Legal Assistant

Job description

Description JOB TITLE: Legal Assistant: ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Administration/Indirect Costs: SUPERVISOR: Tribal Attorney: FLSA: Exempt: SALARY RANGE: $36,000 to $80,000: **ALL FULL TIME POSITIONS: In addition to your pay, your salary also includes Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance. The Biweekly deduction from employee paycheck is $40.00 for Employee Only, $95.00 Employee plus Children, $120.00 Employee plus Spouse, and $140.00 Employee plus family. ** JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to provide clerical, administrative, and legal research support for the tribal attorney and others as assigned. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: - Maintains a current docket of all pending litigation and other legal matters including status of dispositions, depositions, court and pleading deadlines, and communications for the tribal attorney’s office. - Drafts letters, memos, reports, contracts, agreements, and various other legal correspondence and documents. - Drafts pleadings and other court filing documents. - Coordinates with the Tribal Attorney to schedule legal, litigation, and other deadlines, and meeting dates. Arranges meetings as assigned. - Conducts research on assigned legal issues and r...