About Us

Barreto Law Firm is a growing personal injury law firm based in New Jersey. We are looking for an experienced HR and Operations Specialist to take ownership of our day-to-day human resources and operational functions, including payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, vendor and contract management, and office operations support.

We are looking for a professional who can hit the ground running and continuously improve our internal operations.

Responsibilities

As our HR and Operations Specialist, you will be responsible for:

- Prepare and run payroll accurately and on schedule.
- Manage and maintain Rippling, ensuring employee records, PTO data stay clean, accurate, and up to date.
- Review and approve employee PTO requests.
- Set up, administer, and manage employee benefits programs.
- Review Time Doctor reports and employee timesheets for accuracy and use it as part of daily monitoring and reporting workflows.
- Conduct employee performance evaluations.
- Draft, issue, and maintain documentation for all employee written warnings and disciplinary actions.
- Manage relationships with all firm vendors and contractors, including reviewing and maintaining contracts, and vendor invoices.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, and offboarding processes.
- Maintain and update HR policies, employee handbooks, and internal procedures.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Serve as a point of contact for employee questions related to payroll, benefits, and HR policies.




- Support firm leadership with general operations tasks and special projects as needed.
- Prepare regular reports covering payroll, benefits, vendor spend, and HR metrics for firm leadership.
- Work directly with firm leadership to improve HR and operational processes across the firm.

Required Qualifications We are looking for someone with proven experience who can deliver reliable, organized results.

You should have

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in HR and/or operations, ideally supporting a law firm or other professional services business.
- Hands-on experience running payroll.
- Experience administering employee benefits programs.
- Experience managing vendor relationships, contracts, and invoice processing.
- Strong understanding of employee relations, performance evaluations, and disciplinary documentation.

Please Answer the Following Questions When Applying

- Have you run payroll for a company before? If yes, please describe your experience.
- Have you worked with Rippling or a similar HR platform? Please describe your experience.
- Have you managed employee benefits administration? Please describe your experience.
- Have you worked with Time Doctor or similar time-tracking software?
- Do you have experience managing vendor contracts and processing invoices?
- Have you conducted employee performance evaluations or handled disciplinary documentation?
- What HR or operations certifications or formal training have you completed?
- Why are you the right person for this role?

📌 HR and Operations Specialist (Colombia)
🏢 Barreto Law Firm
📍 Colombia