Legal Assistant, Bureau For Management Services
CurrentOffice of Legal Services, Administrative Law Practice - I provide administrative support to the team of professional lawyers in the Administrative Law Practice Group. My duties include:- Conducts research in coordination with the Office of Human Resources (OHR), on staff matters: including appeals; source and obtain critical documentation;- Handles a variety of verbal and written inquiries from internal and external parties, including providing detailed information on processes and procedures related to legal instruments, issues, etc;- Provides administrative support including processing, drafting, editing, proofreading and finalizing for signature/approval a variety of correspondence and/or specialized legal documentation;- Conducts basic research on assigned matters using existing legal files and/or alternative sources; verify facts, identify citations, maintain and report statistics, etc;- Creates and maintains electronic and hardcopy files including retirement, storage and retrieval as appropriate;- Performs other ad hoc duties as assigned by the Director or Senior Legal Adviser including backstopping for the legal assistant/associate as necessary.