Administrative Assistant/Faculty Assistant (HR Title: Administrative Assistant II)

**Hourly Range: **

$24.70 per hour

About SMU:

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and 90 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, hands-on research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs. The University offers a strong foundation in the humanities and sciences and undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs through eight schools.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is increasingly recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical leaders in their professions and communities. On the most beautiful college campus in the country, SMU Mustangs are energized by unbridled opportunities – from teaching, learning and research to creativity, performance and athletic endeavor.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks for several faculty members at the law school, including clerical support, publication support and editing work, travel planning, meeting set up logistics, scheduling, processing reimbursements, exam support, and other duties; perform various other administrative tasks related to Dedman Law events and academic programming.

Essential Functions:

• Provides clerical support including keyboarding, composing and editing letters and other documents, copying, scanning, creating and maintaining filing systems, responding to emails, and disseminating information; Utilizes multiple technical applications including word processing, electronic calendar, email, and internet as needed by members of the faculty (including research on internet).

• Perform administrative tasks related to events for the Legal Analysis, Writing and Research Program, Alumni Relations, Marketing and Communications, various academic programs, and other Dedman Law offices (e.g., making name tags, yard signs, helping with table check-in, agenda, PowerPoints, etc.).

• Working with faculty and other staff, coordinates dissemination of and tracking of final exams, and provides information to students and faculty regarding final exams as directed.

• Edits faculty articles for submission to various publications and otherwise prepares them for submission; mails reprints to faculty's list of colleagues.

• Arranges meetings and travel arrangements for conferences, seminars, symposiums and other events; coordinates travel reimbursement and other expense reimbursements.

• Assist SMU Law Review with anonymization of law review write-on competition packets.

• Covers time out of the office for other administrative assistants and provides overflow support to other administrative assistants as needed. Other duties, as assigned.