Legal Office Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

The Goldwater Institute is seeking a Legal Office Assistant to be an integral part of the Institute’s litigation and operation teams. The Legal Office Assistant will execute a variety of duties including legal file maintenance, editing, drafting, tracking correspondence and communications, case filings, basic administrative assignments, and calendar management.

The Legal Office Assistant should be a person with a can-do attitude that has excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task with attention to detail. Top candidates will have at least two years of legal administrative support experience and be proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with attention to detail and deadlines
• Handle and effectively manage logistics of both paper and electronic-based legal filings
• Ability to multi-task and effectively provide administrative support for litigation team and Institute staff
• Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment
• Experience calendaring and preparing key meetings with staff - this includes document and/or presentation preparation & dissemination, meeting reminders, room set up and virtual meeting detail coordination
• Manage robust public records project, including filing, tracking, and database management
• Oversee legal correspondence, including review of outgoing and incoming correspondence, mailing, tracking, and data base management.
• Other duties as assigned to include general support of office operations including but not limited to answering phones, greeting guests, monitoring supplies, preparing meetings, and other general/recurring administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• At least two years of legal administrative support and e-filing experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Outlook, Word & Excel (to include formatting, basic formulas, filters & sorting, etc.), and Adobe Acrobat
• Exceptional organizational skills with an attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal advocacy skills including research and editing
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, often with tight deadlines
• Strong work ethic, a can-do attitude, and sense of humor

Salary commensurate with experience.

Please provide resume, cover letter, and references upon application.

Company Description

The Goldwater Institute is a free-market public policy research and litigation organization that is dedicated to empowering all Americans to live freer, happier lives. We accomplish real results for liberty by working in state courts, legislatures, and communities nationwide to advance, defend, and strengthen the freedom guaranteed by the constitutions of the United States and the fifty states.

Goldwater offers competitive salaries, bonuses and benefits including employer-paid group health insurance, health savings accounts, 403(b) plan with an employer match, long-term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance, and generous vacation and leave policies.

Company Description

The Goldwater Institute is a free-market public policy research and litigation organization that is dedicated to empowering all Americans to live freer, happier lives. We accomplish real results for liberty by working in state courts, legislatures, and communities nationwide to advance, defend, and strengthen the freedom guaranteed by the constitutions of the United States and the fifty states.\r\n\r\nGoldwater offers competitive salaries, bonuses and benefits including employer-paid group health insurance, health savings accounts, 403(b) plan with an employer match, long-term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance, and generous vacation and leave policies.