Paralegal

Atlas Healthcare Partners•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Paralegal is part of the Compliance Department at Atlas Healthcare Partners and supports and coordinates legal services for Atlas and the ambulatory surgery centers it manages. The role gathers, prepares, organizes, and summarizes materials for business leaders, outside counsel, and Atlas leadership. It supports legal and corporate governance initiatives, maintains contracts and legal records in applicable systems, coordinates legal workflows and deadlines, and prepares and reviews legal documents using approved templates under attorney supervision. The position supports corporate governance, entity management, transactions, and legal operations, including transaction closings and preparation of information and reports for executive and board-level meetings. It requires a strong understanding of legal workflows in a corporate healthcare environment, sound judgment, attention to detail, discretion, and the ability to manage competing demands while providing service to internal and external stakeholders. The position may require travel to various locations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in paralegal studies or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Minimum of five years of experience in a corporate legal department or law firm.
Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
Ability to manage multiple matters, deadlines, systems, and stakeholder requests.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when handling sensitive legal and business information.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Paralegal certification.
Experience using a contract lifecycle, entity, or legal matter management system.
Experience supporting corporate governance, healthcare transactions, or a corporate legal department.

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and revise confidentiality agreements and other approved contract templates under attorney supervision.
Prepare and post journal entries in accordance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
Draft and review agreements, amendments, notices, resolutions, consents, and other legal documents using approved forms and escalation standards.
Assist with corporate governance and entity management, including formations, dissolutions, foreign registrations, annual reports, registered-agent changes, organizational documents, ownership schedules, and related filings.
Maintain corporate records, minute books, closing binders, capitalization records, and ownership documentation for Atlas, joint ventures, and supported surgery centers.
Support mergers, acquisitions, syndications, ownership transfers, financing matters, and development transactions, including due diligence, signature packages, closing checklists, and post-closing deliverables.
Provide legal support and coordinate with Atlas leadership, internal departments, outside counsel, vendors, and Atlas business partners.
Coordinate intake, preservation, response, and escalation with counsel and appropriate business functions for subpoenas, garnishments, demand letters, and other legal requests.
Coordinate responses to requests for information, records, and other documents from internal or external parties.
Assist with transactions and maintenance of corporate records.
Conduct legal and regulatory research and prepare related summaries, memoranda, and draft communications as requested.
Maintain and update databases used for contract management, entity management, and tracking legal matters.
Complete special projects and other duties as requested.
Perform work according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide customers with excellent service by consistently demonstrating the organization’s core and leader behaviors.