Legal Operations Manager

Legal Operations Manager

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior legal paraprofessional and business operations lead for the Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance (DLARC), performing substantive legal support work for the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) while administering the division's records, financial, and operational functions and providing executive-level support to the Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance and General Counsel.

Employee Benefits available to NC A & T permanent employees include the following and more; Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave for Eligible Employees, Community Service Leave, Aetna State Health Benefits of North Carolina, NCFlex - Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more, 12 Paid Holidays, Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS), Optional Supplemental Plans - 401k, 403b, 457b and 457, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Campus Recreation Center Discount, University Bookstore Discount and more. This position may be eligible for a remote or hybrid work arrangement, consistent with university and state policies. N.C. A&T employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's degree in paralegal studies, legal studies, public administration, business administration, or a related discipline from an appropriately accredited institution, and three years of progressively responsible experience in a legal, compliance, or public sector administrative environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education - Bachelor's degree in paralegal studies or legal studies, or a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved or appropriately accredited program, and five years of progressively responsible experience in a legal, compliance, or public sector administrative environment. Preference will also be given to candidates with experience administering public records requests under a state public records statute; experience with contract administration, litigation support, or coordination with outside counsel; experience in a higher education or public sector legal office; and current certification through NALA, NFPA, or a comparable paralegal credentialing body.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University