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Lily Manshel

New York,USA

Summary

Third-year law student with eight years of work experience, including five years of Human Resources management, providing a unique perspective to labor-side employment litigation.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, HR & Operations

New Classrooms Innovation Partners
08.2020 - Current
  • Manage payroll for 50+ employees and maintain state payroll tax compliance with up to 40 different state agencies
  • Maintain HR systems and provide user support to employees
  • Partner with HR team to conduct annual benefits renewal and serve as primary point of contact for employee benefits questions
  • Respond to employee relations concerns and mediate conflicts
  • Lead onboarding and offboarding of employees and design new processes as needed
  • Conduct legal research to ensure organization policies comply with relevant labor laws across 20 states
  • Draft all-staff communications on behalf of HR Department
  • Review external vendor contracts for legal enforceability and fairness
  • Provide grant writing support to Development department as needed
  • Manage all "office" functions for fully remote organization, including mail distribution, corporate credit card reconciliation, and small goods purchasing

Operations & HR Associate

New Classrooms Innovation Partners
05.2019 - 08.2020
  • Managed office operations for NYC headquarters office, acting as chief liaison to vendors and building services
  • Provided HR support, including maintaining HR databases and conducting HR & benefits onboarding for new employees

Tour Guide

Museum Hack
11.2015 - 08.2018
  • Led unconventional, "renegade" tours of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and American Museum of Natural History, including four original themed tours
  • Conducted historical research on objects in museum collections and museum history and synthesized information into compelling oral presentations

Education

J D. Candidate -

City University of New York School of Law
New York, NY
05.2026

Master of Arts, Music - undefined

University of York
01.2015

Bachelor of Arts, Biology - undefined

Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
01.2014

Skills

  • Written Communication
  • Copy Editing and Citations
  • Public Speaking
  • Mediation

Accomplishments

  • Coordinated and led information and discussion sessions at New Classrooms about ongoing litigation related to racial justice.
  • Founding member of New Classrooms' DEI Circle. Projects have included: diversity/equity audit of recruitment processes; coordinating programming and creating materials for observances including Black History Month, AAPI Heritage Month, and Pride Month; accessibility improvements to our organization's math curriculum products.

Timeline

Manager, HR & Operations

New Classrooms Innovation Partners
08.2020 - Current

Operations & HR Associate

New Classrooms Innovation Partners
05.2019 - 08.2020

Tour Guide

Museum Hack
11.2015 - 08.2018

J D. Candidate -

City University of New York School of Law

Master of Arts, Music - undefined

University of York

Bachelor of Arts, Biology - undefined

Oberlin College
Lily Manshel