Paralegal

Clearwater Living • Newport Beach, CA

8d • $90,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Clearwater Living is seeking a Paralegal to support entity management, regulatory compliance, and operations. The role uses experience with senior living licensing regulations, contract management, and legal processes to keep community licenses current, contracts organized, and legal entity records maintained. The position is based on the West Coast and requires minimal travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work according to timelines and task importance, and follow assignments through to completion.
• Confidentiality and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff and outside contacts, including legal counsel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in senior living, healthcare, long-term care, or a regulated industry is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review vendor contracts for internal compliance, including insurance limits, and finalize them for execution.
• Maintain centralized records of contracts, renewals, certificates of insurance, and executed agreements.
• Support annual insurance renewals and required applications.
• Prepare and submit state license applications for initial licensure and operator or manager changes, and complete agency follow-up requests.
• Manage community operating licenses, permits, and business licenses, and maintain a master licensing list.
• Support legal entity formation and changes, and manage entities and organizational structures.
• Support risk management through resident and team member incident report reviews, internal investigations, and related initiatives.
• Help monitor regulations affecting senior living operations.
• Administer fleet management, including licensing and insurance requirements.
• Provide regulatory licenses, surveys, related documents, contracts, and contract schedules for due diligence and transitions involving acquisitions, dispositions, management transitions, loan acquisitions, or refinancing.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $90,000 to $100,000 per year, plus bonus opportunities.
• Meaningful work impacting the lives of seniors and their families.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment focused on personal and professional growth.
• Excellent benefits.
• 401(k) with generous company match.
• Paid vacation and sick days.
• Culture of people first and service always.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time