You: a detail-oriented and people-focused HR professional. You’re passionate about helping people thrive at work. You manage benefits programs, ensure compliance with employment laws, and support key moments in the employee lifecycle; and now you want to do it at a place that aims to change the world in the same way you do. You’ll report directly to the Chief Operating Officer and can work from a virtual office anywhere in the United States.

Them: Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources. But fortunately, like all lumbering giants, abusive government is most vulnerable when countered by individuals who act strategically and nimbly, take calculated risks, have each other’s backs, and are confident in and passionate for the cause—the very sort of swashbucklers we employ in spades here at PLF.

Us: We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the United States Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases litigated at the Court. We also have more than a hundred active cases across the nation.

We are a next-generation public interest law firm. What does “next-generation” mean for a legal nonprofit? It means we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

Getting down to brass tacks, in this role you will:

  • Own the human resource function – including managing and overseeing the development, coordination, implementation of HR policies and programs while ensuring compliance with legal and organizational standards
  • Be the go-to person for employee benefits administration
  • Play a steady hand in facilitating terminations and employee relations matters
  • Build trusting relationships with supervisors to provide guidance on employee relations, conflict resolution, and performance management
  • Serve as a confidential resource for staff and supervisors, and conduct internal investigations in response to workplace complaints and concerns

Benefits Administration

  • Manage comprehensive benefit programs (health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement) including year-round enrollments, life events, and terminations as primary employee contact
  • Lead open enrollment process and serve as liaison with insurance brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators
  • Oversee retirement plans, benefits billing, vendor management, contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance (Form 5500, Summary Annual Reports)
  • Process and maintain FMLA, workers’ compensation, LTD, and other leaves of absence
  • Serve as the HR liaison to Finance regarding day-to-day salary and benefit administration; communicate payroll changes and completes semi-monthly review of payroll
  • Review, reconcile benefit invoices, coordinate payments, and ensure HRIS data integrity

Compliance & Risk

  • Review job postings, policies, and other public-facing or internal HR content to ensure alignment with employment laws and best practices
  • Maintain compliance with applicable employment laws and monitor changes in regulation; support audits and recommend process updates as needed
  • Maintain accurate employee files and documentation to support compliance

Employee Relations & Lifecycle Support

  • Partner with our Talent & Culture team to guide managers on employee relations issues, ensuring legal compliance and consistency. Serve as a point of contact for confidential employee concerns, managing conflicts before they escalate through proper mediation and fielding of complaints
  • Support the development and rollout of employee handbooks and policy guides
  • Maintain employee personnel files, document employee incidents as necessary, and help set and enforce standards/framework for supervisor documentation
  • Facilitate employee terminations in compliance with legal requirements and company policy
  • Coordinate final pay, benefits termination, and COBRA notifications
  • Conduct exit interviews and analyze feedback for organizational improvements
  • Support internal investigations with fairness, discretion, and adherence to protocol

This role is ideal for someone with:

Required:

  • At least 5 years of experience as a human resources generalist, benefits specialist or director, or comparable position
  • Comprehensive knowledge of HR laws, regulations, benefits, recruitment, and employee relations
  • Experience managing benefits for a growing organization
  • A firm belief in the ideas of liberty in support of our mission
  • A high level of emotional intelligence, complemented by excellent judgment, discretion, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong analytical thinking with ability to analyze HR data, evaluate processes, and make data-driven decisions. Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities
  • Experience with benefits vendor management and contract negotiation
  • Understanding of leave administration (FMLA, ADA) and workers’ compensation/disability management

Preferred:

  • SPHR or SHRM-SCP
  • Experience in a professional services or law firm environment
  • Background in conducting workplace investigations
  • Multi-state HR experience and working knowledge of self-insured plans

General Information:

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that will benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, we battle for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. You can work physically in any of our offices or request to work virtually.

This is a full-time, permanent position. PLF is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest-quality talent available nationwide, and we offer a total compensation package that includes a competitive salary, medical and dental insurance, and employer-paid retirement savings. We take work-life balance seriously through our generous paid leave and flextime policies. We have a flexible, collaborative, positive, and collegial work environment. We take pride in investing in your future and encourage internal advancement. PLF is the place for someone principled, tenacious, and determined to succeed in positively shaping the future of our country and restoring real limits on government power. Join us.

To Apply:

Qualified individuals should submit the following application materials in one PDF document:

  • Your resume, including your experience in the liberty movement and relevant professional experience
  • A cover letter explaining why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Stephanie Keaveney, Senior Manager of Outreach at Talent Market, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

Talent Market is a nonprofit entity dedicated to promoting liberty by helping free-market nonprofits identify talent for critical roles. We provide consulting and recruiting services at no cost to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that clearly and directly focus on advancing the principles of economic freedom, free enterprise, free trade, free speech, property rights, rule of law, and limited regulation.