Paralegal - Health Law

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Paralegal - Health Law
Duties: The candidate obtains, reviews, and analyzes documents, including medical records and financial records, tax and employment records, or any other relevant information. Assist with healthcare licensing, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, corporate formation, fed and state tax, and change of ownership for healthcare clients. Submit and track Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Responsible for revising organizational charts, bylaws, and other corporate documents, as well as, preparing licensure and certification applications. Assist with trial preparation, hearings, depositions, and other proceedings. Coordinates with support services and clients, opposing law firms, and courts. Researches and analyzes case issues, including medical research of facts, medical articles, and expert articles. Communicates issues with experts, and investigates and analysis of expert qualifications and experience, including prior transcripts, testimony, and articles. Accurately and completely record billable time spent and tasks performed in accordance with firm policy and client-imposed billing protocols; enter and release time promptly in compliance with the firm’s announced deadlines.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: The candidate should have Bachelor's Degree preferred. Paralegal Certificate preferred. 5+ years of experience as a Healthcare paralegal. Multi-state experience preferred. Experience with state healthcare facility licensing. Experience with Medicare and Medicaid enrollment. Knowledge of court and agency procedures and rules. Knowledge of document review/hosting databases; PACER; CompuLaw; Lexis/Nexis; Westlaw; Microsoft Word; Outlook; Excel; and PowerPoint. Ability to prioritize and organize assignments, work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Company info

Hiring Coordinator
Duane Morris LLP.
190 South LaSalle Street
Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60603-3433