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What Does It Mean to “Show Up” for HR?

Employment, HR and Legal Partnership
Last night, Gary Savine delivered his monthly “Wait, What?” Employment Law Update to HRHotSeat Chicago. For those who don’t know, HRHotSeat is a mastermind community of HR professionals across Chicagoland. They gather every month—faithfully—to wrestle with their hardest people problems together.
 
These aren’t paid events. They aren’t formal legal trainings. They’re not designed to lead to billable work. They’re about something more fundamental.
They’re about showing up.
 
Showing up for the people who show up for everyone else.
HR professionals are often the first to get blamed and the last to get thanked. They carry weight that others don’t see. They are tasked with fixing problems they didn’t create and protecting organizations that don’t always protect them.
 
So our firm makes it a point to show up, every month, and give them what we can. Real-time legal updates. Plain-English answers to tough questions. And a reminder that someone has their back.
 

To the HR professionals and employment lawyers reading this, we have a few questions:

What does showing up look like in your world?

What do you expect from your employment lawyer?
 
Should they be visible in your community?
 
Should they offer proactive help, even when you’re not actively in crisis?
 
Should they share insights before you ask?
 
Savine Employment Law supports HR leaders because they are the connective tissue of every workplace we serve. And our clients, which range from law firms, to dental practices, to small businesses across Illinois, benefit every day from HR people who are doing their best to keep things on track.
 
That’s why we created the Workplace Law Ready program. It’s built to keep your compliance tight and your systems clear, with practical tools like handbooks, onboarding and termination checklists, required notices, and manager training that help prevent legal missteps before they happen.
 
And for businesses that want even more hands-on legal guidance without surprise costs, we offer tailored subscription plans, including our Employer Protector™ and +Connected Counselor™ programs, which provide the steady support and rapid-access answers you need when things get complex.
 
So if you’re thinking about whether your employment counsel is truly showing up for you—or if you’re wondering what it would feel like to have legal backup that actually gets it—reach out. We built these services for exactly that.
 
As always, we’re here if you need help navigating the harder parts of managing people. You don’t have to go it alone.

Gary Savine is the Co-Founder of Savine Employment Law, Ltd. in Chicago. We help Illinois employers clear away compliance confusion and conflict and manage their workplace profitably.

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