Assistant to the General Counsel

The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB) is seeking a Paralegal Assistant to serve as a confidential assistant to the General Counsel and perform various administrative and legal tasks.

Requirements

• Completion of four years of college with coursework in areas such as legal, pre-legal, English, statistics, or directly related coursework
• Two years of professional experience organizing and managing case files, including maintaining electronic and physical files, tracking deadlines, and ensuring documents are filed and organized correctly
• Two years of professional experience with legal court procedures, processes, and terminology
• Two years of professional experience as a confidential assistant drafting meeting minutes and agendas
• Extensive knowledge in Adobe PDF
• Extensive knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) or comparable software applications
• Two years of professional experience with law office or administrative agency case docketing systems
• Ability to use Westlaw and/or Lexis

Benefits

• Monday-Friday schedule
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
• Paid Parental leave
• Pension Plan
• Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
• Paid sick days
• Paid vacation days
• Paid personal days
• Paid state holidays