Paralegal

Job Description

Supports the legal counsel in litigation research, discovery, and preparation of legal documents for various legal matters.

Job Responsibility

• Prepares exhibits for various proceedings. 
• Collaborates with departments throughout to obtain necessary information relevant to each case.
• Researches case law, codes, decisions, legal articles, and public records to determine causes of action and to prepare for various cases.
• Assists with discovery, investigation, and research among other activities.
• Conducts the initial interview to obtain information about the problem at hand. 
• Prepares legal documents (i.e. affiliation and transfer agreements, petitions, order to show cause, physician employment agreements, etc.) for review by counsel.
• Collaborates with in-house counsel to maintain current Medical Staff Bylaws for the hospitals.
• Develops and maintains departmental databases for tracking / monitoring information (i.e. labor and employment actions, vendor contracts, physician employment agreements, legal fees, file index, etc.).
• Maintains department’s law library, ensuring legal volumes and online resource access are current and up-to-date.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Preferred:

• Paralegal certificate

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).