The Role
The Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative support, including diary management, internal and external meeting coordination, and processing expenses. This senior role requires fluency in English and French, a proactive approach, and experience in a multicultural environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
Compass Lexecon is a world-leading economic consultancy. We advise on economic issues related to competition policy, economic and financial regulation, public policy, intellectual property, and the assessment of damages, across all industries.
With more than 700 professionals, including 170+ Ph.D. economists, based in 25 offices around the world, Compass Lexecon offers a global perspective on economic matters. Our economists produce creative, compelling solutions, underpinned by rigorous economic thinking and cutting-edge analysis. We have advised clients in matters before regulatory agencies and courts in over 120 jurisdictions.
The Compass Lexecon International team in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America comprises over 350 economists based across 17 offices. Our diverse group of experts is known for its integrity, creative thinking, and exceptional quality work. They bring a diverse set of skills and experience in empirical analysis, combined with deep sector expertise and supported by cutting-edge data science tools and techniques.
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless protected characteristics. We believe that working in diverse teams, where everybody’s views are considered and respected, helps us to deliver work of the highest standards of quality and integrity.
About Compass Lexecon:
Compass Lexecon is a world-leading economic consultancy. We advise on economic issues related to competition policy, economic and financial regulation, public policy, intellectual property, and the assessment of damages, across all industries.
With more than 700 professionals, including 170+ Ph.D. economists, based in 25 offices around the world, Compass Lexecon offers a global perspective on economic matters. Our economists produce creative, compelling solutions, underpinned by rigorous economic thinking and cutting-edge analysis. We have advised clients in matters before regulatory agencies and courts in over 120 jurisdictions.
The Compass Lexecon International team in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America comprises over 350 economists based across 17 offices. Our diverse group of experts is known for its integrity, creative thinking, and exceptional quality work. They bring a diverse set of skills and experience in empirical analysis, combined with deep sector expertise and supported by cutting-edge data science tools and techniques.
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of protected characteristics. We believe that working in diverse teams, where everybody’s views are considered and respected, helps us to deliver work of the highest standards of quality and integrity.
About the Role:
Compass Lexecon offers an excellent opportunity for an Executive Office Assistant with exceptional all-round skills. We are seeking a highly organised professional with the ability to juggle and prioritise the demands of the team. The candidate should be fluent in English and French, adopting a proactive and positive approach. Dedication to work and attention to details is important.
This role is suited to someone who enjoys a full, varied and sometimes deadline driven day within a highly professional and collaborative environment. This role will work as part of the wider EMEA operations and administration teams at Compass Lexecon and with the teams within our parent company FTI Consulting.
Key Responsibilities
- Diary management, and ocasional email management for the Head of the Energy team, organisation of travel, process expenses and enter time entries on different projects .
- Coordination of internal and external meetings including welcoming of guests and clients coming to office.
- Occasional support to the recruitment team when required.
- Administrative support with the onboarding process of new joiners in the team.
- Support with vendor invoices, ensuring prompt submission and payment.
- Support our billing monthly process for the energy team: Provide case budget updates, open new case matters and help with client invoices.
- Maintaining clients contacts database via a CRM database – Salesforce.
- Help the Energy team with responses to tenders regarding administrative documents.
- Liaising with internal support teams (HR, marketing, IT) as needed.
- Covering holidays and coordinating with the other admin members in the Paris office.
- A range of ad hoc administrative tasks – e.g. post, printing and binding, and archiving as required.
This is a non-exhaustive list of duties and the job holder will be required to be flexible.
Qualifications and Experience
- This is a Senior Role, which requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Experience with client interactions and understanding of client relationships.
- Experience working in an international & multicultural environment.
- PA/Secretarial qualifications.
Key Skills and Competencies
- Ability to prioritise workload and deal with multiple parties and requests
- Proactive and a strong team player.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Work, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Willingness to learn.
- Ability to work under time pressure.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills required to maintain collaborative working environment.
- Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy, both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to handle confidential issues with utmost sensitivity.
- High level of discretion and integrity.
- Full professional fluency in English and French, other European languages are of benefit.
We offer a broad range of competitive benefits for successful applicants. More information available upon request.
We appreciate that recruitment agencies may have speculative CVs that they wish to submit to Compass Lexecon. To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Compass Lexecon, that have not been authorised in advance by the Recruitment team, will be ineligible for an agency fee.
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The Company
What We Do
One of the world’s leading economic consulting firms, Compass Lexecon provides law firms, corporations and government clients with clear analysis of complex issues. We have been involved in a broad spectrum of matters related to economics and finance – providing critical insight in legal and regulatory proceedings, strategic decisions and public policy debates. Our experience and expertise apply to virtually any question of economics, in virtually any context of the law or business.
At Compass Lexecon, we believe that critical economic issues – whether in connection with litigation, regulatory review, strategic planning or other corporate activities – are best understood when subjected to a rigorous empirical analysis. Our firm is known for developing a thorough understanding of the issues that face our clients, relating those issues to relevant economic theory, and then supporting our analysis with solid and persuasive empirical evidence. One of our most valuable assets is our ability to present complex concepts and data in an understandable manner. Our successes in the courtroom and before regulatory agencies over the years have validated our approach.
Compass Lexecon was formed in January 2008 through the combination of Competition Policy Associates (COMPASS) and Lexecon. For the past 15 years, Compass Lexecon has been ranked as one of the leading antitrust economics firms in the world by the Global Competition Review.
