Legal - HR Support Specialist

Company: Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: February 19, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Job Purpose/Summary: Legal/HR Support Specialist is responsible for assisting with a broad range of administrative, compliance, and documentation tasks that ensure the School adheres to all relevant laws and HR best practices. This position will work closely with the General Counsel and HR team to maintain accurate files and records, prepare legal documents, and support HR functions. This position requires discretion, integrity, and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information. This position works on-site with limited supervision. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Legal Support Manage the daily office operations, including handling general inquiries, ordering supplies, and scheduling. Serves as a liaison between the General Counsel and internal and external departments and law offices. Receive, screen and refer visitors, as well as scheduling appointments, receiving and making phone calls for the General Counsel. Manage, monitor and maintain the General Counsel's calendar, including scheduling meetings, tracking legal deadlines, and coordinating appointments. Coordinate travel arrangements and process related reimbursements. Establish and maintain a file organization and tracking system for legal matters, both physical and electronic. Draft, edit, proofread, format and compile professional documents, presentations, and correspondence and other related legal office activities. Conduct review, redaction, duplication and indexing of documents. Provide budget assistance - preparations, monitoring, and maintaining. Manage expense reports, corporate card reconciliation, and check requests. Gather, summarize and prepare reports related to engagement of outside counsel. May perform general research including legal analysis and application of relevant statues, case and administrative rules, document searches and factual searches within internal and external databases and systems. Human Resources Maintain and organize confidential employee files. Support policy developments and updates. May research policy requirements. May assist with internal investigations and audits. Employee events coordination and planning. Assist with HR projects as needed. Secondary job activities: Performs other duties and responsibilities as requested or required. An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Adherence to the highest level of confidentiality and discretion with respect to the work. Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated problem solving skills. Ability to handle multiple tasks with strong time management and prioritization skills. Excellent attention to detail. Minimum Qualifications: Associate's degree in business, legal or related fields and 3 years of previous legal and or administrative assistant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 5 years legal administrative assistant experience with no higher education degree Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including skills in Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel. Preferred Qualifications: Experience as legal administrative assistant Bachelor's degree in business, human resources or related field Additional years of administrative support experience HR or legal office experience Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, etc.) Pay Range The estimated salary range for this position is $61,000 - $80,000 per year. Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance Life/AD&D insurance (MHSL pays for) Optional Life Insurance Disability Benefits (MHSL pays for) Generous Holidays and Winter Break 403(b) Retirement plan (Generous MHSL match) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Competitive compensation package To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled or otherwise closed at the School's discretion. Mitchell Hamline School of Law does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Notice of Nondiscrimination re: Title IX Sex Discrimination Mitchell Hamline School of Law prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions about sex discrimination or harassment to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination and information about reporting concerns is located on our website ( https://mitchellhamline.edu/students/title -ix/ ). Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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