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Primary Responsibilities
This role will be primarily responsible for supporting the Legal team in managing and processing all requests for assistance from multiple business stakeholders, pertaining to contracts, governance, healthcare regulatory, and litigation.
Essential Functions
• Contracts Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of contracts, including service agreements, vendor contracts, and confidentiality agreements.
• Corporate Governance: Assist with corporate governance matters, including preparing board meeting materials, maintaining corporate records, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Healthcare Compliance: Support the legal team in healthcare regulatory and compliance matters, including HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid regulations, and other healthcare-related legal issues. Prior healthcare experience highly desirable
• Litigation Support: Provide support in litigation matters, including managing discovery, drafting pleadings, and coordinating with outside counsel.
• Legal Research: Conduct legal research and provide summaries and recommendations to the legal team.
• Document Management: Maintain and organize legal documents and files, ensuring they are easily accessible and up-to-date.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with various departments, including HR, Finance, IT, Clinical, and Operations, to provide legal support and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Educational/Training Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required; Paralegal certification preferred.
Licensing Requirements
Paralegal certification not required but preferred
Experience Requirements
• Minimum of 5 years of paralegal experience, with a focus on contracts, corporate governance, healthcare, and litigation.
• Prior in-house experience is highly desirable.
• Prior healthcare experience desirable
• Strong understanding of healthcare regulations and compliance.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in legal research, CLM Software (Conga preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong preference for candidates located in Texas
