Job title: Executive Assistant to Chair of Private Equity
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Professional Services
Sub-Industry: Law
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: NY
Job published: 23-07-2025
Job ID: 32279
Contact name: James Ketteringham

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant to Chair of Private Equity
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $250,000 – $300,000 per annum (DOE)
Type: Full-Time, In-Office

 

Overview

We are recruiting a senior-level Assistant to support the Chair of the Private Equity group at one of the world’s leading law firms. This is a high-impact, high-trust role supporting a key leadership figure within the firm—requiring total discretion, exceptional coordination, and a strong understanding of complex stakeholder environments.

You will act as a strategic partner and gatekeeper, managing critical communications, cross-unit coordination, and ensuring seamless connectivity between the Chair, the Executive Committee, and global clients.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of coordination for the Chair’s internal and external affairs

  • Manage a dynamic calendar of global client engagements, board meetings, and firm-wide leadership activities

  • Prepare agendas, board packs, and briefing materials for senior meetings

  • Liaise with ExCo members, practice group leaders, and client teams to drive execution

  • Track follow-ups, priorities, and key deliverables across the Chair’s portfolio

  • Handle sensitive information and client interactions with impeccable discretion and professionalism

 

Ideal Candidate

  • 10+ years’ experience supporting senior legal, financial, or professional services leadership

  • Experience within a top law firm or private equity/financial services environment is strongly preferred

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

  • Able to work at pace and navigate high-pressure, high-stakes environments

  • Politically astute, highly discreet, and naturally collaborative

  • New York-based with full in-office availability

 

Apply Now

This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of private equity, global legal strategy, and senior leadership. If you bring maturity, foresight, and elite-level support skills, we’d like to hear from you.

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