Lisa Worley
Ball Ground,GA
Summary
Human Resources professional with extensive experience in HR administration, employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, payroll, legal compliance, performance management, and organizational development. Proven ability to support business objectives through strategic HR management and operational efficiencies. Demonstrates a commitment to client service excellence, teamwork, and driving change to enhance organizational performance.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Office/HR Administrator
Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
10.2018 - Current
- Provide HR management functions for the Southeast region, including Atlanta, Charlotte, and Miami, while providing day-to-day support to lawyers and staff.
- Also, support the Marketing and Business Development team's HR initiatives, which include new supervisory training, evaluation program guidance, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with firm leadership to ensure adherence to policies and best practices.
- Lead change initiatives to enhance internal and external client service experiences. Plan and execute on-site events to further boost morale.
- Oversee professional staff recruiting, including orientation and streamlining of onboarding programs across the firm.
- Administer staff evaluation and compensation programs, ensuring meaningful performance evaluations.
- Manage employee relations issues, developing resolutions that align with legal requirements and firm values.
- Facilitate space planning, budget preparation, and financial analysis to support office operations.
- Lead office crisis management and business continuity planning.
Director of Human Resources
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
Atlanta, Georgia
03.2017 - 10.2018
- Directed HR strategies for talent acquisition, employee relations, and compliance with federal and state employment laws.
- Managed compensation programs, including salary reviews, and annual bonus administration.
- Implemented behavioral testing for recruitment processes to enhance hiring decisions.
- Analyze and recommend part-time and full-time staffing levels based on productivity reporting and budgetary analysis.
- Oversee the recruitment process for exempt and non-exempt employees for 13 offices, to include direct recruitment efforts all the way through to onboarding and individualized training plan development.
- Annual renewal analysis and benefit program selection for all health and ancillary insurance programs across four companies, to include rate negotiation, open enrollment communication, and benefits portal integration.
- Responsible for oversight of leave policies, to include FMLA compliance, STD/LTD claims, and related leave benefits.
- Counsel new hires, departures, and employees on leave.
- Administrator for the firm's 401(k) program to include the compilation of year-end census data, 5500 reporting, and annual plan audit.
- Conduct career and educational counseling with employees, and organize outside training sessions for employees requiring additional basic computer skills.
- Develop position-specific training plans for all new employees, and follow up with a plan for ongoing support during the transition.
- Facilitated the transition and implementation of a new payroll system to include recruitment, onboarding, timekeeping, and benefits portals.
- Supervise the payroll function and coordinate employee payroll matters.
- Administer the annual wage and salary review of lawyers and support staff; administer the annual bonus program; ensure comparable job market salaries.
- Manage employee relations, and conduct the resolution of conflict and employee grievances.
- Counsel staff members who are not meeting company standards, and discuss improvement methods; guide lawyers and supervisors through progressive discipline with individual employees.
- Plan and execute firm employee events on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Develop human resource policies for consideration and inclusion in the Office Policy and Procedure Manual; ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Oversee the annual evaluation process for support staff and associates, to include the introduction of new evaluation metrics, the compilation of results, and the conducting of reviews.
- Respond to EEOC, ADA, workers’ compensation, DOL, and unemployment claims, and manage compliance for all regulatory reporting.
Director of Human Resources
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
Atlanta, Georgia
06.2011 - 03.2014
Human Resources Generalist (Contract)
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
Atlanta, Georgia
08.2005 - 10.2008
Human Resources Manager
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
Atlanta, Georgia
03.2004 - 08.2005
Staff Recruiting Manager
Troutman Sanders LLP
02.2001 - 03.2004
- Created recruitment strategies and centralized hiring processes across multiple office locations.
- Designed and launched the firm’s recruitment website to streamline applicant tracking.
- Responsible for creating and implementing the recruiting policy and procedures for a newly created position within the third-largest law firm in Atlanta.
- Consistently came in under budget for all recruiting activities.
- Performed full life cycle recruiting for all staff-level positions within the firm.
- Evaluated and modified applicant testing procedures, created and implemented a job requisition form and referral tracking process, and created advertising strategies to attract the best members of the legal community.
- Conducted the RFP process to streamline the vendor process in an effort to reduce placement fees and secure top talent.
- Devised and executed a strategy to centralize recruitment throughout the organization.
Human Resources Recruiter (Contractor)
UPS
Atlanta, GA
Human Resources Recruiter - Supply Chain Logistics
Manhattan Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Concentration in Management
East Carolina University
Skills
- HR Administration and Compliance
- Employee Relations and Conflict Resolution
- Performance Management and Development
- Compensation and Benefits Administration
- Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
- Strategic Planning and Change Management
- Budgeting and Financial Analysis
- Crisis Management and Business Continuity Planning
- Microsoft Office Suite
- UltiPro - complete HRIS knowledge
- ADP
- IManage
- Paychex
Certification
- PHR exam date May 2025
Timeline
Office/HR Administrator
Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
10.2018 - Current
Director of Human Resources
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
03.2017 - 10.2018
Director of Human Resources
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
06.2011 - 03.2014
Human Resources Generalist (Contract)
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
08.2005 - 10.2008
Human Resources Manager
Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco
03.2004 - 08.2005
Staff Recruiting Manager
Troutman Sanders LLP
02.2001 - 03.2004
Human Resources Recruiter (Contractor)
UPS
Human Resources Recruiter - Supply Chain Logistics
Manhattan Associates
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Concentration in Management
East Carolina University
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