Careers

About the Role

Primary Duties

• Develop, lead and second-chair cases
• Provide litigation support
• Write articles and engage in media outlets
• Assist as a team player in Institute functions and activities

Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active member of the Arizona State Bar
• At least two years litigation experience, including first-chair experience in evidentiary hearings, depositions, and preferably some appellate experience
• Strong written and verbal advocacy skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Understand and embrace the Institute’s mission and public policy objectives
• Collegial attitude, strong work ethic, and sense of humor

To Apply

Salary and Compensation

Salary commensurate with experience

About the Role

The Goldwater Institute is seeking a Legal Office Assistant to be an integral part of the Institute’s litigation and operation teams. The Legal Office Assistant will execute a variety of duties including legal file maintenance, editing, drafting, tracking correspondence and communications, case filings, basic administrative assignments, and calendar management.

The Legal Office Assistant should be a person with a can-do attitude that has excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task with attention to detail. Top candidates will have at least two years of legal administrative support experience and be proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat.

Primary Duties

• Comprehensive organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with attention to detail and deadlines
• Handle and effectively manage logistics of both paper and electronic-based legal filings
• Manage robust public records project, including filing, tracking, and database management
• Oversee legal correspondence, including review of outgoing and incoming correspondence, mailing, tracking, and database management
• Ability to multi-task and effectively provide administrative support for litigation team and Institute staff
• Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment
• Experience calendaring and preparing key meetings with staff – this includes document and/or presentation preparation & dissemination, meeting reminders, room set up and virtual meeting detail coordination
• Other duties as assigned to include general support of office operations including but not limited to answering phones, greeting guests, monitoring supplies, preparing meetings, and other general/recurring administrative duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• At least two years of legal administrative support and e-filing experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Outlook, Word & Excel (to include formatting, basic formulas, filters & sorting, etc.), and Adobe Acrobat
• Exceptional organizational skills with an attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal advocacy skills including research and editing
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, often with tight deadlines
• Strong work ethic, a can-do attitude, and sense of humor

To Apply

Resume, cover letter, and references should be emailed to kday@goldwaterinstitute.org.

Salary and Compensation

Salary commensurate with experience.