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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Mar 19

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Entry Level
  • Legal
    People, HR & Administration
  • $50K - $55K
  • Washington, DC, +1

Requirements

  • Four-year college degree and a minimum of one year of administrative experience in professional services, corporate, or law firm environment or a minimum of three years of administrative support experience in a professional services, corporate or law firm environment required.
  • Strong proficiency in Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite and/or related software. Experience with Smartsheet and proficiency in HTML preferred.
  • Excellent administrative and communications skills, both oral and written skills.
  • Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong motivation to respond to requests quickly and accurately.
  • Ability to perform responsibilities with tact, diplomacy, discretion and respect for confidentiality, diversity, and colleagues’ roles and responsibilities.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
  • Possess reliability, dependability, and motivation.
  • Strong attention to detail, organization, and process acumen.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and handle a high volume of work.
  • Exceptional client service, both internal and external; collegiality with colleagues, vendors, and others whom this position has contact.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours, as necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Providing administrative support for all aspects of D&I focused programs and events, including those related to professional development and training, affinity groups, alumni and client networks, heritage month events, and diverse recruiting and pipeline programs. (E.g., creating graphics and invitations, guest lists, tracking RSVPs, responding to follow up questions, catering, conference room needs, managing high volume orders of program books or gifts, and technological support including Zoom room hosting, breakout rooms, and recording, coordinating plans with audio-visual teams, etc.)
  • Coordinating and tracking firm sponsorships of diversity events and partnerships with strategically aligned organizations (including updating project management trackers, processing invoices, coordinating ad submissions, communicating with internal and external stakeholders about programs, coordinating invitee lists, and following up with attendees for post-event feedback).
  • Processing and tracking all D&I expenses and invoices.
  • Monitoring the D&I team Outlook inbox, and the Annual Day of Service inbox, and forwarding or responding to messages accordingly; maintaining and updating the D&I calendar.
  • Updating the D&I intranet pages and helping develop content.
  • Assisting with industry and market research projects, including in connection with content for the D&I Newsletter.
  • Producing exceptional written work product.
  • Assisting the Chief D&I Officer and Director of D&I with processing their individual expenses, as needed.
  • Providing support for special retreats and events.
  • Booking conference rooms, arranging A/V and catering, and serving as a visitor coordinator, greeter, and/or host for meetings, trainings, etc.
  • Managing logistics of firm consultant visits, including booking hotels and conference rooms, organizing attorney meeting schedules, working with the security team to ensure smooth security clearances and visitor badges, etc.
  • Updating distribution and membership lists for various D&I groups, and organizing routine messaging (E.g., sending new employees D&I Welcome emails, etc.)
  • Memorializing meeting notes and minutes at various D&I meetings and editing them for circulation.
  • Scheduling and coordinating all D&I Committee meetings.

Application Process

  • Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume for consideration.
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Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Innovative. Integrated. Industry-Focused.

Law
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1946
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

At Arnold & Porter, we are innovative, integrated and industry-focused. Our lawyers practice in more than 40 practice areas across the litigation, regulatory and transactional spectrum to help clients with complex needs stay ahead of the global market, anticipate opportunities and address issues that impact the very value of their businesses. Our global reach, experience and deep knowledge allow us to work across geographic, cultural, technological and ideological borders, to offer clients forward-looking, results-oriented solutions that resolve their US, international and cross-border legal needs.

Benefits

  • Health Savings Account

  • Vacation/sick leave

  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending accounts

  • Employee referral program