Human Resources Specialist

Are you looking to grow your HR career in a role where you can take ownership, anticipate needs, and make a meaningful impact on both employees and the organization? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment that values strong communication, follow-through, adaptability, and solution-focused thinking? If you are a proactive self-starter who enjoys supporting employees at all levels, managing multiple priorities, and seeing matters through from start to finish, we want to hear from you!

At Burnham Law, we work hard, support each other, and win together.

Burnham Law is an elite Colorado- and Arizona-based law firm with a team of top-rated, experienced legal professionals. The firm represents clients across a variety of practice areas, including Domestic Relations, Civil Litigation, and Criminal Defense.

We are a work-hard, play-hard firm that takes pride in delivering excellent results while fostering a positive, energetic, and collaborative workplace. Our team values excellence, accountability, professionalism, and teamwork. We believe in supporting one another, celebrating wins, and creating an environment where all teammates can grow, succeed, and enjoy working with one another.

• 12737
  
  E. Euclid Dr.
  Centennial, CO
  80111

As an HR Specialist, you'll work closely and collaboratively with the HR Manager across all areas of Human Resources. Together, you'll support employees, manage day-to-day HR needs, and continue building and improving HR processes, programs, and initiatives.

You'll take ownership of assigned responsibilities while maintaining close communication with the HR Manager on priorities, progress, issues, and matters requiring review or escalation. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being highly involved in a broad range of HR functions, working as part of a close-knit HR partnership, contributing ideas, shifting priorities when needed, and seeing work through from start to finish as the HR function continues to grow and evolve.

The responsibilities above are not exhaustive and may evolve as the role and organization's needs change.

• HR Operations and Administration: Support day-to-day HR operations, provide administrative support to the HR Manager, maintain accurate and confidential employee personnel records, and assist with HR audits and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Recruitment, Onboarding & Offboarding: Support recruiting activities, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer preparation, onboarding, new-hire setup, and offboarding processes.
• Employee Support: Serve as a first point of contact for routine employee and applicant questions, escalating more complex matters to the HR Manager as appropriate.
• Payroll, Benefits & HRIS: Assist with routine payroll and benefits matters, employee updates, timekeeping corrections, HRIS maintenance, and vendor coordination.
• Performance Management & Reporting: Schedule and track performance reviews, prepare and submit recurring HR reports and metrics, and follow up on outstanding items.
• Communications, Training & Events:Prepare and distribute approved HR communications, maintain required postings, coordinate training logistics, assist with HR events and special projects, and partner with the HR Manager on employee engagement initiatives and creative HR programs.
• Employee Relations Support: Assist the HR Manager with employee relations matters, investigations, documentation, and follow-up as needed.

• 1-3 years of broad Human Resources experience
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent HR experience will also be considered
• Highly motivated self-starter with a proactive,…