What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Woods Services?
We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed, and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- PTO - Paid time off
- On-site medical center
- 403b retirement plan
- Continuing education programs
- Tuition-assisted program
- Career growth opportunities
- Competitive Salary
- Hybrid work schedule
Salary: Starting at $65000 / Annually – depending on education / experience / certification
Job Summary:
The Paralegal will perform a variety of tasks to support the SEVP/COLO and the two Assistant Vice Presidents, Legal and Associate Counsel (AVP), including organizing reviewing and drafting of commercial, government and employment agreements, maintaining and organizing files, conducting legal research, and drafting other legal documents.
Responsibilities
- Supports the SEVP/COLO and AVPs as directed.
- Helps prepare for trials and discovery by organizing documents and assisting with other tasks as required.
- Drafts for review corporate documents, trustee and Board meeting minutes and By-laws.
- Prepares affidavits, legal correspondence and other documents for attorney review.
- Organizes and maintains documents in paper and electronic filing systems.
- Gatherers and analyzes statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, documents and other data for use by the SEVP/COLO.
- Other duties as assigned by the SEVP/COLO, or designee.
Qualifications
- Experience in non-profit and health care work preferred and ability to work in electronic data bases and record keeping required.
- 5 years’ experience preferred and bachelor’s degree required.
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, and Word.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational skills required as well as the ability to multi-task, manage time sensitive documents and work in a fast-paced environment.
About Woods System of Care:
The Woods System of Care is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based nonprofit population health network providing life-long life-cycle innovative, comprehensive and integrated healthcare, long term services and supports, education, housing, day programs, behavioral health services including crisis intervention, homeless outreach, integrated case management/justice involved services, inpatient counseling, psychiatric services, and care coordination services for children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs. The Woods System of Care has revenue in excess of $400MM and employs more than 6,000 team members.
Salary : $65,000
