40 hours/week
Monday - Friday, 8 - 5 pm
Onsite
Summary:
The Paralegal provides high-level legal and administrative support to the Legal, Risk Management, and Compliance Department and is responsible for claim/litigation support. The Paralegal reports to the VP, Senior Associate Counsel and communicates with Hospital personnel, outside attorneys, and others regarding complex legal and compliance matters as assigned.
Responsibilities:
1. Works directly with in-house counsel to perform a broad range of litigation-related duties and responsibilities, including preparing litigation hold letters, drafting responses to written discovery requests, performing research, and monitoring litigation relevant to Children's and its affiliates.
2. Conducts legal research on a variety of matters including health care, pediatric, and employment matters.
3. Drafts, reviews, and edits a wide variety of legal documents including NDAs, employment agreements, and BAAs. Prepares contract termination letters as requested.
4. Manages the hospital's subpoenas process. Drafts various motions as required. Provides education to employees with respect to their subpoena obligations and assists in preparing employees to for court proceedings.
5. Serves as a liaison between in-house counsel and outside attorneys and agencies seeking information, documents, and/or testimony from Children's and its employees; gathers and produces documentation as required.
6. Assists the legal, compliance, and risk departments with research related to regulatory obligations. Prepares compliance summaries, training materials, and internal guidance documents.
7. Compiles and prepares certificates of insurance and claims histories for medical staff members and other certificates of insurance as appropriate.
8. Assists the VP, Senior Associate Counsel and Director Risk Management with claim management by giving notice to insurance carriers, ensuring receipt of coverage letters, providing regular and requested updates. Collaborates with insurance carriers for effective claim management.
9. Supports the Vice President of Compliance and Privacy Manager with investigations, audits, and other projects as assigned.
10. Completes special projects and other duties as assigned.
Other information:
Qualifications
1. Either a) Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 3 years of experiencing working as a paralegal in a law firm or in-house legal department, or (b) Associate's Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experiencing working as a paralegal in a law firm or in-house legal department. In-house legal department experience preferably in health care.
2. Paralegal Certificate is strongly preferred.
3. Experience working as a litigation paralegal is strongly preferred.
4. Strong understanding of legal concepts and processes. Understanding of healthcare law, including HIPAA, compliance, and risk management is a plus.
5. Excellent critical thinking and communication (written and verbal) skills are required.
6. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) programs is required. Experience with legal research, contract management, and matter management programs is preferred.
7. Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple deadlines.
8. Collaborative mindset and ability to communicate effectively with clinical and administrative staff.
9. Must have the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of professionalism.
Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite
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