Legal & Board Operations Coordinator

Overview

Title: Legal & Board Operations Coordinator

Employee Classification: Legal & Board Ops Coordinator

Campus: University of North Texas - System Administration

Division: SYS-Gen Counsel

Sub Division-Department: SYS-Gen Counsel

Department: SYS-Gen Counsel-930000

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary commensurate with position and experience.

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility:

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The Office of General Counsel represents the University of North Texas System in all legal matters. We are committed to exceptional representation and working collaboratively to render advice in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Through our legal services we assist our clients in fulfilling their mission and achieving their goals.

The position supports the UNT System Office of General Counsel and the Office of the Board of Regents. The Office of General Counsel is located on the Denton campus with satellite offices on each of the campuses (Fort Worth and Dallas). The principal location for this position will be at the UNT Gateway Center in Denton. Some attendance and in-person work will be required at the office in Fort Worth and at Board of Regents meetings at various locations in the DFW metroplex.

This position performs moderately complex technical and administrative support to a team of lawyers, paralegals, the Board Office, and business operations in a public higher education in-house legal practice. Work is under general supervision with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

The qualified candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in related field and one year of legal assistant, legal secretary, or closely related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language. Knowledge of legal research principles, techniques and electronic resources. Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, case and document management systems, file and record organization, transcription, designing forms, and other procedures. Familiarity with computer hardware and knowledge of software, including applications. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active listening skills. Talking to others to convey information accurately, thoroughly and concisely. Communicating information accurately, thoroughly and concisely in writing as appropriate. Ability to manage time. Ability to assess performance of self and others. Ability to arrange items, resources or task in a way that produces a defined structure or outcome or achieves a specific goal. Ability to communicate…