Legal Assistant

About National Experienced Workforce Solutions

NEW Solutions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as a bridge, connecting federal agencies with seasoned professionals who bring the right experience, training, and expertise to each agency project they support. NEW Solutions connects professionals,
ages 55+, with project support opportunities throughout the country.

NEW Solutions seeks a temporary, part-time (
28 hours/week
) legal assistant in Bloomington, MN to support the Department of the Interior’s Office of Hearings and Appeals’ Indian Probate Division.

Enrollees will support the OHA’s varied work in response to processing backlogged Indian probate cases by providing administrative, legal-focused assistance.

• Receive and transfer telephone calls, answer basic and routine questions and inquiries from interested parties; prepare and send faxes and electronic mail and prepare and review time and attendance records. Process all incoming mail, including correspondence from parties or attorneys, return mail from notices and decisions, and additional document submissions from agencies or other parties. Copy, mail, and scan relevant documents.
• Review incoming probate case material to ensure it is current and complete; maintain case files from initial filing to completion, correctly input data into the docketing system on a timely basis, and search various system records when additional information is required. Maintain complete and orderly files in a manner that expedites retrieval; understand and ensure that record and privacy requirements are followed.
• Use online legal, tracking, or other resources and databases to obtain information. Retrieve and input data into electronic docketing systems; perform administrative duties using electronic databases, systems, and software.
• Review outgoing decisions, notices, and other documents for grammatical and spelling errors.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, prepare travel authorizations, and prepare vouchers in a timely manner.
• Arrange facilities for conferences and hearings, and prepare presentation material or background documentation.
• Responsible for ordering and maintaining adequate supply inventories, tracking property, and ensuring equipment such as copiers, faxes, and shredders are maintained in good working order and in accordance with requirements.

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in administrative office environment, or A.A. degree. No particular degree required.

• Experience sorting, categorizing, and distributing mail, and with filing electronic and paper records; ability to use common software to produce reports, correspondence, spreadsheets, and keeping calendars; familiarity with entering data into databases; superior customer service skills and attention to detail; familiarity with arranging travel via online systems; and acting as timekeeper or other payroll-focused skills.
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Teams, MS Outlook

• Overnight travel:
  Occasional travel to hearings, trainings, and/or meetings may be required.
• Physical requirements:
  
  Job is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.