• Support new hire onboarding and employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and employee data management within HR systems (e.g., Rippling) • Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and documentation • Assist with benefits administration and respond to employee inquiries • Coordinate visa and immigration processes in partnership with external legal counsel or PEO providers • Ensure compliance with U.S. employment laws and internal policies • Support employee relations matters with professionalism and discretion • Contribute to employee engagement and culture initiatives, including recognition programs and team activities • Provide administrative and project support across the People team • Help improve and scale HR processes, systems, and documentation

• Serve as the primary HR authority for Markarian Law Group • Advise ownership and operations on all employee relations matters • Maintain full compliance with California, federal, and applicable employment laws • Lead development, implementation, and enforcement of HR policies and procedures • Manage full cycle recruiting for all departments • Coordinate virtual and domestic hiring • Oversee onboarding, orientation, and training framework • Ensure all new hires are compliant with documentation and policy acknowledgments • Lead all employee complaints, investigations, and conflict resolution • Provide documentation, findings, and recommendations to leadership • Support lawful, defensible disciplinary actions and terminations • Build and oversee performance management systems including reviews, PIPs, and corrective actions • Partner with leadership on coaching, leadership training, and staff development • Support culture stability, accountability, and morale • Oversee payroll processes in coordination with operations • Manage benefits enrollment, renewals, and employee communication • Ensure compliance with wage and hour laws, leave laws, and recordkeeping • Support hiring, classification, onboarding, and performance management of virtual assistants and global contractors • Ensure proper role classification and contractor compliance procedures • Help establish virtual accountability systems • Generate HR reports and KPI updates • Track turnover, headcount, attendance, compliance, and training progress • Participate in strategic planning and organizational growth initiatives

• Supporting onboarding and new hire orientation processes • Contributing to employee engagement surveys and culture initiatives • Gaining exposure to compensation & benefits administration and employee inquiries • Assisting with HRIS data entry, auditing, and maintenance • Learning foundational employment law and HR compliance practices • Gaining exposure to performance management • Assisting with the administration of the mid-year performance reviews • Preparing HR metrics and dashboards for leadership review • Identifying trends in turnover, headcount, and engagement data • Collaborating across time zones using digital communication and collaboration tools • Supporting best practices for distributed team management and remote onboarding • Exploring how AI-powered tools are reshaping HR workflows • Assisting with the evaluation and implementation of HR automation tools to streamline administrative processes • Learning responsible AI principles as they apply to HR, including bias awareness, data privacy, and ethical use of people analytics

• Coordinate onboarding for all new hires and ensure completion of required documentation • Enter and maintain accurate employee data in Paylocity • Administer health insurance and employee benefits, including open enrollment coordination • Assist with recruiting efforts including resume screening, interview scheduling, and candidate support • Serve as a resource for employees and management regarding policies and workplace concerns