Crowell & Moring
Executive Assistant
New York, NY
Sponsorship not specified$106k-$160kDetected 9 days ago
ComplianceBusiness DevelopmentExcelLogisticsHRIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationTime ManagementPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- The Executive Assistant works independently, anticipates needs, exercises sound judgment, and handles sensitive matters with discretion and professionalism in a fast-paced law firm environment.
- Serves as a trusted liaison between assigned leaders and attorneys, business professionals, clients, vendors, candidates, and other internal and external contacts, using judgment to route, escalate, or respond to matters as appropriate.
- Handles confidential and sensitive firm information with discretion, sound judgment, and careful attention to firm policies, leadership preferences, and need-to-know principles.
Responsibilities
- The Executive Assistant provides senior-level administrative, operational, and coordination support to firm leaders, including Chiefs, Managing Partners, Office Managing Partners, and other senior stakeholders.
- Provides senior administrative, operational, and coordination support to assigned firm leaders, including Chiefs, Managing Partners, Office Managing Partners, and other senior stakeholders.
- Builds effective working relationships with leadership offices, administrative teams, legal support, conference services, business development, technology, finance, human resources, and other firm departments to deliver seamless support.
- Maintains accurate contact lists, distribution lists, files, records, and related information in accordance with firm procedures and information governance expectations; provides back-up support and performs other duties as assigned.
- Understanding of law firm or professional services operations, including confidentiality, client service, executive support protocols, internal collaboration, and the need to exercise discretion around leadership priorities.
- Proactively manages complex calendars, schedules meetings across offices and time zones, resolves conflicts, confirms logistics, and ensures leaders are prepared for meetings and commitments.
- Prepares, edits, formats, and proofreads correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, talking points, briefing materials, spreadsheets, and other documents for internal and external audiences.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs, identify priorities, exercise initiative, and follow through on assignments with limited direction.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft, edit, proofread, and format clear, accurate, and professional materials.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and related firm systems, with the ability to learn and use additional software and technology tools.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail in preparing documents, communications, schedules, reports, and expense materials.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, using sound judgment to resolve routine and non-routine issues and escalate matters appropriately.
Nice to have
- A Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
Skills
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Compensation
- Our Firm is committed to fair and equitable compensation practice in accordance with applicable laws.
Benefits
- Equivalent training, specialized administrative experience, and directly related executive support experience may substitute for education.
Company info
- We are committed to delivering responsive, high-quality, and professional service to our clients and to one another, while continuously elevating standards of excellence across every aspect of our work.
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