Legal Administrator to CEA General Counsel

Colorado Education Association 

Vacancy Announcement 

Confidential Staff – Legal Administrator 

Posting Date: January 14, 2025 

Closing Date: February 3, 2025 (5:00 p.m. MST) 

Anticipated Starting Date: ASAP 

The Colorado Education Association (CEA) is seeking qualified candidates who are passionate about helping elevate educator voices to improve working and learning conditions for educators and students. The Legal Administrator will provide support to the CEA Legal Program and General Counsel.  

CEA is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage people of color, women, individuals who identify as LGBTQ , or gender non-conforming, people living with disabilities, veterans, and bilingual people to apply for open external positions at CEA.  

Qualifications Required  

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Paralegal certification.  
• A minimum of five years of experience as a paralegal and/or legal administrator in a small law firm environment.  
• Experience with budget monitoring, legal billing systems and processing insurance claims, record keeping, and maintaining confidential documents.  
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.  
• Ability to compile and organize complex data and information.  
• Proven experience with Microsoft 365, Google Suite; advanced Excel a plus.  
• Ability to work in a team environment.  
• Ability to complete multiple projects with shifting priorities and to meet deadlines under pressure. 
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.  
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours on an occasional basis.  
• Knowledge of unions, nonprofit corporations, or other membership-based organizations.  
• Experience drafting corporate and other legal documents.  
• Experience with legal research using Lexis-Nexis.  
• Detailed oriented and a record of accuracy in all work performed.  
• Working effectively and efficiently under high-pressure situations.  
• An understanding about issues related to systemic racism and social justice and a commitment to learn more.   
• Willingness to travel to out-of-state conferences.  

Responsibilities – General 

• Assist General Counsel with overseeing CEA’s Legal Services Department program. 
• Maintain and process staff attorneys’ time and expenses into Passport and transmit data monthly to the National Education Association to effect funding reimbursement.  
• Reconciliation of all time entries and reimbursements for auditing purposes. 
• Process insurance claims with the National Education Association Educators Employment Liability Insurance plan. 
• Prepare for, and participate in, the National Education Association audits.  
• Process yearly renewal of the National Education Association contract.  
• Update and maintain Attorney Referral Program roster. Recruit and work with the National Education Association to process new attorney requests.  
• Prepare correspondence, minutes, memorandums, and reports.  
• Conduct legal research and draft meeting agendas, confidential communications, legal memorandums, and corporate documents assigned by the General Counsel.  
• Maintain confidential Association documents and communications.  
• Prepare pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, including basic graphics layout.  
• Maintain calendar, schedule meetings and handle travel arrangements for General Counsel.  
• Communicate with public, private, and governmental agencies.  
• Respond to member, local and state leader, and field staff inquiries and requests as appropriate.  
• Support staff attorneys and paralegals on an as needed basis.  
• Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel.