Sara Yuuki Bittle, Phr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Associate Director of Human Resources for the California and Colorado offices. Administrator for the Los Angeles office.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Human Resources Manager for the California and Colorado offices

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

HR Manager 2016 - 2019HR Assistant 2010 - 2016As the sole HR professional at a mid-sized law firm since 2010, my human resources responsibilities include general HR management, organizational development, advisement of policies and procedures, employee relations, and talent management. • Oversee staff recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training, check-ins, and 90-day assessment • Manage and participate in employee disciplinary procedures, termination process and exit interviews• Oversee and make recommendations for annual compensation review• Advise, administer and interpret personnel policies and procedures to attorneys and staff• Develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures in compliance with emerging state and federal laws, consulting with the Firm’s labor department as needed• Investigate, evaluate, and resolve employee relations issues• Counsel staff on work performance issues to create accountability• Administer and ensure compliance applicable to employee benefit programs in addition to leaves of absence, disability, and workers’ compensation claims • Conduct insurance and 401(k) benefits open enrollments, including communication and coordination with brokers and carriers• Coordinate with brokers and carriers to resolve employee benefit issues • Serve as tenant contact with building management on engineering, janitorial, vendor insurance, and security issuesAdditional Marketing Responsibilities• Assisted with launch of and currently maintains Firm’s website• Produce marketing materials, e-newsletter mailings, and PowerPoint presentations for attorneys• Coordinate with outside marketing firm to execute projects

• Analyzed financial/credit situations determining home loan solutions that fit immediate and long-term objectives• Initiated and maintained relationships with potential borrowers through phone, internet and chat leads• Managed, on average, 50 potential, current and repeat clients from beginning to end of loans; oversaw processors • Assigned as the team loan saver stepping in to find solutions and save “at-risk” clients

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Marketing Responsibilities • Maintains firm website by updating profiles and articles• Manages firm contact relationship management (CRM) database • Conducts electronic and hardcopy mailings of newsletters• Designs basic ads for events and publications• Produces marketing materials for attorneys• Plans and budgets seminars and events; creates PowerPoint presentations for seminars• Coordinates with outside marketing firm to execute projects such as recent website and marketing materials redesign• Maintains archives of press, mailings, newsletters, attorney bios Executive Assistant / Administrative Responsibilities (02/2004 - 09/2005; and 12/2006 - 4/2010)• Provided executive support to the Managing Partner and CFO• Unsupervised responsibilities, including special projects and reports• Managed cold calls, emails and unidentifiable mail and faxes• Processed new clients, matters and conflict checks

• Met account deadlines and goals for high-end antique and art show producers in San Francisco and Los Angeles, an Arts Academy and a California contemporary art gallery• Designed and created press kits, fact sheets, press releases, biographies and other supplementary information• Pitched clients by phone and mailings to newspapers, periodicals, television, and radio• Organized press clippings into media reports for clients• Maintained database• Administrative duties entailed organizing payroll, invoicing clients and bookkeeping