Administrative Assistant - Knudson School of Law

at  South Dakota Board of Regents

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION AND CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS

The mission of the Knudson School of Law is to prepare the lawyers and judges who will administer the federal, state, and American Indian tribal justice systems in South Dakota and to provide a legal education to South Dakota residents, along with nonresidents who choose to attend the Knudson School of Law, which will serve as a solid foundation for the practice of law or other professional careers anywhere in the world.
The Knudson School of Law does this by providing a doctrinal and humanistic education, supplemented by skills and technical training, in which classroom study and practice skills are of complementary value. As a state-supported public institution and the only law school in South Dakota, the school has a special obligation to provide a basic law degree program of high-quality professional graduate level education in order to produce a sufficient supply of lawyers to meet the current and future needs of South Dakota and to afford qualified South Dakota citizens the opportunity to enter the practice of law in any state.
The Knudson School of Law has a special obligation to engage in scholarly legal research and service in order to meet community, tribal, state, national, and international needs, to support instruction, to expand knowledge of the law, and to improve the legal infrastructure for the pursuit of justice.
All offers of employment are contingent on the favorable results of a background check.
The University of South Dakota is located in the southeastern corner of the state in Vermillion, a community of more than 10,000 people. Vermillion is located within an hour’s drive of the larger cities of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa.
Diversity and inclusiveness are values that are embraced and practiced at the University of South Dakota. Candidates who support these values are encouraged to apply.

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