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Department:
General Counsel
Administrative Support
Position Title:
Legal Administrative Assistant - General Counsel
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
The Legal Administrative Assistant supports the attorneys and staff of the Office of the KU General Counsel, primarily at its University of Kansas Medical Center campus. This in-person position performs clerical, basic legal assistant, and administrative duties. Duties include welcoming visitors to the office, maintaining electronic files, assisting in the management of certain corporate documents for the University’s affiliates, routing and tracking a variety of legal requests and documents, intake and management of contracts for review and signature, and scheduling and calendaring of meetings. The Legal Administrative Assistant may also assist in gathering and assembling University records for administrative legal proceedings or other production.
Job Description:
Job Responsibilities
Administrative and Non-Litigation Support – 60%
- Greet and assist visitors; set up conference room for meetings; answer, screen and route telephone calls and emails; handle incoming and outgoing mail and faxes; manage necessary office supplies.
- Log and track contracts and agreements from intake to full execution, communicate with internal departments and external parties, route for signature, maintain electronic files and contracts in repository database.
- Assist with drafting and filing of organizational and formation documents for University’s corporate affiliates.
- Monitor departmental mailboxes and direct incoming requests for legal services, subpoenas, records requests, and legal filings for timely response.
- Support attorneys and other office staff with projects requiring clerical assistance.
- Assist with office or University events, providing notary services on request.
Litigation Support – 25%
- Assist the Director of Litigation and assigned attorneys with various stages of investigations and claims activities as requested.
- Assist with gathering and organizing records from internal departments for use in internal proceedings and outside litigation.
- Assemble and format exhibits for internal hearing.
- Assist with proofing, formatting, finalizing and submitting court and administrative filings.
- Assist with gathering, preparing and producing records in response to subpoenas and records requests.
- Set and track litigation holds.
- Prepare chronologies and timelines.
Outside Counsel legal invoices – 10%
- Track and process outside counsel invoices for legal services to the University and maintain existing database for tracking global expenditures.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications
Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent.
Work Experience: Five (5) years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Work Experience:
- Three (3) years of experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or government agency.
- Familiarity with legal terminology, court procedures, document formats, and electronic court filing systems.
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Adobe applications
- Legal documents
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Ethical conduct
- Calendar management
- Recordkeeping
- Organization
- Legal proofreading
- Customer service
- Collaboration and team work
- Workday
- SharePoint
- NextRequest and/or NetDocuments
- Work ethic
- Detail oriented
- Accuracy
- Time management
- Initiative
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.
Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Rate Type:
Hourly
Compensation Statement:
The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Legal Operations Manager
Document your JD or advanced degree carefully
PERM requires your credentials to match the minimum requirements stated in the job description. If your law degree is from a non-U.S. institution, get a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator before applying, so employers can confirm degree equivalency upfront.
Target law firms and corporate legal departments
Large law firms and Fortune 500 in-house legal teams sponsor green cards far more often than smaller practices. Focus on companies with dedicated HR or immigration counsel, since they already have the infrastructure to run PERM labor certifications without treating your case as a first.
Search for sponsors using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Legal Operations Manager roles by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This lets you skip companies that have never filed PERM and focus your applications where permanent residency sponsorship is already a standard hiring practice.
Verify the posted wage meets DOL prevailing wage
Before accepting an offer, check the OFLC Wage Search to confirm the salary offered meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for your occupation and work location. If it falls below, PERM certification will fail regardless of how strong the rest of your application is.
Negotiate your job description before PERM filing starts
The PERM job description locks in the role requirements DOL advertises during recruitment. Vague titles like 'legal operations manager' can create specialty occupation ambiguity at the I-140 stage, so work with your employer to ensure duties and degree requirements are clearly defined before filing begins.
Plan your timeline around concurrent filing eligibility
If your priority date is current, EB-2 and EB-3 candidates from most countries can file the I-485 adjustment of status concurrently with the I-140 petition, cutting your wait considerably. Confirm your country's visa bulletin category with USCIS before assuming concurrent filing is available to you.
Green Card Legal Operations Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Legal Operations Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Legal Operations Manager positions typically qualify for both EB-2 and EB-3 depending on how the employer defines the role's minimum requirements. EB-2 applies when the role requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience. EB-3 covers roles where a bachelor's degree alone meets the stated minimum. The PERM labor certification locks in whichever category the employer designates at the time of filing.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
Green card sponsorship via PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary work visa. Unlike the H-1B visa, there is no annual lottery and no cap concern at the EB-3 level for most countries. The trade-off is time: PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status together typically take two to four years for non-backlogged nationals, compared to H-1B status that can begin in months. The outcome, however, is lawful permanent residence, not a visa tied to a single employer.
What does the PERM process look like for a Legal Operations Manager position?
Your employer files an Application for Permanent Employment Certification with DOL, demonstrating that no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role at the prevailing wage. DOL requires a formal recruitment campaign, including job postings, before certifying the application. Once PERM is certified, the employer files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. If your priority date is current, you can then file the I-485 to adjust status to permanent resident.
How do I find Legal Operations Manager jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Most job postings don't disclose green card sponsorship upfront, which makes it difficult to filter by sponsorship intent during a standard job search. Migrate Mate is built specifically for this: it surfaces Legal Operations Manager roles from employers with verified green card filing history, so you can target companies that are already set up to run PERM and sponsor permanent residency rather than learning as they go.
Can my employer start PERM while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. Running PERM concurrently with H-1B status is standard practice and does not affect your nonimmigrant intent. Many Legal Operations professionals begin the green card process one to two years into their H-1B period to preserve AC21 portability rights, which allow you to change employers or roles after the I-140 is approved, as long as the new position is in the same occupational classification.