Legal Operations Specialist
About The Position
The Legal Operations Specialist will work within the Legal Affairs department of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS) and encompasses a wide range of responsibilities focused on maintaining efficient legal operations and providing support for administrative matters. This position will have a key role in supporting various internal processes, including, but not limited, to contract management, invoice management, claims management and legal matter management. This individual will play a pivotal role in tracking law firm billing, ensuring accurate record retention, project management, and optimizing legal department resources. This role requires a high level of organization, attention to detail, a steadfast positive attitude and motivation to gain experience in an in-house legal department setting.
Requirements
- Require a minimum of two (2) years of experience within an in-house legal department, law firm, or comparable experience in another support services department.
- Require a bachelor's degree. Additional relevant experience will be considered on a year-for-year basis in lieu of degree requirement.
Nice To Haves
- Prefer prior experience or specific knowledge of legal systems and technology, as well as familiarity with non-disclosure agreements.
- Prefer highly proficient using MSOffice (Outlook, Word, Excel) with the demonstrated ability to learn and use new computer software and systems.
- Prefer the understanding of and experience with claims, risk management, and/or litigation processes.
- Prefer knowledge of legal terminology and experience with drafting documents.
- Prefer demonstrated expertise in creating and maintaining documents and formatting, inputting, proof-reading, editing, retrieving, and copying same.
- Prefer excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Prefer excellent time management skills and attention to detail, with a high degree of accuracy and success in delivering to key deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining efficient legal operations
- Providing support for administrative matters
- Supporting various internal processes, including, but not limited, to contract management, invoice management, claims management and legal matter management
- Tracking law firm billing
- Ensuring accurate record retention
- Project management
- Optimizing legal department resources
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
- Life Insurance
- Competitive rates
- Bonuses offered
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
- Sarasota Campus for now - Discounted Child Care & Before and After School Program and Summer Camp!
- Bereavement Leave
- Free Parking
- On Campus Dining w/ a 10% discount
- Credit Union w/ teller machines on campus
- Direct Deposit
- Free Wellness Screening
- Free confidential counseling services
- Employee Discount Programs
- Recognition Programs
- Referral Programs
- Tremendous growth opportunities for hard workers!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
