Senior Paralegal, Contracting

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides assistance and support to the legal department in its contracting efforts, including drafting, reviewing, revising, managing contracts, and processing signatures. Works independently with internal clients to interpret contracting policies and procedures. Navigates contract management systems and processes, keeps contract status current, and uses and maintains contracting templates. Supports multiple legal department members involved in contracting. Reviews contractual documents to answer non-complex legal questions and summarize contractual terms. Ensures contracting complies with Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and practices, and provides cross-coverage for other legal department functions. Performs the role remotely and on-site according to legal department needs. This is a hybrid remote position and the employee must be based in Washington state.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least five years of experience reviewing, drafting, and managing contracts.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certification from an ABA-approved paralegal program.
In-house experience.
Familiarity with hospital or health system operations and related contracting.
Experience reviewing and managing facilities, real estate, and construction contracts.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, revise, and manage contracts, and process signatures.
Work independently with internal clients to interpret contracting policies and procedures.
Navigate contract management systems and processes and keep contract status up to date.
Use and maintain contracting templates.
Support multiple legal department members involved in contracting efforts.
Review contractual documents to answer non-complex legal questions and provide summaries of contractual terms.
Ensure contracting compliance with Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and practices.
Provide cross-coverage for other legal department functions.
Work remotely and on-site based on legal department needs.