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Greater Pittsburgh Area

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Directly responsible for overseeing the daily operations, human resources/benefits, facilities, technology, and support services of a busy law practice.

Directly responsible for overseeing the daily operations, human resources/benefits, facilities, technology, support services and training of a busy law practice.

Assisted Physicians and Office Managers in 18 offices with all aspects of the human resources function. Created and maintained Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS). Supported and coordinated with Chief Operating Officer and Members of the Employee Benefits Committee regarding the firm-wide benefit packages. Recommended and implemented changes to policy and procedure manual.

Directed and monitored the firm's accounting and billing systems, as well as firm purchasing and inventory control.Controlled firm purchasing.Supported and coordinated marketing efforts with Management Team of RSH Architects.

Administered and monitored $2.5 million Human Resources budget primarily in office operations, benefits, and support staff salaries for a law firm of 215 employees.Directed support staff and paralegal personnel (90 employees) in two offices (Pittsburgh and Naples, FL), including employee recruiting and orientation, training and development, administering performance evaluations, salary administration, managing employee relations, discipline and discharge, benefit administration, and workers' compensation and unemployment compensation.Controlled firm purchasing.Created and maintained Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).Supported and coordinated with Chief Operating Officer and Members of the Employee Benefits Committee regarding the firm-wide benefit packages.Recommended and implemented changes to policy and procedure manual. Managed records management and directed mail, messenger, and outside contractor facilities management functions.Managed reception/switchboard services.

Managed budget for start-up law firm of 30 employees, primarily in office operations, human resources and technology.Directed all phases of support staff and paralegal personnel administration, including Researched and selected Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).Created and maintained policy and procedure manual.Performed systems analysis, operational audits, procedural manual, cost/benefit analysis, computer systems design, programming and systems development.Directed firm's records management, library, document construction systems, information storage and retrieval, and telecommunications systems.Directed the set-up and monitored the firm's accounting and billing systems, as well as firm purchasing and inventory control.Involved with lease negotiations, space planning and design, and office renovation.

Managed Human Resources budget for law firm of approximately 75 employees, primarily in office operations, benefits, and support staff salaries.Directed all phases of support staff and paralegal personnel administration including employee recruiting, orientation, training and development, administering performance evaluations, salary administration, employee relations, discipline and discharge, benefit administration, and workers' compensation and unemployment compensation.Researched and selected Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).Created and maintained policy and procedure manual.Performed systems analysis, operational audits, procedural manual, cost/benefit analysis, systems design, programming and systems development.Directed firm's records management, library, document construction systems, information storage and retrieval, and telecommunications.Directed the set-up and monitored the firm's accounting and billing systems, as well as firm purchasing and inventory control.Involved with lease negotiations, space planning and design, and office renovation.

Directed all phases of support staff personnel administration including recruiting, hiring, training and development, administering performance evaluations, approval of annual salary adjustments, scheduling and controlling overtime, auditing time reports, writing job descriptions, and setting priorities for the word processing department.Managed confidential information regarding executive annual reviews and salary increases.Administered executive level and other general office problems.Edited speech outlines for the Managing Director.Coordinated the planning and implementation for the office relocation, including selection of furniture for executive level employees.Evaluated and selected office equipment.