Paralegal
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Paralegal supporting the Legal Department with drafting contracts and legal documents. Requires strong legal knowledge and excellent organizational skills in a remote role based in Florida.
Responsibilities:
- Provide support to the Legal Department in various legal matters
- Assist the Legal Department in drafting of contracts and other legal documents
- Perform research of legal information from readily available sources
- Act as a liaison between Legal Department, outside counsel, internal customers, and/or vendors
- Maintain confidentiality toward patients/families, colleagues, internal customers, and in sensitive situations
- Draft, prepare, and process correspondence, announcements, memos, reports, and spreadsheets
- Coordinate with organizational representatives and vendors to acquire necessary information for contracts and legal documents
- Review contracts and assist a supervising attorney in determining necessary provisions
- Manage contract management database and complete credentialing requests from managed care organizations
- Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in any field, plus not less than 6 months of in-house training as a paralegal
- A minimum of 3 years of law-related experience under the supervision of an attorney, including a minimum of 6 months of in-house training as a paralegal
- Successful completion of Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) examination of National Association of Legal Assistants
- Graduation from an American Bar Association (ABA) approved program of study for paralegals
- Graduation from a course of study for paralegals that is institutionally accredited but not ABA approved, and which requires not less than the equivalent of 60 semester hours of classroom study
- Graduation from a course of study for paralegals, other than those set forth above, plus a minimum of 6 months of in-house training as a paralegal
- Must be a notary public or be eligible for appointment as a notary public
- Knowledge of legal terminology; legal forms and documents; court systems and filing requirements; business English, spelling, grammar and punctuation; modern legal office practices, procedures and equipment
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures in the fields of contracts, leases and real estate title work
- Ability to perform legal research using reference materials generally available within a law library and/or electronic research tools
- Ability to analyze and review contracts and other legal documents and assist an attorney in determining whether the necessary provisions are contained therein
- Expert working knowledge of a variety of software programs, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Well-developed time management and organizational skills with the ability to organize and prioritize workload and manage multiple priorities simultaneously in an effective manner
- Ability to work effectively and professionally with attorneys, other paralegals, secretaries, clients and outside organizations
Benefits:
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Participation in community and professional organizations
- Support for research and educational activities



















