Medicaid Paralegal​/Administrative Assistant

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organized person to join our team as a Medicaid Paralegal and Administrative Assistant.

• Respond to telephone and email inquiries from potential, current, and former clients.
• Provide a warm and professional greeting to clients and others who enter the office.
• Schedule and confirm appointments for attorneys, clients, and other staff.
• Maintain the firm’s calendar of appointments.
• Prepare mailings and cover letters to clients as directed by attorneys.
• Maintain office supplies and order new supplies when stocks are low.
• Engage with and price appropriate vendors to provide supplies and law firm services.
• Ensure that the reception area and conference room are orderly, and that client’s documents are scanned and filed (with assistance from paralegals).
• Review and distribute incoming mail.
• Preparation of Community and Institutional Medicaid applications from start to finish.

The position requires experience in the preparation of Institutional and Community Medicaid applications, including financial accounting, asset tracking and the establishment of pooled income trusts. Analysis of financial records for verification of income, identification of additional accounts, analysis of gifting or theft. Knowledge of Medicaid rules and regulations is a must.