Executive Legal Assistant
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Department Contact: Anna Herrera, 575.646.2446, faithful@nmsu.edu
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.
Position Details
Position Title: Executive Legal Assistant
College/Division: President''s Office
Department: 480200-UNIVERSITY GENERAL COUNSEL
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable):
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $54,000
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.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
Associate''s Degree + 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor''s 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:
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
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.