Litigation Paralegal

Eye Care Partners Career•Ballwin, MO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

EyeCare Partners is the nation’s leading provider of clinically integrated eye care. Our national network of over 300 ophthalmologists and 700 optometrists provides a lifetime of care to our patients with a mission to enhance vision, advance eye care and improve lives. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, over 650 ECP-affiliated practice locations provide care in 18 states and 80 markets, providing services that span the eye care continuum. For more information, visit www.eyecare-partners.com . Hybrid position We are looking for a litigation paralegal to join EyeCare Partners’ growing legal department. The ideal candidate enjoys working with people and independently managing projects and day-to-day tasks and has experience in an in-house legal department, preferably with a background in dispute resolution, litigation, and/or healthcare.

Requirements

Ability to prioritize work tasks to provide high-quality work product to meet internal and external deadlines
Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities
Ability to learn new areas quickly, take ownership of projects and work independently
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, and ability to execute despite ambiguity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, teamwork abilities, attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Strong proficiency working with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word and Excel), SmartSheets and Adobe Acrobat; and agility to learn new software as needed
Associate degree required, paralegal certificate preferred.
Five (5) or more years of relevant experience as a paralegal for a law firm or in-house legal department preferred
Experience in case-heavy litigation support and claims management strongly preferred
This position is an individual contributor with no direct reports.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a healthcare space preferred
Notary Public desired.

Responsibilities

Developing an in-depth understanding of ECP’s business units and insurance policies
Coordinate claims reporting and monitoring with carriers
Conduct legal research and factual investigations and respond to internal inquiries regarding patient complaints, requests, and issues
Collect incident information and provide guidance and direction to practice staff and doctors as well as senior management on incident-related matters
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Responding to medical grievances from various state and governmental authorities (e.g., Attorney General Consumer Complaints, Payor Standard of Care Inquiries, State Medical Boards, Better Business Bureau, etc.)
Review and revise draft answers, discovery requests, responses to discovery, basic motions and similar pleadings, under the direction of an attorney
Perform administrative duties including, coordinating litigation support functions, managing case dockets, documents and files
Managing subpoena and discovery responses, as well as coordinating provider appearances and affidavits in lieu of appearances as appropriate
Independently analyzing and responding appropriately to escalated third party requests for medical records with support and guidance from attorneys as necessary