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Paralegal/Legal Assistant

PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT

Ensign Services, Inc. (“ESI”) is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to work in the Legal and Risk Management Department located in its San Juan Capistrano Service Center.

About the Company

ESI currently serves over 280 health care operations including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and other ancillary service providers. These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides centralized legal, human resource, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus on day-to-day care and business issues in their facilities and operations.

About the Opportunity

Our Legal & Risk Management Team seeks an energetic and organized Paralegal/Legal Assistant. While prior experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant is helpful, we place a very high value on intelligence, drive, customer service, and willingness to learn, grow, and make meaningful contributions to the Department through effort, industry and attitude.

Duties

Keeps cases organized by establishing and maintaining electronic files; monitoring and meeting deadlines; documenting actions; inputting information into case management software; and confirming case status with attorneys.
Provides clerical/administrative support to in-house counsel such as preparation of correspondence and other documents, arranging meetings and telephone conferences, making travel arrangements, and submission of expense reports
Provides paralegal-type support to in-house counsel such as assisting with discovery, including collection, review and production of documents in pending cases
Assists with claims and litigation management, including the tracking of liability insurance claims from inception to closure and communicating with insurance brokers
Supports team members relative to risk, regulatory and litigation activities
Communicates clearly to internal and external clients of ESI
Accepts ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and explores opportunities to add value to team
Other tasks and duties as assigned and as related to the operation of the Legal, Risk Management and Regulatory Department

Preferred Experience/Qualifications

College degree (AA or better) from an accredited institution, with three (3) plus years of Legal Assistant and/or Paralegal experience
Prior discovery support experience in a defense-oriented law firm
Experience in managing and assembling documents for production in or submission to regulatory agencies
Experience in asset searches and collection practices a plus
Superior computer skills; Adept at Outlook, MSWord, Excel & PowerPoint
Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills
Organization and attention to detail/deadlines is critical
Able to work well with others and participate in a team environment – being a team player is also critical to success in the position

Additional Information:

Position Type: Full-Time, Employee

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending, Life & AD&D Insurance Plans, 401(k) with matching contribution, vacation, sick and holiday pay

Compensation: $28-$35/hour DOE; may be eligible for bonus

Location: San Juan Capistrano, California

Schedule: Flexible start/end time; 40 hrs/week

Pre-employment criminal background screening required.

Ensign Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CEO of Ensign Services

Christopher R. Christensen

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By Ensign Services

Ensign Services commitment to excellence extends beyond delivering world class health care. The facility’s success is dependent upon our highly motivated, clinical professionals working to improve business operations. Our leadership team is driven...

5 jobs

FUNDING

Private

INDUSTRY

Health Care Services & Hospitals

TEAM SIZE

10000+

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Mission Viejo, CA

DATE POSTED

June 10, 2023