Legal Administrative Assistant

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Inc; Pittsburg (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. is seeking an Administrative Assistant to the General Counsel to provide essential clerical support and help manage contracts and legal documents.

The role involves document organization, preparing legal materials, and ensuring timely handling of business transactions. The successful candidate will have at least two years of legal experience, an associate degree in business or related field, and may hold a paralegal certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years legal experience (preferred).
• Minimum of an Associates Degree in business or related field (preferred).
• Paralegal certification (preferred).
• Valid Driver’s License as travel may be required.
• Must possess organizational skills and be able to prioritize duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide general clerical support to positions listed above, including but not limited to writing correspondence, maintaining schedule/calendar, screening phone calls, filing, etc.
• Organize and maintain documents using an electronic or paper filing system, including the Contract Log.
• Maintain CHC/SEK’s gap insurance information and corporate records of CHC/SEK.
• Prepare legal correspondence and legal documents with supervision.
• Collect supporting documentation/information necessary to complete legal agreements, MOU’s or contracts.
• Ensure documents necessary for business transactions, such as land purchases, loan agreements, etc. are prepared timely and accurately.
• Compile documents necessary for surveys, audits or legal claims.
• Create and maintain databases to track pertinent operational and legal information.
• Ensure tracking of deadlines associated with agreements, contracts, etc. is maintained and communicated to appropriate staff.
• May perform some legal research including gather statutes, decision and legal articles, codes, document or other data.
• Assist with oversight of legal students.
• Assist with special project management as directed by the General Counsel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Prioritizing duties

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Associates Degree in business or related field

Paralegal certification

Job description

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. is seeking an Administrative Assistant to the General Counsel to provide essential clerical support and help manage contracts and legal documents.

The role involves document organization, preparing legal materials, and ensuring timely handling of business transactions. The successful candidate will have at least two years of legal experience, an associate degree in business or related field, and may hold a paralegal certification.