Executive Legal Assistant

Department Contact:Anna Herrera 575.646.2446

Internal or External Search:External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary:The NMSU Office of Legal Affairs seeks a legal assistant to perform duties including attorney calendaring responding to public records requests litigation processing and administrative tasks among others. Generous benefits are included.

PositionTitle: Executive Legal Assistant

College/Division: Presidents Office

Department: 480200-UNIVERSITY GENERAL COUNSEL

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $54000

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status:Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding:Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule:Standard (M-F 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Duties include attorney scheduling; maintaining attorney calendars; responding to public records requests work order submissions; legal research; overseeing and maintaining NMSU legal cases and matters assigned; liaison between outside counsel risk management and NMSU; develop and administer electronic filing system. Team lead for coordinating projects with admin and assistants.

Required Education and Experience:
Associates Degree 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelors degree 2 years of relevant experience.

Equivalent Qualifications:
Equivalencies - Any equivalent combination of education training and/or experience as approved by Human Resource Services such as completion of a post-secondary degree may substitute for years of experience. A paralegal certificate may substitute for up to 2 years of required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
4 years of experience related to the job duties and responsibilities as outlined.

Special Certification/Licensure:

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.