Senior Paralegal Corporate

About us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement.

We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

• Performs paralegal duties (corporate or litigation) independently with limited supervision by Deputy General Counsel.
• Duties include legal research, preparation of contracts, reviewing and preparing changes to transactional matters.
• Corporate
  -organizing corporate books, assisting with professional services agreements, preparing Business Associate Agreements, reviewing IT agreements, managed care agreements, EEOC correspondence, assisting with the Agreements with Referral Sources Committee, and assisting attorneys with guardian ships and involuntary commitments. The senior corporate paralegal will also work on special projects as assigned by an attorney.
• Litigation - review and summarization of litigation matters, investigation and preparation of discovery materials in litigation matters. Review, organize and maintain all correspondence, billing, email responses for all litigation matters. Coordinate and schedule depositions for employment, general liability, medical malpractice and fact witness matters. Place litigation holds on patient records for pending events, claims, lawsuits. Insurance Reporting for all reportable events, medical malpractice and employment matters.
  
  Review and disburse subpoenas for fact witness depositions, record requests, etc. Assist Claims Manager in prepping for coders and auditors, as well as in preparing for Committee meetings and any other duties as assigned.

5-6 years law firm or in-house experience

• Associates degree or Completion of Paralegal Certificate Program

Certified Paralegal (preferred)