Faculty Administrative Assistant

The Opportunity Cornell Law School is seeking a Faculty Administrative Assistant to join our faculty administrative support team. In this dynamic role, you will play an essential part in supporting faculty success by coordinating a variety of administrative activities, fostering collaboration, and contributing to the Law School's academic mission. Key Responsibilities: * Provide high-level administrative support to Cornell Law School faculty in their teaching, research, and service activities. * Prepare, edit, and proofread correspondence, course materials, and other documents. * Assist with class preparation and coordinate seminars, workshops, meetings, and events. * Maintain faculty websites and coordinate travel arrangements and reimbursements. * Serve as a liaison among faculty, staff, students, University departments, and external partners. * Collaborate with the administrative team to provide exceptional service, share responsibilities, and ensure smooth daily operations. This is a full-time (39 hours/week), 10-month (employee will be off during the months of June and July) endowed position based in Ithaca, NY. This position follows a 4:1 campus-to-home hybrid work arrangement. However, the first 60-90 days will be fully on-site. This hybrid work arrangement is subject to change at any time. Typical work hours are 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am-4:30pm. About the Cornell Law School Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level.What We Need We are seeking a team member who brings a positive, collaborative approach and a strong commitment to service and professionalism. The ideal candidate is resourceful, solution-focused, and dedicated to supporting others and contributing to the team's success. Additionally, you will have: * An Associate's Degree, and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent combination. * The ability to work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting, handling multiple tasks with differing deadlines, and prioritizing work on projects happening simultaneously. * Excellent written and oral communication skills, along with organizational, planning, time management, and interpersonal skills. * Strong service orientation and attention to detail. * The ability to interact well with diverse populations. * Experience handling high volumes of work during peak periods. * Experience resolving problems, using sound judgment. * The ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, presentation, and electronic communications, and a willingness to learn new software as required. If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include: * Proficiency in word processing and event coordination. * Experience with Westlaw, Lexis Nexis, Concur, eShop, WordPress, Canvas, and Cornell procurement and accounting systems. A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position. Rewards and Benefits * This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Employees typically perform this role remotely 1 day per week and on-campus 4 days per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the hybrid work arrangement at any time. * This position is based in Ithaca, New York. E