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Legal Executive Assistant

New York, NYOnsiteFull Time$100,000–$135,000 /yrPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Law firm experience
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Juggling multiple competing tasks
  • People skills
  • Diverse stakeholders
  • Clients
  • Delegate
  • Initiative
  • Critical-thinking
  • Independent judgment

Nice to have

  • Professional services environment

Role summary

Gibson Dunn, a global law firm, seeks a Legal Executive Assistant in New York City to support Litigation Practice Group partners. This role involves coordinating daily activities, managing administrative duties like scheduling, report preparation, travel arrangements, client onboarding, and billing. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of relevant experience, preferably in a law firm, with high proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong attention to detail. This hybrid role requires exceptional communication and collaboration skills, initiative, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The position reports to the Legal Administrative Services Manager and Director of Administration.

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes. Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes. The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Based in New York, the Legal Executive Assistant will support a group of partners as part of a team-based support structure within our Legal Administrative Services Department. The firm’s Legal Executive Assistants are responsible for working with their assigned partners to coordinate daily activities and provide the highest level of administrative support and practice coordination.

The Legal Executive Assistant will report to the local Legal Administrative Services Manager and Director of Administration, taking daily direction from their assigned partners.

Responsibilities include:

  • Providing executive support as part of a team of Executive Assistants to a group of partners in our Litigation Practice Group.
  • Collaborating closely with assigned partners to effectively manage day-to-day coordination of the partner’s respective practices.
  • Manage a broad range of complex administrative duties, such as scheduling meetings, preparing reports and meeting materials, furnishing information, responding to routine correspondence, assisting with technical support, processing expense reports, time entry and answering telephone calls.
  • Managing client onboarding, billing and relationship management activities.
  • Organizing complex domestic/international travel arrangements, with detailed itineraries both personal and professional. Includes coordinating flights, hotel accommodations, car service, visas, dining reservations, etc.
  • Providing back-up support to other Legal Assistants as needed.
  • Liaising with other firm departments and key stakeholders to complete tasks effectively and efficiently.

    • Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience required, preferably in a professional services environment. Law firm experience is strongly preferred.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ability to quickly learn and utilize industry specific computer applications.
  • Consistent attention to detail in composing, typing and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and clients.
  • Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively.
  • Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment.
  • High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
  • Self-starter with demonstrated instances of taking initiative.
  • Creative thinker who is resourceful and anticipatory of the needs of their assignments.
  • Ability to be in the office at least 4 days a week, with flexibility and commitment to working overtime as required.

    • 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 $100,000 to $135,000. 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.

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    For technical difficulties with our online application, please contact us at staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com. Our recruiting support team will respond as soon as possible.

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    Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or otherwise take part in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting-accommodations@gibsondunn.com. Please note, this is a dedicated email inbox established exclusively to assist applicants with accommodation request related to the recruitment process. Inquiries about the status of an application or other non-accommodation matter will not receive a response.

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    Notice to Recruitment Agencies: Gibson Dunn does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, headhunters, or vendors. Resumes sent to any Gibson Dunn employee or attorney, or submitted by an agency through the direct candidate application portal will not establish agency ownership of the candidate and Gibson Dunn will not be expected to honor an agency’s terms or pay any related fees. When a role is open for agency submissions, Gibson Dunn will notify our current agency partners and make the position available through our Agency Portal in Greenhouse. Only agencies that have been given portal access are authorized to submit candidates for consideration. Agencies without a current agreement that wish to be considered for future opportunities may contact staffrecruiting@gibsondunn.com. Please do not send resumes to this address.

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