Executive Assistant

Law Firm - Executive Assistant

📍 Chicago Loop, IL (100% On-Site)

💰 $75,000-$100,000 + Outstanding Benefits

Be the Trusted Right Hand to a Senior Law Firm Executive

Are you the type of person who thrives in a fast-paced environment, anticipates needs before they’re voiced, and keeps complex schedules and projects running seamlessly?

A highly respected Chicago law firm is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support a senior executive whose work spans legal leadership, business development, and government affairs. This is a high-visibility role with meaningful responsibility, offering the opportunity to partner directly with an accomplished leader and contribute to the firm’s ongoing success.

This is far more than a traditional administrative position. You’ll be a strategic partner, problem solver, and organizational powerhouse who helps keep priorities moving and critical initiatives on track.

What You’ll Do

✔ Manage a dynamic and highly active executive calendar, coordinating meetings with attorneys, clients, business leaders, and government officials

✔ Anticipate scheduling challenges and proactively resolve conflicts before they arise

✔ Prepare executive-level presentations, reports, correspondence, and other polished business documents

✔ Coordinate travel arrangements, expense reports, client events, and business development activities

✔ Track multiple projects and ensure timely follow-up on key action items

✔ Handle highly confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment

✔ Support both professional and occasional personal matters for the executive

✔ Collaborate closely with attorneys, senior leadership, and external stakeholders across a variety of initiatives

What We’re Looking For

✔ Experience supporting senior executives, C-suite leaders, managing partners, or other high-level professionals

✔ Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment

✔ A proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and take ownership of responsibilities

✔ Strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through

✔ Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

✔ Executive presence, professionalism, and sound judgment

✔ Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Bonus Points For:

• Experience in a law firm, professional services environment, government affairs, lobbying, or public policy setting
• Exposure to business development or executive-level client-facing activities

Why Join This Firm?

⭐ Work directly with an influential senior executive and leadership team

⭐ Gain exposure to legal, business, and government affairs initiatives

⭐ Enjoy a highly visible role where your contributions make a real impact

⭐ Join a collaborative and entrepreneurial law firm culture

⭐ Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Commuter Benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Employer-Paid Disability Coverage
• Professional Growth Opportunities

If you’re an experienced Executive Assistant who enjoys being at the center of important initiatives and supporting high-level leadership, we’d love to connect with you.

Apply today to learn more about this confidential opportunity in the Chicago Loop.

Physical Requirements • Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations • Work is generally performed sitting, talking, hearing, and typing • This is a high-volume screen-based role, requiring constant, prolonged computer usage, including but not limited to: reviewing documents, managing visual content, and attending virtual meetings • Visual acuity required for computer use, data analysis, and extended reading • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer • Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing and document handling • Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching • Ability to lift and carry items weighting up to 15 pounds

*Remote Work & Information Security Requirements Employees in this role are expected to maintain a work environment that supports the protection of confidential, proprietary, and client-sensitive information, consistent with Company policies and applicable legal and regulatory requirements. To support these obligations, individuals in this role should be able t…