Legal Administrative Assistant II
Edward Jones
The Legal Administrative Assistant II plays a critical role in accelerating the effectiveness of the Legal Division by providing high-level executive support, operational coordination, and trusted partnership to senior leaders. Success in this role requires sound judgment, discretion, initiative, strong organizational discipline, and the ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, and drive work forward in a dynamic leadership environment.This role supports a culture where associates bring out the best in one another, operate with excellence, and remain focused on doing what is best for our clients, communities, and colleagues.
What You'll Do:
- Provide executive-level administrative support to senior Legal Division leaders, including calendar management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, expense reporting, and support for divisional obligations and external engagements.
- Anticipate priorities, resolve scheduling and logistical conflicts, and proactively manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Partner with the General Counsel's Office and Legal Division administrative team to ensure leaders remain informed of commitments, follow-ups, deadlines, and emerging priorities.
- Handle highly confidential information with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
- Track and communicate progress on key initiatives, action plans, deliverables, and leadership priorities.
- Conduct research and synthesize information to support leader decisions, recommendations, and communications.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners to gather information, prepare materials, and support successful execution of team objectives.
- Manage a high volume of communications, including drafting correspondence, presentations, reports, and other leadership-ready materials.