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L.A. Care Health Plan · 1 day ago

Paralegal II

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$61K/yr - $91K/yr

2+ years exp

L.A. Care Health Plan is the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, providing health coverage to low-income Los Angeles County residents. The Paralegal II provides support on a wide variety of legal matters including litigation, transactional matters, and regulatory matters, while conducting research and preparing legal documents.

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Hiring Manager

Jude LeMaire

Responsibilities

Research, monitor, update, and maintain current knowledge of developments in federal and state legislation, rules, regulations, and industry guidelines

Perform factual investigation and research

Analyze data, write reports and other documents as requested

Prepare and maintain legal and regulatory documentation pertinent to L.A. Care's organizational documents, including but not limited to managed care licensure; ensure timely preparation and submission of all documents required to maintain such licensure

Facilitate policy and procedure review to maintain compliance with regulatory agencies

Draft and file regulatory documents

Prepare legal documents for review, approval, and use by attorneys, as requested

Prepare, review, proofread, compile, and summarize a variety of legal correspondence, documents and other legal matters related to the normal functioning of the department and/or other ongoing administration of existing cases or orders

Organize, maintain, and update departmental logs and files, using department approved technology platform/software/application

Provide administrative assistance as needed ranging from taking messages to drafting, correspondence, scheduling meetings, typing, scanning, uploading documents and participating in projects as requested

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Paralegal certificationLegal technology proficiencyRegulatory knowledgeAttention to detailCommunication skillsMulti-tasking abilitiesOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Paralegal certification from ABA accredited paralegal program

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum of 2 years of paralegal experience in a health plan or healthcare organization, law firm, handling complex assignments relating to regulatory, public law or health care issues; litigation support on cases relating to employment, business and/or health care matters OR minimum of 4 years of experience and working knowledge of public agencies regulatory requirements e.g., Brown Act, California Public Records Act, Form 700s, Conflicts Laws, Knox Keene Act, Health Care Privacy (HIPAA, CMIA), CMS and DHCS etc.; and health care organizations e.g. physician groups, hospitals, health plans etc

Experience in a fast-paced complex office setting, working with multiple priorities under deadline pressures

Knowledgeable in the use of legal technology and other related research platforms

Attention to detail, accuracy in document preparation and review, and strong organizational skills

Must be strongly proficient in the use of computers (desktop/laptop) and supporting operating system (OS)

Excellent interpersonal skills. Works as part of a team and is highly collaborative

Excellent communication and writing skills

Must be proactive and accountable. A self-starter with multi-tasking abilities