Legal Assistant at Ritsema Law, aiding in administrative tasks related to workers' compensation and liability cases. Supports attorneys and maintains legal documentation for organized case management.
About the role
- Legal Assistant providing proactive administrative support to in-house attorneys at Vanderbilt University. Responsibilities include scheduling meetings, handling legal documents, and managing communication.
Responsibilities
- The Legal Assistant provides proactive legal and administrative support to in-house attorneys handling a variety of corporate and trademark matters.
- In this capacity they may schedule meetings, conference calls, and depositions; coordinate witnesses; handle subpoenas, pleadings and other court documents as directed.
- The Legal Assistant will answer phones and may screen and announce telephone calls directed to attorneys.
- May gather university documents from various departments, as they pertain to matters being handled in the OGC.
- Provides broad-based administrative support for the attorneys and has specific roles and responsibilities as designated per their role in the OGC.
Requirements
- A high school diploma is necessary.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education is preferred.
- A paralegal certification is a plus.
- At least 5 years of legal assistant or legal office experience is necessary.
- Outstanding interpersonal communication and collaboration skills in order to work effectively with a wide group of audiences – including staff, faculty, students, leadership, and law firms -- is necessary.
- Utmost adherence to confidentiality and business ethics; demonstrated outstanding judgment and discretion is necessary.
- Meticulous attention to detail is necessary.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite is necessary.
- Experience in working with legal technologies -- including document management, contract management, matter and eBilling management -- is necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team environment is necessary.
- Willingness to proactively support change and rapidly learn new skills when the situation demands is necessary.
- Ability to take initiative, multi-task, complete tasks and work well under pressure is necessary.
- Resourceful and resilient; ability to operate in a challenging and modern business environment is necessary.
- Honesty, with the highest personal and professional integrity, is necessary.
- Interest in broadening knowledge of systems, processes or people activities to proactively increase their knowledge of law, operations, the OGC, and Vanderbilt University to become a trusted member of the OGC team is strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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