Paralegal

Scottish Rite for Children • Dallas, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves working closely with the Scottish Rite legal team to provide high-quality, professional service to Scottish Rite management. The role requires drafting, reviewing, and analyzing various legal documents, performing legal research on a wide range of healthcare, compliance, HIPAA, risk management, estate law, licensing, general corporate, and litigation issues under the guidance of counsel. The paralegal will also assist counsel with contract review and revision, maintain strict confidentiality of patient and institutional information, and support the contract management process from intake to execution. Additionally, the role involves assisting the Director of Compliance with administrative processes related to the Compliance Work Plan, auditing, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in Paralegal Studies with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or five years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Organized, detail oriented, and able to multi-task.
• Excellent communication and organization abilities.
• Strong research and report-generating skills.
• Experience in using legal database software.
• Ability to read and comprehend legal documents, statutes, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Excellent writing skills and oral communication capabilities, and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain good communications, including presenting information and responding to questions with internal clients and third parties.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and otherwise computer literate.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working in a team-centric environment.

Nice To Haves

• In-house experience within a health care setting is preferred.
• Industry-recognized certification from organizations such as NALA or AACP desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Scottish Rite legal team in delivering high quality and professional service to Scottish Rite management.
• Draft, review, and analyze various legal documents.
• Under the guidance of counsel, perform legal research and compile data on a wide variety of health care, compliance, HIPAA, risk management, estate law, licensing, general corporate, and litigation issues.
• Assist counsel with the review and revision of contracts and other documents for organization and accuracy.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all patient and institutional information.
• Assist with contract management process for hospital, from intake through execution.
• Assist the Director of Compliance with Compliance and HIPAA administration processes relating to the Compliance Work Plan, auditing and reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree