Legal Assistant

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The University of Miami/UHealth's General Counsel has an exciting opportunity for a temporary full time Legal Assistant to work in Coral Gables, FL.

The Legal Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to attorney(s) in order to enhance office effectiveness and facilitate the delivery of legal services.
Core Responsibilities:

• Administers attorney(s)’ calendar, makes scheduling arrangements, and orchestrates travel plans as necessary.
• Collects, researches, organizes, and analyzes data, documentation, legal precedent, and applicable statutes.
• Composes and edits internal correspondence.
• Prepares and processes legal documents, such as summons, complaints, appeals, motions, and settlements.
• Makes photocopies of correspondence, documents, and other printed matter.
• Mails, faxes, emails or arranges for delivery of legal correspondence.
• Organizes and maintains law libraries, documents, and case files.
• Answers telephones, takes messages, answers routine questions, and transfers calls to appropriate staff.
• Greets visitors, handles their inquiries, and directs them to the appropriate personnel.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
Core Qualifications:

• Associate degree in relevant field required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Any relevant education, certifications and/or work experience may be considered.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

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