Assistant, Legal Talent Management

Norton Rose Fulbright • Austin, TX

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors. The Legal Talent Management (LTM) team is a highly collaborative, close‑knit group that values strong working relationships, clear communication, and shared ownership of outcomes. We take our work seriously and pride ourselves on delivering thoughtful, high‑quality processes for our lawyers, while also maintaining a collegial environment where teammates genuinely enjoy working together. The Assistant will be an integral part of a supportive, engaged team that works hard, has fun along the way, and is invested in each other’s success. The Assistant is responsible for assisting programs that support the Legal Talent Management functions for lawyers in all offices within the US. They will provide administrative support for the coordinators, managers, and senior managers on the LTM team, as well as for the Chief People & Development Officer, US on matters related to LTM functions. Responsibilities of the team include supporting the lawyer compensation process, evaluation process, resource management and staffing, partner promotion process, performance management, mentor program, lateral integration program, legal personnel matters, global mobility and secondment efforts, lawyer policy development and implementation, lawyer committee functions and various lawyer events. The ideal candidate for this role is professional, detail-oriented, organized, collaborative and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a hybrid schedule and is ideally located in Austin, Dallas or Houston.

Requirements

• Professionalism, personal integrity and high degree of confidentiality and discretion
• Attention to detail, accuracy, responsiveness and excellent organizational skills required
• High level of proficiency in MS Word, Outlook required
• Good judgment and accountability for delivering excellent work product
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills; both written and oral
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to adapt in an ever changing environment, including the ability to prioritize
• Confident interacting with all levels of the organization, both legal and administrative
• Reliable, flexible and a can-do attitude in all situations is essential

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PowerPoint and Excel a plus
• preferably at a law firm or other professional services environment
• law firm experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to LTM team, including scheduling meetings and booking travel
• Compose, update and maintain spreadsheets, documents, template forms and communications
• Organize and submit expenses through online system. Track and process all expenses for the team. Responsible for reconciling team charges and reimbursements
• Assist team in updating and organizing data pertaining to arrivals and departures, the compensation process, evaluation process, resource management, retention efforts, among other data research projects as needed
• Assists Legal Talent Coordinators in event planning for various firm functions
• Assists Legal Talent Coordinators with departmental projects and supports the Senior Managers/Managers as needed
• Other administrative duties and special projects, as assigned
• Other duties

Benefits

• access to three medical plans
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability insurance
• pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) savings plan
• profit-sharing plans if eligible
• fertility benefits
• competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm
• paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren)
• 11 Firm holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level