We are hiring for Paralegal Role!.

Our Major Healthcare Client is looking for Paralegal Role in Baton Rouge Louisiana 70809 for a 6 months contract.

Please let me know if you are interested or anyone who might be interested.

Job Details:

Client: Major Healthcare Client

Duration: 6 months

Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana 70809

Title: Paralegal

Pay Rate: $30.00 - $35.00/ Hr W2 (some flexibility)

Job Profile Summary

This position is responsible for providing legal services for inhouse Litigation Counsel, managing subpoena case files, and responding to formal requests for Company records.

Job Description

This position is responsible for providing legal support for inhouse Litigation Counsel.

Responsibilities primarily consist of activities associated with evaluating subpoenas and requests for Company records by applying relevant privacy law to those requests, gathering records from various departments and corporate document repositories, and drafting appropriate responses.

Other responsibilities may include litigation or arbitration related tasks on legal case files.

NATURE AND SCOPE

• Necessary Contacts: In order to effectively fulfill this position the incumbent must be in contact with: Employees of the company (which include Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Client and its subsidiaries, HMO Louisiana, Inc., and Southern National Life Insurance Company, Inc.), , providers, subscribers, counsel for providers and subscribers, and various courts and administrative agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Certificate of Completion from a Paralegal Studies Program or an unlicensed Juris Doctorate with no record of bar discipline is required

Work Experience

• 2 years of paralegal experience required

• Health insurance knowledge or experience in the insurance litigation field preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of the legal process with the ability to analyze and interpret legal documentation and how it relates to and affects the company.

Experience with drafting and responding to discovery requests, including records subpoenas, preferred

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, exquisite precise attention to detail, analytical abilities, effective grammar and human relations skills, and the ability to work independently are required.

• Computer skills, including experience in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.) and eDiscovery software.

Licenses and Certifications

• National Certification for Paralegal Assistants is preferred

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Researches and analyzes record requests from third parties, to determine validity of inquiry and prepare initial draft of appropriate response with guidance from management.

• Reads, reviews, understands, organizes, redacts, and produces records in response to requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations.

• Researches corporate systems and document repositories to locate relevant information and documents responsive to request

• Maintains case files, charts, databases, and tables to track pertinent operational and legal information related to assigned matters, and to ensure accurate and efficient information retrieval of documents/data as well as timely completion of case related activities.

• Calculates and calendars court deadlines; monitors all due dates to ensure all response deadlines are timely met, keeps current with changes in court rules and filing procedures

• Communicates with requestor and internal personnel to facilitate progress of response to request.

• Keeps abreast of internal and external legal, technological, and regulatory developments related to work responsibilities to provide the company with the best professional assistance.

• Assists, as needed and assigned, with other Litigation matters.