Executive Assistant (Antitrust & Competition Economics)

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world.

The Executive Assistant provides support to one or more Vice Presidents and consulting staff in several critical areas including client relations, marketing, client development, project setup and administration.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative support: maintaining calendars, handling routine correspondence, coordinating detailed travel arrangements, answering telephones, processing expense reports, invoices, check requests and time sheets in a timely manner, organizing internal and external meetings and social events, and providing administrative backup for other executive assistants;
• Providing project support: overseeing project billing/collections, conflict checks, and retention letters, proofreading and editing reports, formatting expert reports and other deliverables, overseeing project folder organization, transferring and maintaining files;
• Providing marketing and business development support: coordinating social media, communication campaigns, and customer relationship management database, formatting and editing presentations, researching and developing client briefing documents;
• Organizing client outreach and maintaining client opportunity list, coordinating regular update meetings with Vice Presidents to discuss progress and re-prioritize as necessary;
• Providing certain substantive support for casework (e.g. researching industry and company background);
• Acting as a liaison with corporate departments (Financial Administration, Marketing, Human Capital, Information Technology, etc.) and other practices;
• Supporting local recruiting and onboarding efforts: greeting candidates and escorting to interviews, welcoming new hires and coordinating onboarding activities and security access;
• Coordinating logistics for meetings/team building events;
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in a discipline incorporating significant research and writing;
• At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in a support role desired (although not strictly required), experience in professional services (consulting, law, finance) strongly preferred;
• Prior experience with client communication and/or sales/marketing;
• Experience with financial reporting (exposure to Oracle preferred);
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Energetic self-starter with strong interpersonal skills including a cooperative and professional attitude;
• Display good judgment in a fast-paced environment;
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail;
• Organized, flexible and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously;
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills;
• Ability and willingness to maintain client, corporate and court-ordered confidentiality at all times.
• Availability to work outside of normal business hours for time-sensitive matters such as approaching deadlines;
• Facility with the use of AI and/or openness to learning to use AI to enhance the productivity of work efforts.

Career Growth and Benefits:

• CRA’s robust skills development programs, encompassing both formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Training includes technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.