Lambent

Lambent Services is an assistant staffing boutique headquartered in New York. The company sources personal and executive assistants for individuals, corporate clients, small businesses and start-ups, and it states that it specialises in candidates with the professionalism needed for corporate environments. Lambent says it has provided staff to Fortune 500 companies, particularly in finance. Its founder and chief executive is Jill Glist, who frames the firm's standard as assistants who identify with their principals so that the principal's goals become theirs.

The specialism is narrow by design: support staffing rather than general recruitment. Clients are described as varied but sharing one goal, optimising their time, and Lambent provides vetted assistants to support them across every aspect of their lives. Four engagement models are offered. Hourly covers part-time support from a dedicated assistant, either long term or on a project basis. Direct hire is tailored recruiting and candidate vetting for any home or office position, for individual, corporate, family office or start-up clients. A virtual option identifies an assistant remotely who then works solely through digital platforms. For temporary work, whether interim or longstanding, the worker is an employee of record of Lambent, which handles all sourcing, taxes and insurance.

Lambent operates from four offices. Its New York base is at 42 West 38th Street, with further offices in Silicon Valley at 900 Lafayette Street in Santa Clara, in Los Angeles at 8780 Shoreham Drive in West Hollywood, and in Palm Beach at 3475 South Ocean Boulevard. Each location carries its own direct telephone line. Clients choose Lambent for access to what the company calls the nation's most highly vetted pool of personal and executive assistants, and for a team that clients describe as responsive to requirements and efficient across administrative and operations hiring. The company can be reached on 212-979-8700 or at [email protected].