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Benchmark Senior Living · 13 hours ago

Legal Assistant

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to providing caring and dedicated service to seniors. The Legal Assistant will support the Legal Department by handling calls, assessing legal matters, and interacting with various stakeholders to ensure compliance and efficient operations.

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Responsibilities

Oversees the templates of all residency agreements for the company’s Assisted Living Residences, Nursing Homes and CCRCs

Updates and maintains Disclosure Statements for CCRCs and ALRs, as required under regulations or if other changes arise

Responds to queries regarding requests for copies of medical records. Reviews records for any privileged information and accuracy

Assists in-house counsel with development of training tools and resources on legal topics, as well as conducts training on various topics (for example, basics of Residency Agreements, HIPAA, and other compliance matters)

Prepares and maintains contract templates between company entities and frequently used vendors and third parties

Assists with transaction due diligence, as needed

Works with attorneys and outside counsel to assist with lawsuits and subpoenas, by managing document production and other discovery matters

Oversees logistics for legal holds related to potential and actual litigation

Performs administrative duties and support in maintaining/updating the litigation tracking tool and claim files

Monitors communications with corporate registered agent and update filings

Performs additional duties as assigned

Qualification

Legal office experienceContract managementCompliance knowledgeMicrosoft WordExcelAdobeSharePointSelf-starterInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

Experience working in a legal office or with regulatory agencies

Demonstrates computer literacy and familiarity with a variety of office software, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation software including Excel, Adobe, SharePoint and Microsoft Word

Must be a self-starter who is also willing to take on more responsibility as requested, and be able to interact on a frequent basis with multiple disciplines across the organization