Executive Assistant/Paralegal
About Camelot Illinois
Camelot Illinois has been selected by the State of Illinois to be the private manager for the Illinois Lottery. The company is restoring transparency, integrity and responsibility to the Illinois Lottery. In partnership with the State, Camelot will operate a modern lottery that truly benefits the people of Illinois. The company’s innovative approach places consumers and social responsibility at its core, providing funding for schools, capital projects and special causes. Camelot is committed to building an organization with the strength and experience to grow the lottery and reinforce its rightful position as a force for good.
Camelot Illinois is a subsidiary of Camelot Global, a leading technology and professional services provider to lotteries around the world. Camelot Global’s portfolio of work includes the Irish National Lottery, Loterie Romande, the California State Lottery, the Kentucky Lottery, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, among others.
Our sister company, Camelot UK, has operated the UK National Lottery since 1994. Camelot UK has an unrivaled track record for success, helping the UK National Lottery deliver over $80 billion to winners and $46 billion to good causes to date.
About the Team:
The Executive Assistant/Paralegal will be the second member of the 2-person legal and compliance team. As the team grows, this individual will support approximately 1-2 additional executives.
Position Overview:
The Executive Assistant will be responsible for providing full executive administrative and paralegal services to the VP of Compliance and General Counsel.
Responsibilities:
- This role is responsible for the efficient daily operation of the General Counsel working as the “go-to” person in a fast-paced challenging environment
- Act as the first point of contact filtering all incoming internal and external business communications ensuring that the VP of Compliance and General Counsel deals with only relevant issues
- Maintain an awareness of the key issues and activities taking place within both the company and department
- Provide a range of administrative services including:
- Managing, assessing, responding to and directing incoming mail, responsibility for initial receipt of phone calls to the VP of Compliance and General Counsel
- Working independently to make judgements on what actions are appropriate, organizing meetings and managing the calendar to maximize scheduling, time and travel arrangements.
- Organizing documents and reports to ensure the possession of all relevant information when attending company and business meetings and events
- Production and preparation of letters, reports, presentations and other documentation and managing sensitive information and highly confidential documents with discretion
- Undertake basic analysis and reports for management
- Resolve any administration issues or queries and undertake other ad-hoc support tasks as requested
- Collaborate with other Executive Assistants to cover the overall administrative needs of the office
Requirements
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience supporting a high level executive
- 5 plus years of relevant paralegal and general administrative experience within a law firm or corporate law department
- Working experience within Google Suite and/or Microsoft Suite
- Experience prioritizing tasks, arranging and attending meetings, and facilitating schedules
Preferred:
- Highly motivated and resourceful self-starter capable of functioning in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Problem solving and critical thinking skills
- Experience performing online legal research (Westlaw, Lexis, internet etc.)
Benefits
Working For Camelot Illinois
WHY WORK FOR US
Camelot Illinois is building a transformative lottery company with world-class people, technology and operations. The Camelot values of being honest, creating together, keeping it simple and thinking long term are embedded in the design of our organization and our plans for Illinois.
- Be Honest: We do what we say, we keep our promises and we don’t rest until we’ve earned each other’s respect
- Create Together: The most effective solutions come from strong collaboration, a culture of innovation, shared goals and respect for everyone’s expertise.
- Keep It Simple: We keep things simple, direct and transparent so customers in particular always know where they stand.
- Think Long Term: We work with customers to build successful lotteries for the next generation, not just the next day.
Career Growth
We want people who thrive in a relaxed, autonomous, results-driven environment to join our company. We believe the way to attract and retain the best talent is to offer a fulfilling career in an organization committed to growing its own future leaders. Career Development is a top priority and we will partner with employees to grow and progress their professional skill sets.
Benefits and Employee Policies
We will bring our experience of working with European lotteries to Illinois. We will also bring a European influence to paid time off, family leave and so on. We have created a strong ethical culture which is translated to each of our employees and business dealings globally. We aim to offer a package of benefits and policies which will compete with any private sector employer in the state. We ensure that every employee is engaged and has the necessary support to understand and implement the responsible gaming principles in their job.
Moreover, we pledge to have the highest standards of respect, diversity and inclusion at our company and will support and encourage our partners to do the same.
Camelot Illinois is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.