The George Washington University (GW) is seeking a Legal Assistant to join its Office of the Vice President and General Counsel (OGC). OGC provides quality legal, strategic and policy advice, and counseling on a broad range of cutting-edge issues that confront a large urban private research university. The successful candidate will provide exceptional legal administrative support. This position will report to the Special Assistant and Business Operations Manager.
Responsibilities may include but not be limited to:
- Schedule meetings and maintains calendars for multiple attorneys.
- Manage the reception area. Greet visitors and answer phone calls in a professional manner, and refer matters to the appropriate attorney as needed. Maintain daily attendance sheets.
- Process travel and expense reports.
- Draft correspondence, reports, tables, forms, and other basic legal documents for attorney approval.
- Assist with office operations and special projects such as records management.
- Perform a variety of clerical tasks such as managing incoming and outgoing mail; assisting with IT and Microsoft Office Suite troubleshooting; updating spreadsheets, photocopying, typing, filing; preparing documents for archives.
- Assist with responding to subpoenas and records requests, including obtaining responsive documents and making appropriate redactions.
- Assist with completing corporate filings and track compliance deadlines.
- Manage conference room scheduling and organize all aspects of meetings (i.e., virtual meeting interface, set up and break down/clean up)
Perform other duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.