Chapters Health System

Staff Attorney

Chapters Health System

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $26 - $39 per hour

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Drafts, prepares, and processes correspondence, announcements, memos, reports, and spreadsheets.
  • Coordinates with Organization departmental representatives and vendors to acquire background and preliminary information necessary for contracts and other legal documents; review certain contracts and other legal documents and assist an attorney in determining whether necessary provisions are contained therein.
  • Utilizes technical information to make an independent decision and recommendation to the supervising attorney.
  • Discusses agreement matters with appropriate Organization representatives, managers and/or vendors.
  • Functions as a liaison between in-house counsel, outside counsel and internal and external customers in a variety of activities, actions and projects.
  • Meets regularly with in-house counsel to discuss current matters and projects.
  • Analyzes and tabulates data.
  • Manages and maintains contract management database.
  • Manages and completes credentialing requests from managed care organizations.
  • Maintains professional growth and development, and professional certifications, if applicable, through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Must meet, at least, one of the following 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.
  • Adheres to the general principles of proper conduct as defined by the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. as adopted by the National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc.
  • Ability to work effectively and professionally with attorneys, other paralegals, secretaries, clients and outside organizations
Benefits
  • Comply with all state, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.
  • Comply with Company policies, procedures and standard practices.
  • Observe the Company's health, safety and security practices.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within the Company.
  • Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner.
  • Promote the Company through participation in community and professional organizations.
  • Participate proactively in improving performance at the organizational, departmental and individual levels.
  • Improve own professional knowledge and skill level.
  • Advance electronic media skills.
  • Support Company research and educational activities.
  • Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally.
  • Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate for the position.
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)notary public