Executive Assistant to the General Counsel

This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days/month in the office. You can be based in our office in Washington DC. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position. To be eligible for this position in US, you must be a resident of DC, Maryland or Virginia at the start of employment.

About the Program:

The Executive Office consists of the President and CEO, five Managing Directors, the Chief of Institutional Alignment, and the General Counsel and their support teams. We ensure smooth running of the Institute, excellence in governance and decision making and effective interactions with all our stakeholders, internal and external, towards achieving WRI's mission. The Office of the General Counsel, located in the Executive Office, is responsible for managing the Institute’s legal matters and advising on legal risks. In addition, the General Counsel provides legal and strategic advisory to WRI’s Management Team and Board of Directors.

Job Highlight:

You will integrate equity into your work.

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will support the administration for the Office of the General Counsel. You will partner with the General Counsel on efficient calendar management and prioritization, travel coordination, research and provision of administrative support. You have an administrative background and enjoy working both independently and as part of a team. WRI’s Office of the General Counsel is a growing department, and you will support the design and run the day-to-day flow of information on behalf of the General Counsel by coordinating meetings, ensuring briefings are fit for purpose, allocating and tracking actions, and coordinating with peers.

What will you do:

Administrative Support (70%):

• Manage the General Counsel’s calendar, scheduling appointments with internal colleagues and external partners in line with operational priorities
• Ensure that the Office of the General Counsel team members are informed of and included in internal meetings and external meetings relevant to their respective roles
• Keep agendas for internal and external meetings, capturing detailed meeting minutes, tracking and following up on action items
• Keep up with General Counsel’s work blocks and monitor important deadlines and due dates
• Create and manage a case management system, monitoring and disseminating departmental performance data to analyse engagement
• Support the preparation of advanced PowerPoint presentations utilizing transitions, animations, charts, graphics, and notes
• Support General Counsel in cadence and tracking recurring meetings and outcomes to ensure timely follow-up and execution
• Attend meetings alongside lawyers and paralegals to capture accurate notes
• Process expense claims, legal invoices for vendors and outside counsel, coordinate document translation, track timesheets and other work to support paralegals
• Update and maintain the legal SharePoint page and intranet sites and review for out-of-date information
• Keep the General Counsel abreast of WRI’s performance management process, benefit’s enrolment process, and other administrative processes for staff
• Provide relevant documents to state registration vendors (with oversight from paralegal)
• Mange Legal’s inbox (this is reading requests for legal services and working with the GC to assign to paralegal or attorney)
• Create and maintain onboarding information for new staff members

Operations Support (20%):

• Support the preparation, checking, and editing of correspondence, documents and presentations
• Work with the Executive Office Assistants to share best practices, support organizational habits and structures that lead to a thriving institute
• Write and distribute for approval Legal’s input into newsletters like WRI Insider
• Serve as a trusted first point of contact for advice on internal processes

Event Management (10%):