Healthcare Paralegal

Katten; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) with employer contribution

Parental leave

Paid time off

Disability policies

Job summary

Katten, a full-service law firm, seeks a Healthcare Paralegal to join its Corporate Department. Located in Chicago, Washington DC, or New York, with KattenFlex hybrid work. Responsibilities include healthcare regulatory filings, due diligence, corporate transactions, and robust legal research.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in healthcare law; ABA paralegal certificate a plus. Annual salary ranges in DC from $95,000 to $115,000, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and seven or more years' progressive work experience in healthcare practice area preferably in a law firm environment; Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited program a plus.
• Proficient with Westlaw and other Internet databases. Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to work with a diverse group of attorneys, clients, staff.
• Strong organizational skills with record keeping, data collection, and ability to produce detailed reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Prepare organizational charts, CHOW filings, and regulatory filings for healthcare authorities.
• Conduct healthcare regulatory due diligence, license verification, and tracking.
• Monitor legislative activity, hearings, regulatory developments, and policy initiatives.
• Maintain records of healthcare legislation, amendments, studies, and guidance.
• Manage regulatory filing trackers, third-party trackers, and compliance databases.
• Support association management clients with onboarding, governance, contracts, and dues.
• Coordinate with lobbyists and partners on healthcare advocacy and brand initiatives.
• Assist with corporate formation, filings, and due diligence; manage closing processes.
• Perform legal and regulatory research on statutes, case law, and regulations.

Skills

Legal research

Regulatory compliance

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 7+ years healthcare paralegal experience

ABA-accredited paralegal certificate (plus)

Tools

Westlaw

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Katten is a full-service law firm with approximately 650 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm's core areas of practice include corporate, financial markets and funds, restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, private credit and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Healthcare Paralegal

Under the general direction of supervising attorney(s), the Paralegal Manager and according to established firm policies and procedures, the Corporate Department is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join its Healthcare practice group. Katten has a very active Healthcare practice that represents healthcare providers, payors, physician organizations, life sciences companies, and investors in complex healthcare transactions and regulatory matters.

Client billable hour requirement: 1,550 hours annually (130 client billable hours average per month).

The Healthcare Paralegal can be located in the Chicago, Washington D.C. or New York office. Katten offers a hybrid work model, allowing the flexibility to work both on-site and remotely on a regular basis (KattenFlex).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following. Other duties may be requested and/or assigned. Essential functions are primary job duties that an individual must be able to perform successfully with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Healthcare-Specific Regulatory

• Prepare organizational charts, step charts, and Change of Ownership (CHOW) filings for regulatory agencies.
• Conduct healthcare regulatory due diligence, including exclusion screenings, licensure verification, and regulatory license tracking.
• Monitor and summarize legislative activity, hearings, regulatory developments, and healthcare policy initiatives.
• Maintain records of key healthcare legislation, amendments, studies, and regulatory guidance.
• Manage regulatory filing trackers, third-party consent trackers, and compliance-related databases.
• Support association management clients through member onboarding, governance administration, contract management, dues administration, and board support.
• Coordinate with lobbyists, public relations consultants, and corporate partners on healthcare advocacy, policy, and brand-building initiatives.

Transactional

• Assist with company formation, obtain EINs, IRS correspondence, and other regulatory registrations.
• Draft and manage standard corporate documents, including resolutions, governing documents, and corporate filings.
• Handle Secretary of State filings, annual reports, foreign qualifications, mergers, and corporate maintenance matters.
• Conduct corporate due diligence, including lien searches, litigation searches, and foreign registration research.
• Manage transaction execution and closing processes, including signature collection, closing checklists, deliverable tracking, closing binders, and post-closing organization.
• Support regulatory aspects of healthcare transactions, including ownership changes, licensing requirements, and consent tracking.

Legal Research

• Perform legal and regulatory research, including case law, statutes, regulations, administrative rules, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory developments impacting clients and matters.
• Perform special projects as requested.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, however, has the authority to delegate and supervise work performed by Project Assistant and/or Paralegal I staff on a case-by-case basis.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree and seven or more years' progressive work experience in the healthcare practice area preferably in a law firm environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited paralegal program a plus.

• Proficient with working knowledge of Westlaw and other Internet databases. Proficient with working in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with courtesy and diplomacy, efficiently follow written and verbal instructions, provide information, and maintain effective relationships with a diverse group of attorneys, clients, staff, and outside contacts.

• Excellent organizational skills including record keeping, data collection, and system information. Ability to compile and analyze complex data and furnish information in detailed report format, written correspondence, e-mail, or verbally.

• Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment. Exhibit High degree of integrity and comfort in managing sensitive data.

• Dependable team player who works collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment. Ability to act independently and make decisions within scope of the position's responsibilities.

• Proactive with excellent problem resolution and follow-through skills. Ability to identify and analyze complex issues and problems and to recommend and implement solutions.

• Ability to occasionally retrieve and distribute files, written documentation, or office supplies weighing up to 10 pounds.

• Work occasionally requires more than 37.5 hours per week to perform the essential duties.

• Ability and availability to travel when required.

In our Washington D.C. office, the annualized salary range for this position is $95,000 to $115,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

We offer an outstanding benefit package which includes: medical/dental/vision, 401k with employer contribution, parental leave, transportation fringe benefit program, back-up care option, generous paid time off policy and long-term and short-term disability policies.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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