Credential Processing Assistant

JD Credential Processing Assistant

LSAC's mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission and supporting the learning journey from prelaw through practice.

Pay rate : $18 to $20 / hr, depending on experience

The JD Credential Processing Assistant will review transcripts for authenticity, scans, keys, modifies, and / or verifies academic record information from credentials information against applicant electronic files. They will assist as necessary with all aspects of JD Credential Processing work to meet company needs, including mentoring new or temporary staff, assisting with the processing of academic record forms and letters of recommendation as needed. They are responsible for all aspects of the processing of applicant fee waiver requests and appeals.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The individual employed in this position will be required to :

• Develop and maintain an understanding of all JD Credential Processing policies and procedures
• Process transcripts by opening mail, performing required visual edits for authenticity and legibility, scanning into an image storage database, and entering grades and credits electronically.
• Edit, update, change and / or correct information related to transcripts.
• Print correspondence related to transcript processing and prepare for mailing.
• Assist with answering questions for new hires and reviewing their work.
• Assist with the processing of the miscellaneous work of the group, as requested by the manager or coordinators, including the processing of letters of recommendation, academic record forms, fee waiver requests, fee waiver appeals, and user acceptance testing.
• Work with credential processing leads, coordinators, and managers as necessary to resolve issues that arise and seek advice from them as necessary.

Competencies

Qualifications

Education and Experience

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

This is a non-exempt, full-time (37.5 hours per week) position. The LSAC standard business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 : 30 a.m. - 4 : 45 p.m. ET. The position may require overtime or weekend work as needed.

This job operates in a remote and professional office environment. Whether remote or in-office, this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

There is no travel expected for this position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must regularly write, hear, speak, read, communicate effectively, and present materials.

Please note that this job description may not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Job responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Except as otherwise provided by law, all terms of employment are subject on an at-will basis and can change at any time.