to ensure all Legal and Business Services professionals are on boarded, resourced, trained, mobilized, and developed in a way that benefits both the individual and the Firm
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding Firm policies and procedures
- Administer referral bonus program for employees
- Conduct and participate in the local new hire orientation and integration programs
- Collaborate with Benefits to provide comprehensive service and information with respect to the full employee lifecycle, including advising on leaves of absence, paid time off, etc.
- Participate in exit interviews for all employees, reporting regularly on the data gathered from those interviews and making recommendations for employee retention
- Contribute to building and fostering a collaborative, collegial, high performing team committed to professional excellence; perform other miscellaneous tasks as assigned
- Engage with People Advisory Managers on key annual initiatives that include, but are not limited to, performance evaluations and compensation reviews
- Exercise good judgement; identify and escalate potential employee relations matters in a proactive manner to People Advisory Managers
Qualifications
- 2+ years of professional services, talent management and/or HR experience, and working across a regional, global, or remote cross-border teams
- Experience with shared service capability
- Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
- Legal or other professional services experience preferred
- Self-motivated and achievement oriented
- Open minded and collaborative with a consultative approach
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Calm and resilient
- Excellent business acumen and administrative skills
- Able to manage competing/conflicting priorities effectively to achieve a way forward
- Strong analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
Location and Reporting
- This is a hybrid in-office/remote role based in our New York office.
- This role reports to the People Advisory Manager, Business Services.
Equal Opportunities
White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you.
The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
1 The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.