Legal Specialist Senior

Elevance Health•St. Louis, MO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Specialist Senior is responsible for leading support staff and providing legal support services for multiple states, enterprise-wide functions ,and/or litigation through complex legal assignments and projects, which utilize a recognized area of specialization and knowledge specific to litigation and the company.

Requirements

Requires a High School diploma or equivalent and a Paralegal Certification or an AA/AS/BA/BS in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of legal or related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Litigation experience – responding to subpoenas and managing deadlines.
Expert level in Microsoft suite of products.
Extensive experience with Lexis Nexis or Westlaw and preferred experience with LLMs.

Responsibilities

Serves as a seasoned resource and may coach other support staff.
Prepares and evaluates legal documentation to resolve problems and responds to regulatory inquiries and investigations.
Conducts legal research and analysis and recommends appropriate course of action and next steps.
Performs fact checking, gathers documents, researches and responds to subpoenas, records requests, and various inquiries from internal and external sources, coordinates investigation and discovery activities.
Serves as a lead in the investigation and resolution of complex cases.
Monitors state and federal legislation affecting the corporation and implements recommendations relative to changes in regulations and laws.
Applies business knowledge and technical expertise to optimize solutions and improve practices.
Participates in the management of projects and may participate in negotiations and strategizing with business and staff.
Enters information into appropriate databases and/or other document management systems.