What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Libra Solutions?
We are seeking an experienced paralegal with experience working in a corporate environment to join our dynamic legal team. Familiarity with personal injury and/or insurance defense litigation is a plus. The qualified candidate will assist with statutory and regulatory research, drafting correspondence, assisting with legal compliance, and managing contracts. The qualified candidate must be able to work autonomously with light direction. This position will be based out of our Rosemont, IL office but can work primarily remotely with visits to the office a few times per month.
Position Responsibilities:
When life gets hard, we make it easier! Libra Solutions helps overcome the burdens created by slow-moving legal processes. Combining technical innovation and financial strength, we help speed cumbersome workflows and ease financial barriers for our customers. And our companies are leaders in their industries! Oasis Financial is the largest and most recognized national brand in consumer legal funding. Oasis helps consumers awaiting legal settlements to move forward with their lives. We also provide medical lien funding through MoveDocs – a cloud-based fintech company designed to be an end-to-end solution for personal injury law firms to help uninsured and under-insured patients gain access to healthcare they need but cannot afford. We are proud of our mission and passionate about applying technology to the challenge of making healthcare more accessible. We also are the leading inheritance funding provider through Probate Advance, helping heirs access their inheritance immediately, without the lengthy process of probate.
Together, under the Libra Solutions banner, we have relationships with over 40,000 attorneys and over 7,000 healthcare providers nationwide, which gives us an amazing platform to service our customers. The combination of our footprints, relationships, technology, and funding power solidifies our combined companies as the premier leaders in medical lien, inheritance and pre-settlement funding and servicing. #LI-LD1
Position Responsibilities:
- Conducts statutory and regulatory research
- Assists with regulatory compliance projects and calendar management
- Drafts and updates legal forms and documents
- Handles business registration and other filings, and requests for certified records from government entities
- Responsible for contract management and Docusign account management
- Manages complaint log and response deadlines, researches, and prepares first draft of complaint responses
- Maintains and organizes the legal and regulatory compliance department files (contracts, research files, etc.)
- Assists with trademark monitoring, management, and policing
- Manages registered agent relationship and serves as primary liaison with said RAs
- Assists with privacy policy compliance
- Drafts legal notices, correspondence, memos, and other documents as necessary
- Prepares responsive documents to discovery requests, subpoenas (including supporting Servicing Attorney), exam and audit requests, requests for production and supporting affidavits, and other document production obligations (including managing de-identification and/or redaction of records)
- Assists with miscellaneous duties including proofreading, and compiling data
- Handles special projects as assigned
- 3-5 years of relevant experience with an in-house law department or with a law firm required
- Familiarity with personal injury and/or insurance defense litigation a plus
- Paralegal certification a plus
- B.A. or Associates Degree a plus
- Ability to review and assess contracts, complaints, and other legal documents
- General knowledge of relevant state and federal law of civil procedure and privacy law
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent client/customer interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to learn and follow existing and new processes and procedures
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects and deadlines in fast-paced environment where time management and flexibility is key
- Libra Solutions offers competitive compensation, and benefits that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans, plus 401(k) with company match, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.
When life gets hard, we make it easier! Libra Solutions helps overcome the burdens created by slow-moving legal processes. Combining technical innovation and financial strength, we help speed cumbersome workflows and ease financial barriers for our customers. And our companies are leaders in their industries! Oasis Financial is the largest and most recognized national brand in consumer legal funding. Oasis helps consumers awaiting legal settlements to move forward with their lives. We also provide medical lien funding through MoveDocs – a cloud-based fintech company designed to be an end-to-end solution for personal injury law firms to help uninsured and under-insured patients gain access to healthcare they need but cannot afford. We are proud of our mission and passionate about applying technology to the challenge of making healthcare more accessible. We also are the leading inheritance funding provider through Probate Advance, helping heirs access their inheritance immediately, without the lengthy process of probate.
Together, under the Libra Solutions banner, we have relationships with over 40,000 attorneys and over 7,000 healthcare providers nationwide, which gives us an amazing platform to service our customers. The combination of our footprints, relationships, technology, and funding power solidifies our combined companies as the premier leaders in medical lien, inheritance and pre-settlement funding and servicing. #LI-LD1
