Executive Assistant, Legal

Executive Assistant, Legal – Hybrid

Charlotte, NC, USA  

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As an Executive Assistant, Legal, you’ll be part of our Legal team working as a hybrid employee.  You’ll get to:  

Executive Support

• Provide administrative support to VP level leaders of the Legal Department.
• Manage calendars, meeting coordination, travel, and expense reporting across global time zones.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings and prepare materials as needed.
• Prioritize competing requests and ensure timely follow-up.

Team Coordination

• Support department meetings, leadership meetings, and team events.
• Coordinate schedules across internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding activities.
• Maintain organizational charts, distribution lists, and team resources.

Administrative Operations

• Process invoices, purchase orders, and expense reports.
• Prepare and/or review, route for signatures and file law firm engagement letters.
• Coordinate office and administrative needs for the Legal organization.
• Maintain files, records, and confidential information.
• Support document preparation, formatting, and presentation materials.
• Use approved AI-enabled tools to support drafting, summarization, meeting preparation, document organization, and workflow efficiency, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and review of AI-assisted outputs.
• Coordinate with IT business partners on technology projects, including gathering requirements, tracking project status, facilitating stakeholder communication, and supporting implementation of tools and process improvements for the Legal Department.

Partnership & Communication

• Build effective working relationships across Legal and partner functions.
• Serve as a point of contact for routine administrative requests.
• Communicate professionally with employees, leaders, and external contacts.
• Exercise discretion when handling sensitive information.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 5+ years of executive or administrative support experience. 
• Experience supporting senior leaders preferred. 
• Active notary license or willingness to obtain license 
• Strong organizational and time management skills; process improvement mindset. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to prepare and finalize leader-ready documents, presentations, agendas, and meeting materials.
• Exceptional discretion, professionalism, sound judgment, and ability to prioritize competing senior-level requests in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Professional stakeholder management with senior leaders and external contacts. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite or similar design/document tools preferred.
• Comfort with ARIBA, Legal Tracker, and other e-billing platforms and. enterprise systems, including expense, procurement, matter management, document management platforms. 
• Familiarity with industry-recognized Legal technology and contract management platforms following applicable training.  
• Proficiency using approved generative AI tools to improve administrative efficiency and work product quality, and identifying process improvements, while exercising sound judgment, confidentiality, and compliance with company policies.

The Details:  

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:  

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

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