Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant
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16-08-2025
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16-08-2025
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The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is a high-volume fast paced and intellectually engaging legal office. OGC provides legal services for the College and is committed to providing pragmatic and solution-oriented legal advice in a timely manner. OGC works to further the Colleges mission strategic plans and objectives as determined by its internal College clients. OGC promotes and protects the interests of the College including compliance with all applicable policies laws and regulations.
Reporting to the General Counsel the Legal Assistant is responsible for utilizing professional skills in support of the Office of General Counsel including but not limited to the following tasks and responsibilities:
- Assist College attorneys in responding to claims lawsuits legal matters and other project requests including but not limited to compliance activities legal and governmental filings review and maintenance of forms procedures and policies and preparation of training materials and written reports.
- Review revise and negotiate a wide variety of contracts including but not limited to SAAS contracts vendor contracts study abroad agreements athletics sponsorship agreements and other procurement agreements. Appropriately assess and elevate complicated contractual issues for legal review and advice. Prepare and maintain delegations of authority.
- Research and report on federal state and local laws regulations government guidelines cases pertinent legal changes and other issues.
- Assist in the preparation of correspondence and legal documentation for attorney review; compile review organize and analyze evidence data and documents. Cross-check and validate information and proofread documents. Document review redaction and preparation for production in connection with legal matters.
- Organize track and maintain case and other files to ensure they are up-to-date and all necessary information for use by the attorneys is readily available. Assist in scheduling calendar management and other organizational tasks as required or requested by OGC attorneys including but not limited to calendaring litigation and other deadlines organizing and coordinating meetings and event arrangements and handling other necessary logistics for the Office of the General Counsel.
- Provide administrative support to OGC attorneys including assistance managing and prioritizing projects events and training sessions creating and maintaining data and logs greeting visitors answering phones filing processing invoices budgeting activities and general office management.
- Support the maintenance of a campus climate that values and respects all of its community members.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Required education: Bachelors degree
- Required experience: Two years work experience or an additional academic degree providing experience with legal research and writing and contract review and revision across a broad range of contract types.
- Excellent academic credentials
- Track record of producing high-quality work in a dynamic fast-paced environment
- Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to maintain productive and cooperative working relationships with OGC attorneys faculty staff students and external constituents
- Strong planning and organization abilities
- Strong research analytical critical thinking and report-generating skills
- Ability to handle matters with the highest degree of confidentiality professionalism ethics and integrity
- Ability to work effectively with and treat all people in a respectful manner
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and perform duties with a high level accuracy attention to detail and follow-though
- Experience in using legal research databases (e.g. Westlaw PACER) and knowledge of legal terminology
- Proficient in Microsoft Word (including track changes and compare functionality) Excel and PowerPoint Google applications (including but not limited to Gmail Google Calendar and Google Docs) and Adobe Acrobat (including PDF editing)
- Ability to undertake light lifting up to approximately 25 pounds as periodically required to sit for prolonged periods and to engage in some repetitive motions.
- Ability to work in a full-time in-person on-campus position which may include working extended hours evenings or weekends as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Similar prior work experience in higher education
- Experience with litigation and compliance filings
- Strong understanding of and experience with the use of AI research tools
Disclaimer:
This job description reflects the primary duties and qualifications for the position but does not include all possible responsibilities. Additional tasks may be assigned in collaboration with the Director based on program needs and institutional priorities.
This job description reflects the primary duties and qualifications for the position but does not include all possible responsibilities. Additional tasks may be assigned in collaboration with the Director based on program needs and institutional priorities.
Additional information:
This is a full time exempt level position. The College is committed to providing competitive market pay for its employees. The salary range for this position is $61500-$69000. The College also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time staff including:
This is a full time exempt level position. The College is committed to providing competitive market pay for its employees. The salary range for this position is $61500-$69000. The College also offers a competitive benefits package for full-time staff including:
- 10% College contribution to the 403(b) Retirement Plan (1 year wait waiver available)
- This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement - upon hire candidates will need to live within commuting distance
- Condensed summer 4-day work week
- Tuition & Education benefits
- Wellness programs & ongoing Training and Development opportunities
- Generous paid time off
- The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.
- To review our Employee Benefit Options please go to: INSTRUCTIONS:
Please attach a cover letter addressing the position requirements along with your resume.In your cover letter please address how your work might support the Colleges mission as a Jesuit undergraduate liberal arts college (see and its core commitment to justice and inclusive excellence. Please provide examples of any past work that illuminate your commitments in these areas.
Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position has been filled.
The College also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the hiring process in compliance with law. To request an accommodation please email atemailprotected or call
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