Senior Legal Assistant

Job DescriptionGrady Health System offers many career paths for General Counsel. Whether you have many years of experience or are in the early stages on your career, you can find a rewarding position at Grady!Job SummaryT he Senior Legal Ass i stant assists the Exec u tive Vice President General Counsel, Executive Director Lega l Operations, and four(4)SeniorAssocia t eGene r al Counselsina ll legaladm i nistrationmatters involving t he Co r poratio n . Coordinates allthird partyinterviews andschedu l es depositions involving physicians, nurses and otherpersonnelof theCorpora t ion. Serves as t he l iaisonfo r theprocess of request forinformation, subpoenas andassistingwithreconcil i ng expenses. This position will assisttheExecutiveViceP r es i dent Genera l Cou n sel, ExecutiveDirec t orofLega l Operations,4 SeniorAssoc i ation General Counsels, 2 paralegals.Job ResponsibilitiesFacil i tatestheprocessandrequest for a ll travel arrangementsscheduled throughUniglobeand othe r travel agencies at5% efficiency, includingtheprocessforworko r dersandinformation services r equestsforthedepartme n twithin4to 8 ho ur s(to be measu r ed by da t e o f request andprocess time).Admin i sters,with theassistance of theExecu t iveDirector,LegalOperations,thecreationofwo r k spaces fo r a ll lega l matte r s t o bescannedintothe lega l document managementsystem within 8hourstoperfectthe l egal reviewprocess at 5% ( t obe measu r ed by date of c r ea t ion and matter type) .Perform admi n istrative support f un ctions and serve as the administra t or of the Data Management System, ensur i ng all legal files are created, maintained and easily retrievable.Othe r dutiesas assignedFacilitates , withthe assistance of the LawyersandExecutiveDi r ector LegalOperations, in collecting relevan t contracts, affiliation ag r eements, leases, policies, andprocedures, via AutonomyandePolicy system,at 10% t o perfecttheturnaround time with i n 4-8 hours(to be measured bydate of request and process.Facili t a t es t heprocessof ordering departmenta l suppliesviaStaplesAdvantageand Workflow. Provides a mon t hly report withlistingof supplies orderedand t hecostassociatedforeachpurchase to reso l ve anynega ti vecost va r iance at 1 0%, based on divisional goals associa t ed with th e costs f o r workload unit ti me).R es olves t hedistr i butionofsubpoenasuti l izingthe EPICsystem when servedon theOffice. Workswith l aw enforcement agencies and employees to ensu r e tu rn around t ime wi t hin 24 hoursfor compliance wi t h the subpoenas tomai n tain an efficiency r ate at 10%(to be measured by date receive and process t ime toresol ve the service).Facil i tates theprocess for all Requests fo rI nformation and Request for Production of Documen t s, i nclud i ng Eme r gency Medical Services Request for r ecordsand billing , within72hours , via HeallhEMS, Quillen,and l ntermedix systems, to perfect the efficiency rate of 25% (measu r ed by theworkloadbased on the response lime) .Facilit a tes t he sc h e duling of Third Party Deposi t ion andIn t erview u pon req u est. Notifiesallpartiesto obta i navailabilityfor t h i rd party matter. Administers correspondences, including appropriate med ica l documen t a t ions/re co r ds, with i n 72 hours to perfec t efficiency rate al 25% (to be meas u red by da t e of reque s t andprocess time).Administe r s, with t he ass i stance of the para l ega l and Exec u tive Director, Legal Opera t ions , the data of a ll pending litigation, closed litigation,asserted claims, potentialclaims , andsettledlitigation , via the documentmanagementsys t em, to maintain an efficiency rateof 1 0% (to be measu r ed by the wo r k load based onma tt e rsfiled).EducationReq u Ired• High Schoo l Diploma or G E Dis required.Preferred• Ba c helor's Degree i n Administration or L egal related stud i es is preferred.RequiredExperienceFive(5)to eight(8)yearsofExecuti v eAdministra ti onor Legal experience is r equired.Skills/Certifications/LicenseRequi r ed:• Must have a strong know l edge of a ll Microsoft applicati o ns, including: Exce l , Qua ttr o Pro, Mi c rosoft Word , and WordPerfect.• Musthave athoroughknowledgeof l egaladministrative procedures• Mustbeable t otype50WPMand to t ransc ri beand take dictation.• Must possess the ability to conduct lega l resea r c h utilizing t he legal resea r ch tools (LexisNexis )• Mustbeself-directedw i th exce ll entorganizationskills,ableto maintain confidential information, and ab l etoperformqu i ckly under pressure .P r Eferred• Paralegal Ce rt i fica t e/Certifi c ationorequ i valen t education t rainingis pref e rred .