Legal Administrative Associate

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
In Government & Legal Affairs, you'll be an engaged and trusted partner - empowered to deliver innovative solutions, influence public policy, and achieve results that enable MetLife's growth and protect its global interests. Applying a commercial and contemporary mindset, you'll advocate for what's possible, overcome challenges, and embrace different perspectives. If you also pride yourself on acting with accountability, transparency, and respect, apply to join our Government & Legal Affairs team today.
The Opportunity
The Legal Administrative Associate provides administrative and operational support to attorneys across the Government and Legal Affairs (GLA) department, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and effective communication in the New York office. Guided by our purpose - always with you, building a more confident future - and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns, and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to work in a department that offers exposure to multiple areas within Government and Legal Affairs and enables meaningful contributions by improving workflows, solving problems independently, and enabling the team to deliver high-quality service.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to a team of attorneys
• Manage calendars and prioritize meetings based on business need
• Proactively identify issues and implement solutions with an ownership mindset.
• Coordinate communication among executive assistants and stakeholders at all levels
• Support special projects, events, and meetings, exercising judgment to make decisions within the scope of responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2-3 years of administrative experience supporting multiple attorneys, with a demonstrated ability to manage time, priorities, and confidential information independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive) and SharePoint and related legal or document management tools, with the capability to learn new systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools and the ability to leverage emerging technologies to improve efficiency, streamline administrative tasks, and support day-to-day operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Suggested 3+ years of experience delivering high-level executive support to senior leaders.
• Demonstrates a proactive, solution-focused work style with strong prioritization, organization, proofreading skills, and the ability to anticipate leader needs while handling multiple deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools and the ability to leverage emerging technologies to improve efficiency, streamline administrative tasks, and support day-to-day operations.
• High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, quality, and timely execution

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $54,200 - $71,000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
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