We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and trustworthy Legal & Executive Personal Assistant to provide professional and personal support to a Partner in a fast-paced legal environment.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety and can confidently manage administrative responsibilities, executive support, personal tasks, and basic legal-related duties. The successful candidate will be highly dependable, discreet, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership of day-to-day priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate the Partner's professional and personal calendar, appointments, meetings, travel, hearings, and commitments.
- Monitor emails and communications, identify important items, and follow up on action items and deadlines.
- Assist with basic legal administrative tasks, including filing documents with courts, tracking deadlines, and maintaining case-related records.
- Coordinate with attorneys, courts, clients, vendors, accountants, insurance professionals, and other contacts as needed.
- Handle travel arrangements, scheduling, reservations, and other executive administrative needs.
- Assist with personal administrative matters, including bill payment, tracking personal emails, insurance-related matters, household services, and other personal tasks.
- Maintain organized electronic records and information using Microsoft Office, Outlook, OneNote, and related systems.
- Assist with professional licensing, memberships, continuing education, and other administrative requirements.
- Anticipate the Partner's upcoming needs, identify potential issues, and take action before they become problems.
- Look for opportunities to improve workflows, simplify processes, and increase productivity through technology and AI tools.
- Handle confidential professional, financial, legal, and personal information with discretion.
Skills & Qualifications
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to anticipate needs.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong follow-through and attention to detail.
- Discreet and trustworthy when handling confidential information.
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of responsibilities.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Outlook, and OneNote.
- Strong familiarity with AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot or similar platforms is a strong plus.
- Ability to learn and use new technology to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Familiarity with legal terminology, courts, and basic legal procedures is preferred.
- Experience as an Executive Assistant, Legal Assistant, Personal Assistant, Administrative Assistant, or similar role is preferred.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is not a full-fledged paralegal. This position is better suited for someone with strong executive or administrative support experience who is comfortable handling basic legal tasks, along with professional and personal administrative responsibilities.
A candidate who is technology-savvy and experienced with AI tools will be highly valued, particularly someone who can identify ways to automate, streamline, and improve existing processes.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan