Paralegal

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Are you looking to make a difference by improving the health of our patients? Here you will find an innovative culture that is patient-focused and dedicated to making a difference. We are committed to helping the population we serve, and our communities, achieve optimum health and enjoy the best quality of life possible.

The Paralegal provides advanced legal, claims, and operational support across multiple litigation and risk-related matters, serving as a key liaison between internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and insurance carriers. This role coordinates activities across professional liability, employment, and general liability cases, ensuring all pleadings, discovery materials, scheduling orders, document holds, and subpoenas are managed accurately and on schedule. The Paralegal oversees high-volume information intake, triages issues efficiently, and identifies when escalation is required.

The Paralegal prepares legal correspondence and other documents regarding litigation and legal matters involving the hospital, reviews documents in response to discovery requests and subpoenas, organizes, and maintains litigation files and pleadings, and compiles data from legal resources. Performs legal research and writing under the supervision of an attorney.

Job Responsibilities:

• Litigation & Dispute Management:
  Support litigation workflows, including the tracking and management of pleadings, discovery materials, scheduling orders, document holds, and subpoenas.
• Litigation & Dispute Management:
  Implement and maintain document preservation protocols to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
• Litigation & Dispute Management:
  Coordinate responses to subpoenas for testimony and document production, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Litigation & Dispute Management:
  Coordination and interaction with multiple outside counsel.

• Legal Operations:
  Assist Chief Legal Officer with respect to maintaining corporate records
• Legal Operations:
  Board and Board Committee support
• Legal Operations:
  Track and monitor legal projects and deliverables

• Claims Reporting & Insurance Coordination:
  Prepare and submit initial and follow-up notices to insurers across medical malpractice, employment practices liability, and general liability lines.
• Claims Reporting & Insurance Coordination:
  Maintain organized claims files, track reserves, and document ongoing developments.
• Claims Reporting & Insurance Coordination:
  Monitor deadlines and reporting requirements to ensure full compliance with carrier requests and policy conditions.

• Information Management & Communication:
  Manage high-volume information intake; perform triage, identify priority issues, and escalate when needed.
• Information Management & Communication:
  Draft concise and accurate summaries, letters, notices, and other written communications.
• Information Management & Communication:
  Serve as a communication point between internal departments, external parties, insurers, and outside counsel.
• Information Management & Communication:
  Handle sensitive clinical, employment, and privileged information with discretion and professionalism.

Education:

• 4 year/Bachelor's Degree (experience condiered) in lieu of eduction), required

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of Paralegal experience, preferably in a health system, hospital, required

Licensure/

Certifications:

• Paralegal Certificate, required

Skills:

• Reliability
• Attention to Detail
• Build Relationships
• Conflict Resolution
• Communication
• Reading/Writing/Comprehension
• Maintain Confidentiality
• Accountability

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking or standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Occasional reaching, standing, stooping, visual acuity (color, depth, perception), and walking
• Frequent typing/clerical/dexterity, repetitive motion, seeing/monitor/computer use, and talking
• Constant hearing

Working Conditions:

• Occasional…