Job Description
Legal Executive Assistant
Join a prestigious, high-performing legal environment. Partner directly with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Our client is a leading international law firm recognized for advising global corporations, financial institutions, private equity firms, and high-net-worth individuals on complex legal and commercial matters. With a reputation for excellence, innovation, and client service, the firm offers a collaborative and professional environment where top talent can thrive.
Provide comprehensive executive and legal administrative support to senior partners and leadership teams. Manage complex calendars, scheduling, and meeting coordination across multiple time zones. Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements and detailed itineraries. Prepare, edit, proofread, and format legal documents, presentations, and correspondence. Support matter management, document filing, and compliance with firm procedures. Manage client communications with the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality. Coordinate billing, expense reporting, and time-entry processes. Organize board meetings, client events, and internal leadership meetings. Liaise effectively with clients, external counsel, financial institutions, and internal stakeholders. Anticipate executive needs and proactively resolve administrative challenges.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
A successful Legal Executive Assistant should have: previous experience as an Executive Assistant, Legal Executive Assistant, or Senior Administrative Assistant within a Big Law firm or leading financial services organization. Experience supporting partners, managing directors, C-suite executives, or senior leadership teams. Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experience handling highly confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Strong stakeholder management skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Bachelor's degree required.
Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus. Comprehensive health, retirement, and well being benefits. Opportunity to work with market-leading legal professionals and high-profile clients. Exposure to complex and sophisticated legal matters. Professional development and career progression opportunities. Collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture. Hybrid working arrangements and modern office environment. Stable, long-term career opportunity with a prestigious organization.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New York, New York |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $95,000–$110,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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