Full-Time
Legal Executive Assistant
Practice Group Center, Corporate & Tax
Fried Frank Business Services
Global law firm for corporate and financial clients
Compensation Overview
$55k - $85k/yr
New York, NY, USA
In Person
On-site in New York, New York; no remote work option stated.
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- High school diploma required; college or business school preferred.
- Calendar management (e.g. meetings, appointments, filing deadlines and client-related activities.)
- Provide telephone support to attorneys by screening high volumes of phone calls and recording accurate and detailed messages to relay to attorney(s) as soon as possible.
- Coordinate travel arrangements (e.g. ground, rail and air) and prepare related itinerary.
- Enter attorney time using InTapp before weekly deadline to ensure compliance with Firm policies and procedures. Subsequent monitoring and moving of time attributed to matters held in suspense. The practice group expects meticulous and extensive proofreading of timesheets to adhere with all client regulations and requirements.
- Submit attorney expenses and invoices through Emburse (Chrome River) (e.g., travel expense reports and disbursement requests).
- Document processing (e.g., making revisions and preparing comparisons) of legal documents and general correspondence. May be asked to draft basic documents for attorney review.
- Proofread materials for formatting, spelling and grammar.
- Client billing (i.e. prepare billing correspondence, edit bills and computations as directed).
- Monitor, review and route incoming mail; deliver mail to offices and flag urgent matters.
- Schedule in-person conference room meetings and arrange refreshments, meals, audio/visual equipment, etc.
- Schedule virtual meetings via Microsoft Teams and other Firm software.
- Coordinate package deliveries with the Mail Room (e.g. messenger service, USPS, FedEx, etc.), as well as document preparation with the Document Processing Center and large print requests with the Duplicating department.
- Request visitor clearance with Lobby Security.
- Monitor and manage Bar/CLE credits and dues.
- Enter activities and maintain and update contact names and addresses in InterAction/Outlook; maintain players and distribution lists.
- Coordinate file management with the Records Department by handling removal and storage of both physical and electronic client files as directed.
- Prepare conflicts checks and prepare New Matter forms, Engagement Letters, etc.
- Occasional personal work.
Fried Frank is a global law firm with more than 800 lawyers across New York, Washington, D.C., London, Frankfurt, and Brussels. It advises major corporations, investment funds, financial institutions, and business leaders through the full life cycle of their business, offering corporate and M&A, real estate, asset management, financial regulation, restructuring, tax, antitrust, and executive compensation counsel, alongside litigation and regulatory enforcement work. What sets Fried Frank apart is its pragmatic, business-oriented approach and long-term client relationships across top-tier transactional and contentious matters. The goal is to deliver legal services of the highest quality through excellence, integrity, and collaboration on clients' most complex challenges.
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Jerrob Duffy joined July 2026, strengthening Washington white-collar defense and real estate finance.
- Dana's $5.1 billion Eaton Mobility deal keeps Fried Frank visible in headline M&A.
- Fried Frank keeps landing high-value mandates, including Humana's $1.5 billion P-Caps financing.
What critics are saying
- Cleary hired funds partner Nathan McKinnon in June 2026, exposing lateral leakage.
- Sidley pulled three private equity partners from Fried Frank in January 2026.
- AI-driven commoditization and partner raids can shrink Fried Frank's deal moat within 12 months.
What makes Fried Frank Business Services unique
- Former DOJ, SEC, and U.S. Attorney talent powers Fried Frank's white-collar bench.
- FundAssist gives Fried Frank proprietary AI for fund formation, drafting, and client precedent search.
- 2024 revenue hit $1.14 billion; PEP reached $5.18 million, signaling elite pricing power.
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