Executive Assistant - Corporate Legal

OUR SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS

With tremendous success, and consistent growth, Ross Stores has an ever changing fast paced environment. If you enjoy a challenge and like working with teams that are collaborative and supportive, we may be the right fit for you.

 

Ross Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is the nation's second largest off-price retailer operating 866 Ross Dress for Less® stores in 27 states and Guam and 52 dd's DISCOUNTS® locations in 4 states. Ross Dress for Less offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. dd's DISCOUNTS features a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand and fashion apparel, accessories, footwear for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices as well as similar savings on a wide assortment of merchandise for the home. GENERAL PURPOSE:

 

To be an interactive team member and primary support function in the corporate legal department, in addition to providing first hand support to the SVP, General Counsel. Traditional administrative duties aside, this individual is responsible for intercepting, and resolving or escalating, and tracking all communication directed to this department.This individual will be personally responsible for organizing and or maintaining organization of an electronic filing system for the entire corporate team, maintaining the departmental budget and forecasting, and managing several key projects and initiatives associated with publications and correspondences sent from this department.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 

· Exercise independent judgment and personal initiative in performing responsible and difficult technical, specialized, and complex administrative and secretarial work of a confidential nature. Take appropriate authorized action in the absence of the SVP, to ensure that matters requiring attention are referred to and handled in a manner to minimize the effect of his/her absence. Act as liaison between other executives and staff in matters involving his/her office, including meetings, documentation, and activities requiring authorized action. 

  Manage the SVP schedule and calendar; arrange meetings, conference calls and appointments.  

  Receive and screen communications to the SVP, including telephone calls and e-mail messages, record messages or and provide assistance using independent judgment to determine those requiring priority attention; channel and facilitate communication from customers and associates and redirect callers to appropriate department/field representative for resolution/assistance (customer complaints, employee inquiries and complaints, vendors inquiries, inquiries regarding legal requests).

  Receive and distribute incoming mail; review and evaluate mail to identify those items requiring priority attention.  

  Produce letters, reports, bulletins, memoranda and e-mail, including material of a confidential nature.  Compose correspondence, reports, presentations, speeches, organization charts, rough drafts, transcription machine tapes or verbal instructions.

  Coordinate travel, including ground transportation, hotel accommodations, itinerary planning, meeting coordination, and ensure office requirements and facilities at destination are arranged, if required.  Prepare and process expense reports. Coordinate off-site meetings (arrange for meeting facilities, caterers, meals, materials, transportation and equipment).

  Manage SVP Administration budget.  Process invoices for payment.  Reconcile budget on a monthly basis.  Assist with planning of yearly budget.

  Maintain a variety of complex records and files related to operations and functions, including material of a highly confidential nature (personal files, working files, personnel files and department files).  Provide document services (copy, fax, distribute).  

  Manage personal matters and projects and other office duties as assigned.

 

 

COMPETENCIES:

  Adaptability Analysis and Judgment Communication Customer Service Decisiveness Independence Initiative Teamwork

 

 



QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

 

Proven experience working in a high-energy, demanding, multi-tasking environment; experience providing administrative and logistical support to a top executive; experience with scheduling, travel arrangements, financial reimbursements, communicating with senior level internal and external contacts; ability to shift priorities; superior organizational skills; advanced computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio), filing systems management, etc. Communicate effectively with co-workers, senior level internal and external contacts and representatives of public and private organizations to exchange and convey information; maintain confidentiality of privileged information obtained in the course of work. Organize own work, coordinating projects, setting priorities, meeting deadlines and following up on assignments with minimum direction. Knowledge of principles and business letter writing and basic report preparation; English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary; compose, independently or from oral instructions, correspondence, memoranda, and other reports and materials. Knowledge of standard office administrative practices and procedures, including the use of standard office equipment. Advanced computer skills on all computer applications related to work including word processing, spread sheets, charts and graphs from statistical information, and presentations. Basic budgeting theories and principles; basic mathematical computations, accounting and record keeping skills. Telephone techniques and etiquette. Operate a keyboard at a corrected rate of 60 words per minute. College degree preferred.