Job Description
At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.
The Legal Talent Management (LTM) team is a highly collaborative, close‑knit group that values strong working relationships, clear communication, and shared ownership of outcomes. We take our work seriously and pride ourselves on delivering thoughtful, high‑quality processes for our lawyers, while also maintaining a collegial environment where teammates genuinely enjoy working together. The Assistant will be an integral part of a supportive, engaged team that works hard, has fun along the way, and is invested in each other’s success.
The Assistant is responsible for assisting programs that support the Legal Talent Management functions for lawyers in all offices within the US. They will provide administrative support for the coordinators, managers, and senior managers on the LTM team, as well as for the Chief People & Development Officer, US on matters related to LTM functions. Responsibilities of the team include supporting the lawyer compensation process, evaluation process, resource management and staffing, partner promotion process, performance management, mentor program, lateral integration program, legal personnel matters, global mobility and secondment efforts, lawyer policy development and implementation, lawyer committee functions and various lawyer events.
The ideal candidate for this role is professional, detail-oriented, organized, collaborative and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a hybrid schedule and is ideally located in Austin, Dallas or Houston.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide administrative support to LTM team, including scheduling meetings and booking travel
Compose, update and maintain spreadsheets, documents, template forms and communications
Organize and submit expenses through online system. Track and process all expenses for the team. Responsible for reconciling team charges and reimbursements
Assist team in updating and organizing data pertaining to arrivals and departures, the compensation process, evaluation process, resource management, retention efforts, among other data research projects as needed
Assists Legal Talent Coordinators in event planning for various firm functions
Assists Legal Talent Coordinators with departmental projects and supports the Senior Managers/Managers as needed
Other administrative duties and special projects, as assigned
Other duties
Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications and experience:
Bachelor’s degree preferred
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, 4 years of professional work experience, preferably at a law firm or other professional services environment
Some professional experience preferred, law firm experience a plus
Professionalism, personal integrity and high degree of confidentiality and discretion
Attention to detail, accuracy, responsiveness and excellent organizational skills required
High level of proficiency in MS Word, Outlook required
Experience with PowerPoint and Excel a plus
Good judgment and accountability for delivering excellent work product
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills; both written and oral
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
Ability to adapt in an ever changing environment, including the ability to prioritize
Confident interacting with all levels of the organization, both legal and administrative
Reliable, flexible and a can-do attitude in all situations is essential
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys.
In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the firm, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 4 years of professional work experience in lieu of a degree
- Some professional experience, law firm experience preferred
- High level of proficiency in MS Word, Outlook
- Experience with PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What We Do
We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,500 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; consumer markets; transport; technology; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses. Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact. Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com/legal-notices
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