Senior Administrative Assistant (Administrative Support Assistant III) - Legal, Litigation
Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a week when a leader's calendar fell apart with last-minute changes. What did you do first, and what did you let slide?
What they are checking: How they triage under pressure and whether they protect the meetings that truly matter when everything moves at once.
Tell me how you keep expense reports accurate and on time when receipts come to you late or incomplete.
What they are checking: Whether they have a system that catches missing pieces early, since late or wrong expenses become a compliance problem.
Being a gatekeeper means saying no to people. Tell me about a time you turned someone away from your leader and kept the relationship intact.
What they are checking: Whether they can protect an executive's time firmly while staying gracious with people who outrank them or feel urgent.
You'd help run all-hands meetings and team social events. Tell me about an event you organized and what you'd do differently next time.
What they are checking: Whether they can plan logistics end to end and reflect honestly on what did not work.
Tell me about a time you noticed a problem before your leader did and fixed it without being asked.
What they are checking: Whether they anticipate needs and act as a true extension of the executive rather than waiting for instructions.
What would you do
You'd support several leaders, from Director up to Managing Vice President. Walk me through how you'd decide whose request wins when two of them need the same hour.
What they are checking: Whether they have a real method for ranking competing executive requests instead of just serving whoever asks loudest.
This team is litigation. How would you handle a document or email that you can tell is privileged or sensitive and landed in the wrong inbox?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that legal work carries confidentiality stakes and know to stop, flag and not forward.
An attorney asks you to schedule a deposition prep session, and the only open slot conflicts with a recurring one-on-one your MVP never misses. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they gather facts and check with the right person rather than guessing at priorities in a legal setting.
About the work
How do you build a multi-city trip for an executive so that it holds up when a flight gets canceled?
What they are checking: Whether they plan travel with backups and timing buffers, not just book the cheapest seats and hope.
Which tools do you rely on to manage calendars, meetings and shared files, and how quickly do you pick up a new one?
What they are checking: Whether they will fit a tech-savvy environment and can learn new systems without needing hand-holding.
How do you keep track of dozens of open requests across several leaders so nothing quietly falls through?
What they are checking: Whether they have a reliable personal system for tracking work, which separates strong assistants from overwhelmed ones.
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