Legal Assistant

The University of Notre Dame (ND.jobs) is accepting applications for a Legal Assistant.

Applications will be accepted until 3/24/2022.

The Legal Assistant provides administrative, clerical, paralegal, and receptionist support for the Religious Liberty Clinic, which is both an active law office and an academic teaching unit of the Law School. The Legal Assistant supports the Director, Staff Attorneys and Junior Staff Attorneys (Fellows) and students who work in the Clinic representing clients in religious liberty matters.

The Legal Assistant must therefore perform a wide range of administrative support functions, including general clerical duties, administrative duties related to the financial or legal records of the clinic, and administrative duties pertaining to the filing court pleadings and coordinating client correspondence. This Legal Assistant will also perform paralegal tasks, such as cite checking, blue booking, and carefully proofreading legal documents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Case management, filing, and legal research assistance. Assisting with legal filing functions (cite-checking, proofreading, formatting, creation of tables, and use of electronic filing systems). Responsible for maintaining the case management system and ensuring that all electronic and paper file systems are updated. Coordinate with Staff Attorneys and the Director on case status and prepare legal documents as necessary. Assisting with discrete legal research functions, including pulling court filings or related documents for new cases and assisting with discrete investigative tasks as needed.

• Receptionist and General Administrative duties. Greets all staff, students and visitors to the clinic and directs them to the appropriate personnel. Answers the main clinic phone line and handles all inquiries in a confidential manner. Assist with correspondence and scheduling.

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  Assistance with coordination for RLI events and annual Summit. Assist the Director, other RLI staff, and Law School events/communications staff with scheduling, coordination, and basic planning for RLI events and the annual Religious Liberty Summit.

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  Day-to-day oversight of spending for the Clinic to include processing purchase orders and invoices, handling client payments, and preparing monthly client trust account statements.

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  Tracking coalition building and supporter outreaching. Work closely with the Staff Attorney to expand the Religious Liberty network.

Note: This is a three-year limited term position.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree (4 years)

Experience / Skills Required:

• Ability to manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Detail oriented and able to closely edit written documents
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of or ability to learn how to format documents for legal filings and how to administer the timely filing of court pleadings
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Paralegal Certificate and a Notary Public Commissioner, and experience bluebooking and cite checking legal documents

ABOUT NOTRE DAME:
The University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is an independent, national Catholic university located in Notre Dame, Ind. For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Notre Dame has received Honor Roll distinctions as one of the top 10 higher education workplaces in the country in the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual "Great Colleges to Work For" survey...and we are proud of it!

This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.

Equal Opportunity Employment StatementThe University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at http://ND.jobs to Job # S221418. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd. The University of Notre Dame supports the needs of dual career couples and has a Dual Career Assistance Program in place to assist relocating spouses and significant others with their job search.
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