Benefits Assistant

Job Summary

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high stakes.

Based in Los Angeles, the Benefits Assistant will be primarily responsible for providing clerical and other support to the Benefits Department.

This role will report to the Manager, Benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Creating, monitoring, and maintaining employee and partner files.
• Scheduling and arranging new hire benefits orientations.
• Monitoring new hire automated benefits notices, assisting with open enrollment, ordering supplies, and organizing and coordinating mass mailing projects.
• Assisting with COBRA process and generating initial COBRA notices and COBRA termination notices.
• Maintaining various logs, performing monthly audits of insurance plans, reconciling and processing payment of monthly bills for various insurance plans.
• Analyzing data and running PeopleSoft processes.
• Maintaining updated desk procedures.
• Performing and providing support for special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Highly organized to effectively plan, track, evaluate and follow-up on multiple priorities for multiple people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and sense of urgency around customer service.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• High level of integrity and ability to handle confidential information.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.

Experience

• College degree required.
• Some experience in Benefits or Human Resources department strongly preferred.
• Experience in benefits or financial analysis and administration.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel skills.

 

Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.

Compensation & Benefits:

The annual compensation range for this position is $60-70k. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations.

Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Location:

Los Angeles

EEO Statement

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status or partnership status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.