We are partnering with a leading professional services firm to hire a highly organized and proactive Legal Executive Assistant to support a senior attorney. This individual will play a key role in managing day-to-day operations, ensuring seamless coordination across client matters, scheduling, and administrative support.
This is an excellent opportunity for a polished, service-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and understands the urgency and discretion required to support legal leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a complex, ever-changing calendar, including client meetings and legal commitments
- Coordinate travel, often with last-minute and multi-location changes
- Organize meetings and ensure all materials and logistics are prepared in advance
- Act as a gatekeeper and trusted partner, managing communications and priorities
- Support the attorney's caseload, including document preparation and tracking key deadlines
- Assist with billing coordination, expenses, and administrative workflows
- Handle ad hoc tasks and special projects in a high-urgency environment
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience supporting senior leaders, ideally within a legal or professional services environment
- Strong calendar management, organizational, and multitasking skills
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and a proactive, service-oriented mindset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; legal systems experience is a plus
- Ability to work onsite five days per week
