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Legal Assistant
Illinois Association of School BoardsLegal Assistant providing vital administrative and paralegal support to the Office of General Counsel at the Illinois Association of School Boards. Assisting in legal research, document preparation, and maintaining organized records.
Posted 7/30/2026full-timeLombard • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $40,000 - $50,000 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates high-level administrative support capabilities, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, along with strong customer service and legal research skills. Ability to maintain organized documentation and contribute effectively to team goals.
Highest-signal resume keywords
High-Level Administrative SupportMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyLegal Research ExperienceCustomer Service SkillsParalegal Certification
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Hard Skills
Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelWeb-Based Word ProcessingDatabase ManagementSpreadsheet CreationLegal Research
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationTeam CollaborationCustomer Service OrientationPunctualityReliability
Certifications & Qualifications
Paralegal Certification
Industry Keywords
Administrative SupportPolicy ServicesLegal AssistanceLobbying SupportProfessional Development
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provides high-level administrative support
- Creates and maintains current, organized, and accurate written procedures and electronic and paper files relating to job tasks, duties, and areas of responsibility
- Ensures all phone calls, emails, and other communications are handled in an efficient and courteous manner
- Creates and maintains accurate databases and spreadsheets in Excel, as needed
- Participates in appropriate professional development offerings as needed
- Participates in cross-training with other policy services support staff and OGC administrative assistant(s) to provide backup
- Attends periodic meetings both in and out of the office for continuous improvement and alignment of work throughout OGC and the Association
- Practices reliable and consistent attendance and punctuality
- Attends the Joint Annual Conference in Chicago annually and performs duties as assigned
- Attends occasional meetings outside the office that may require overnight travel
- Contributes to team effort and OGC mission/vision/goals work
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s Degree and/or paralegal certification preferred
- Demonstrable high-level experience with Microsoft Word and Web-based word processing applications and Excel
- Experience assisting lawyers and/or lobbyists, and performing legal research
- Strong customer service background
- Strong Internet research skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- holidays
- vacation and sick time
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- retirement benefits