Paralegal
About The Position
The Paralegal will work in Atlas Healthcare Partners’ Compliance Department and support and coordinate 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, legal records, and project information in applicable systems; coordinates legal workflows and deadlines; and prepares and reviews legal documents using approved templates under attorney supervision. The position also assists with contracting policies and procedures, transaction closings, corporate records, and information and reports for executive- and board-level meetings. The role requires a strong understanding of legal workflows in a corporate healthcare environment, including legal operations, corporate governance, entity management, recordkeeping, and SEC-related reporting. It involves managing multiple systems, competing demands, and deadlines, and exercising sound judgment, attention to detail, and discretion while serving internal and external stakeholders. The position works in a typical office environment, with extensive sitting and periodic standing and walking. It may require lifting up to 20 pounds and travel to various locations.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in paralegal studies or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- At least 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.
- Strong understanding of legal workflows in a corporate healthcare environment, including legal operations, corporate governance, entity management, recordkeeping, and SEC-related reporting.
- Working knowledge of contract development and administration.
- Ability to navigate multiple systems and manage competing demands and deadlines.
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, and discretion.
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 the appropriate business function for subpoenas, garnishments, demand letters, and other legal requests.
- Coordinate responses to requests for information, records, and other documents received 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 contract management, entity management, and legal matter tracking databases.
- Complete special projects and other duties as requested.
- Perform functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
- Provide customers with excellent service by consistently demonstrating the company’s core and leader behaviors.
Benefits
- Industry-leading health and dental benefits.
- Matching retirement package.
- Workplace that encourages professional growth and advancement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
