Legal Administrative Assistant II

The Southern Environmental Law Center(SELC) is seeking aLegal Administrative Assistant IIin our Asheville, NCoffice. This individual will join ouradministrativeteam and report to our Regional Administrator. The Legal Administrative Assistant IIwillhave a full range of legal support responsibilities, including court-related filings and research tasks. In addition, the legal assistant mayassistwith various administrative duties to ensure efficient and well-organized office operations.

This is an excellent opportunity to joina highly successful, nationally recognized organization that is effectively addressing some of the most pressing and challenging environmental issues throughout the South and the nation.

SELC has a hybrid work model that offers employees flexibility to work remotely up totwo days per week.

This is a full-time, non-exempt position.

• Provides legal support to SELC attorneys, which may include preparing andsubmittingfilings in state and federal courts, utility commissions, and before federal and state agencies; researching local court rules; proofreading and editing legal documents; preparing attachments and exhibits; and supporting other litigation related tasks.
• Contributes to administrative support for SELC’s Forest Program, includingassistancewith budget tracking, meeting scheduling and note-taking, conference registration, and team retreat planning. Directly supports SELC’s Forest Program director.
• Mantains files including pleadings, transcripts, memos, and correspondence;computes andcalendarscourt deadlines.
• Assists with the logistical and evidentiary preparations for judicial and administrative proceedings (including depositions, mediations,hearings,and trials).
• Assistsin the collection and review of documents and records obtained through public records requests, including writing summaries or memos.
• Performs factual research and synthesizes information into clear, well-organized memos, reports, and fact sheets for use in legal proceeding sand policy work.
• Assists with PowerPoint presentations for both internal and external presentations.
• Communicates with experts,assists with retainer agreements, andsubmitsand tracks invoices.
• Arranges travel;assists with coding expenses.
• Plans and coordinates meetings and events, including reservations,logistics, and setup/breakdown support.
• Provides general administrative support which includes printing, copying, scanning, mailing, andassistancewith scheduling meetings and other events.
• Participates in and takes notes during conference calls and meetings as needed.
• Helps respond to inquiries from the publicfor legal assistanceor representation, as needed.
• Assist with backup coverage across the legal assistant team.
• Assistswithrotatingkitchenduties.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of litigationsupportexperience.
• High levelofproficiencywith Microsoft Office applications, including advanced word processing skills in Word,formatting and formulas in Excel spreadsheets, and creating professional Power Point presentations.
  
  Demonstrated aptitude for learning legal-specific software.
• Ability to efficiently navigate Adobe Acrobat, including editing PDFs.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
• Highly dependable and punctual.
• Ability to work well both independently and within several different teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines.
• Cheerful outlook and enthusiasm for both administrative support and substantive tasks.

• Some knowledge of, and/or an advanced degreein,Public Lands Management, Forestry, Wildlife Biology, or related scientific…