The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

Public Interest Litigation – Administrative Assistant/Editor

Position Location:

Washington, D.C.

Position Type:

Full time

Position Reports To:

Attorneys, Executive Director, President

Position Description:

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty—a public interest law firm that defends the religious liberty of people of all faiths—is looking for an administrative assistant/editor.

Responsibilities:
• Edit and format legal briefs, including creating tables of contents and tables of cited authorities;
• Assist attorneys in preparing and formatting correspondence;
• Maintain electronic and paper files for attorneys;
• Provide general administrative assistance, including maintaining attorney calendars, making travel arrangements, preparing document binders, managing information, and handling basic operational matters;
• Paralegal training will be useful but is not required and can be provided on the job to the right candidate;
• Attorney resumes will not be considered for this position

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated interest in the Becket Fund’s mission;
• Superb writing and editing skills;
• Strong command of Office 2013 and Google Docs with willingness to master new software programs;
• Ability to multitask efficiently in a dynamic litigation environment;
• Organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Demonstrated ability to learn new tasks quickly;
• Ability to work closely with attorneys to finalize legal documents for filing; and
• A minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA upon graduation.

How To Apply:

By December 22nd, 2014, please send a cover letter and resume (in one complete PDF document) to Marie Peralta at [email protected].