Administrative Associate

32839BR

Douglas County Legal Aid Socie

Position Overview
This student- and community-facing
position is responsible for providing specialized support for the operations of an in-house nonprofit legal aid clinic in which KU School of
Law faculty and students represent individuals in a range of legal matters in Kansas municipal and state courts.
This position involves
litigation support for all aspects of the clinic’s trial-level litigation practice, office and financial management, and educational support
and training. The clinic is a small law firm serving low-income individuals in an average of 250 cases a year through the work of two
faculty members and a small group of students each semester. This position requires outstanding independence, creativity, and attention to
detail and offers candidates a collaborative, professional work environment with public-service-oriented faculty, students, and members of
the broader community.

Candidates best positioned for this work will exhibit excellent time management, the ability to communicate
professionally and compassionately with a range of stakeholders, and experience working independently to improve and implement case
management systems to be used in a collaborative environment.

The position is full-time and benefits eligible.

Job
Description
Specialized Administrative (Legal) Support: (60%)
Perform litigation office support
including:

• Maintain front office presence to communicate professionally in person and over the phone; provide appropriate referral
  and resource information with clients the clinics cannot serve; maintain community resource and referral network information for visitors
  and law students to use when connecting clients with outside agencies; supervise student worker who may provide front desk support at times.
• Conduct initial client/case screening and intake; interact with prospective clients;
• Administer and adapt the electronic
  confidential case management system (Clio) and implement consistent internal workflows to open, organize, process and docket cases, complete
  tasks, enter party information, and conduct conflict checks; maintain integrity of data and file structure practices;
• Use electronic
  case management systems to ethically and precisely update and manage court appearance calendars of up to 14 students and faculty per
  semester, and to organize case documents, videos, and work product.
• Review, proofread, format, and file legal documents with various
  courts (municipal, state) through electronic and traditional means; ensure notice by mail or publication are consistently delivered in
  accordance with court rules.
• Track requests for and receipt of discovery; download and organize discovery files in the electronic
  case management system.

Specialized Administrative (Office Management) Support: (30%)

• Maintain a welcoming
  front desk / reception environment in the clinic space, responding to community requests and coordinating responses with
  faculty.
• Communicate professionally with court personnel, law students, clients, attorneys, and other outside stakeholders in
  written and oral formats.
• Manage all office equipment and supplies, including inventorying and ordering/replacing supplies,
  communicating with University IT and outside vendors to administer clinic phones, computers, databases and other technology, and
  coordinating IT onboarding and offboarding of legal intern students each semester.
• Perform law firm accounting functions including
  processing payments; ethically managing client trust accounts and maintaining accurate financial records; billing outside parties for case
  work; depositing checks, collaborating with faculty on budget planning, invoicing, and grant application requirements; Participate in
  preparation of financial materials and reports for grant applications; assist Director in working with internal (KU) and external
  accountants to provide information for budget and tax reports and provide quarterly reports to Board of Directors for financial oversight.
  Assist Director in organizing periodic Board of Directors meetings.

Educational Student Support:
(10%):

• Support faculty in recruiting, screening, and onboarding enrolled students.
• Collaborate with registrar and
  faculty to ensure student practice permitting through the Kansas Supreme Court prior to each semester and ensure adequate supervision of
  student legal work in accordance with ethical rules.
• Collaborate with faculty to orient and educate students about office practices
  and procedures; perform litigation/paralegal support as needed to prepare student/attorney-drafted documents for court filing; provide
  feedback for clinic faculty to help assess and develop student performance in office procedures and other tasks.
• Collaborate with
  students and faculty to assign new cases to students; monitor clinic caseloads and student workloads; and implement improvements to clinic
  workflow.
• Prepare and maintain classroom materials, office manuals, and Canvas educational site.
• Role model excellent law
  office practices for student learning; continually update knowledge base and collaborate with faculty to develop and teach emerging best
  practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements
This position is located on-site
at the KU School of Law, Lawrence campus.

Required Qualifications

1. High School diploma or GED equivalency
   and two years of office experience or two years of post-secondary education.
2. Excellent computer skills and proficiency in legal
   databases, in addition to Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, and other Microsoft Office Suite products, as demonstrated in application materials;
   and
3. Demonstrated ability to apply mathematical and accounting principles to maintain accurate financial records and prepare internal
   data and budgets, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Significant experience
   and/or training as a paralegal, legal assistant, judicial clerk, or other legal office role, or in litigation support; including some
   familiarity with state electronic filing systems and legal document preparation.
2. Associate degree or bachelor’s
   degree.
3. Proficiency in Clio case management system, or evidence of prior work in similar systems and willingness to attend
   training.
4. Proficiency in basic tasks of budgeting, account management, and trust account maintenance.
5. Excellent
   organizational, time management, and oral and written communication skills as evidenced by application materials and work
   history.
6. Demonstrated people skills and ability to work independently as well as effectively as part of a team.
7. Able to
   proofread and format legal documents/briefs for filing in district and appellate courts.
8. Experience in educational or nonprofit
   organizations or with vulnerable populations experiencing mental health, substance abuse, legal, financial, or other
   challenges.

Contact Information to Applicants
Melanie Daily, Director,
Douglas County Legal Aid
Clinic
melaniedaily@ku.edu

Additional Candidate Instruction
A completed online application consists
of:

1. A cover letter explaining your interest in the position and an assessment of your skills related to the required and preferred
   qualifications.

1. A resume.

1. A list of three professional references, including name, position,
   company/organization, and phone or email contact information.

Review of applications will begin June 8, 2026 and continue until a
pool of qualified applicants is identified. To ensure priority consideration, apply by the review date.

Advertised
Salary Range: $40,000

Application Review Begins: 08-Jun-2026

Anticipated Start
Date: 29-Jun-2026

Primary Campus
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

FTE: 1.0

Reg/Temp: Regular

FLSA Status
Nonexempt

Employee Class: U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Work Schedule
M-F; 8am-5pm

Job Family
Administrative Support-KUL

Work Location Assignment
On-Site

Disclaimer
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national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity,
gender expression, and genetic information in the university’s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy.
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for
all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, civilrights@ku.edu, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS
66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY.

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