Paralegal Specialist

Job Title: Paralegal

We are seeking a highly skilled Paralegal to join our team at Omni Inclusive. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal support to our commercial sales and service teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support commercial sales and service teams with legal review of customer terms, bid tender submissions, HIPAA Business Associate Agreements, and customer disputes.
• Draft commercial sales and services agreements with customers, including revisions to customer terms and conditions.
• Train commercial sales and service teams on "battle of the forms" process, term interpretation, and drafting agreements.
• Draft standard agreements, such as confidential disclosure, material transfer, evaluation, and professional services agreements.
• Engage with external customers and their legal representatives regarding contract terms.
• Provide guidance and perform legal research as required.
• Maintain a library of forms and resources.
• Drive improvements in paralegal process and identify opportunities that impact turnaround times and revenue.

Requirements:

• Familiarity with anti-kickback, HIPAA, and medical device industry.
• Ability to work closely with business units while maintaining independent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to apply analytical skills to interpret data and use independent judgment and discretion in developing solutions to address a variety of issues regarding contracts and related problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Ability to quickly acquire knowledge of new business activities or issues.
• Ability to adjust to changing job requirements and priorities in order to meet dynamic needs and workflow.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work with outside counsel and to interact with senior management.
• Must demonstrate a high degree of organizational skills and professionalism.
• Strong presentation and written and verbal communication skills; strong project management skills.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS from an accredited college or university, a paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited school (or any equivalent combination of related experience, training, and/or education), plus five or more years of experience as a paralegal which should preferably be in-house for a corporation.

Language Ability:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Computer Skills:

• MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the Internet.
• Candidates should possess a strong computer software background and be comfortable gaining proficiency quickly as the department utilizes various third-party software applications.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Paralegal Certificate, CLA/CP Certification, or equivalent paralegal experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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