Legal Assistant
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Job Description
Are you an exceptionally organized detaildriven professional with a strong background in legal support Do you thrive in a fastpaced missiondriven environment where your work truly matters Brandeis University is seeking a Legal Assistant to join our Office of the General Counsel providing critical support to a small legal team handling a wide array of university legal matters.
This is more than just a legal support roleit is a chance to be at the heart of a prestigious universitys legal operations working closely with university leadership staff and external counsel. If you are resourceful and proactive we want to hear from you.
What You Will Do
- Provide highlevel administrative support to lawyers in dealing with university legal matters.
- Manage office budget oversee reimbursements and expenses.
- Manage logistics of meetings with internal and external stakeholders and outside counsel.
- Communicate with university employees and counsel on various aspects of case proceedings including but not limited to discovery and legal holds.
- Locate develop and manage case relevant information.
- Serve as point of contact for office communicating professionally with university employees outside counsel and stakeholders.
- Prepare and assist with creation of documents including memoranda pleadings discovery agency submissions motions briefs and exhibits.
- Create and maintain electronic filing and paper organizational systems for each matter.
- Manage attorneys schedules and calendars.
- Provide administrative support for General Counsels work with the Board of Trustees including preparing meeting agendas and assembling committee materials.
- Maintain database of university policies and assist in supporting General Counsels work with universitys Policy Review Committee.
- Conduct basic legal research and obtain legal filings and research materials from online and court databases.
Other duties as assigned
What You Bring
- Bachelors degree Paralegal Certificate or equivalent legal experience.
- Minimum of 3 years experience as a legal assistant legal secretary or paralegalpreferably in litigation.
- Working knowledge of legal terminology procedures and documentation.
- Proficiency in Workday Google Workspace Microsoft Office PACER and electronic court filing systems (ECF).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Impeccable attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
- Commitment to maintaining strict confidentiality and discretion.
Why Brandeis
Brandeis University is a leading private research university with a strong liberal arts foundation and a deep commitment to social justice inclusion and academic excellence. Joining Brandeis means being part of a collaborative intellectually vibrant community where your contributions help support an institution making a meaningful impact on the world.
Ready to join a team where your organizational superpowers will shine and your contributions truly make a difference Apply today to become a vital part of the legal heartbeat of Brandeis University.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race color ancestry religious creed gender identity and expression national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation pregnancy age genetic information disability caste military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a protected class)
Employment Type
Full-Time
