Legal Assistant/Office Manager

University of Richmond; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 58,011 - 86,299; Full time

Job summary

University of Richmond seeks a legal assistant to support the General Counsel's office and manage the division's operations, including University Compliance, Risk Management, and the Office of General Counsel. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, a paralegal certificate preferred, and at least five years’ experience as a legal assistant in-house or in a law firm.

Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Workday is expected; ability to learn cloud-based contract management.

Qualifications

• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials with careful attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a diverse community.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Knowledge of subpoena management and response.
• Knowledge of legal contracts, agreements and settlement procedures and documentation.
• Ability to draft legal documents.
• Knowledge of legal research principles and procedures.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat; able to learn cloud-based contract management and Workday.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Maintain high professionalism, confidentiality, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the legal assistant for the General Counsel's office and office manager for the division (Compliance, Risk Management, and General Counsel).
• Manage day-to-day administrative tasks and ensure timely processing of documents and correspondence.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Independent judgment

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

Workday

Contract management system (cloud)

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Serves as the legal assistant for the General Counsel's office and the and office manager for the division, which includes University Compliance, Risk Management, and the Office of General Counsel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials with careful attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Knowledge of subpoena management and response.
• Knowledge of legal contracts, agreement and settlement procedures and documentation
• Ability to draft legal documents.
• Knowledge of the principles and procedures of legal research.
• Highly Proficient with Microsoft Office products, Adobe Acrobat, internet search engines, and ability to learn cloud-based contract management system and Workday (University Enterprise Resource Planning system).
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and work independently and under pressure to meet critical deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and efficiency.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree required. Paralegal certificate preferred.
• Minimum of five years' experience as a legal assistant in an in-house legal department or law firm, with progressively increasing responsibilities.

WORK SCHEDULE:

• Full-time; Exempt position
• Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM

SALARY STRUCTURE:

Pay Grade 7 ($58,011 to $86,299 annually)