Office Assistant - School of Law

Position Title: Office Assistant - School of Law

Department: School of Law

Advertised Pay: 10.00

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

The Office Assistant is an undergraduate student who will provide administrative support in the Law School office.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
-Creating and updating excel spreadsheets.
-Basic internet research on various topics.
-Assist with Law School events.
-Copying, answering phones, shredding, scanning, campus errands, and light lifting.
-Other duties as assigned.

Non-Essential Functions:
Duties will be assigned to other student workers at the law school if the student in this position is unable to complete the tasks.

Required Qualifications:
-Knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and Word.
-Must be an undergraduate student that is not planning to seek admission to law school.
-Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
-Professional.
-Detail oriented.
-Ability to take initiative.
-Interacts well with others.
-Ability to work independently, but has a willingness to answer questions if needed.

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Hourly, Part time  
Background Check Not Required