Our Client, a boutique national law firm, is looking to add a Human Resources Manager to its team. This person would be supporting the Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver offices and can sit in either Toronto or Calgary . Reporting to the CEO, this person will be responsible for key organizational and staffing issues, providing strategic input on people and culture initiatives, and managing day-to-day HR operations.

Your role will include :

- Serving as the first point of contact for all day-to-day human resources matters and providing timely, practical guidance to staff and leadership.
- Aligning roles and tasks to ensure every team member is operating at their highest and best use, reassigning or eliminating misplaced work through regular reviews.
- Partnering with practice leads to translate documented workflows into staffing models, including role definitions, capacity targets, and hiring triggers as the firm scales.
- Owning the firm's onboarding and training program, building repeatable playbooks tied to documented processes with defined ramp-up targets for new hires.
- Designing and managing the talent pipeline and retention infrastructure to support the firm's growth and acquisition strategy.
- Forecasting staffing needs to match practice areas and growth strategies including overseeing the onboarding and offboarding of all employees.
- Working closely with the Management Committee to champion the firm's vision and business plan, translating strategic priorities into transparent operational actions across the team.
- Ensuring staff members understand how their roles connect to the firm's direction, and reinforcing that alignment through regular communication, coaching,



and feedback loops.
- Overseeing annual performance reviews, structure competitive benefit packages, and administering salary benchmarking relevant to the Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver legal market.
- Providing input to the senior leadership team on the organizational strategy, ensuring the HR framework supports the firm's entrepreneurial and growth-oriented goals.
- Ensuring all HR policies adhere to the employment standards of each jurisdiction and comply with health and safety standards.
- Managing the budget, navigating our HRIS system and reporting to the leadership team on trends, turnover, and workflow.
- Maintaining a knowledge of laws, regulations, and best practices in employment and human resources fields.
- Other administrative and HR duties as required.

You are the ideal candidate if you have/are :
- A minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in Human Resources
- Industry experience in a professional office setting is an asset (Legal, Accounting, Engineering, etc.)
- Post-secondary degree and/or certificate from a recognized HR program
- CPHR or equivalent designation is an asset
- Experience with an HRIS system (BambooHR, Rise, Humi, etc)
- Excellent communication skills (spoken, written)
- Excellent interpersonal skills

This is an active opening for a current role. The expected salary range between $110,000 and $120,000 dependent on seniority. Total compensation can include bonus or incentives.

AI may be used only for initial resume review. All other decisions are human-made.

We appreciate all candidates who take time to apply, however, only candidates with the requisite experience will be contacted.

📌 Human Resources Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Life After Law
📍 Toronto