Legal Assistant

AMN Healthcare; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 33,751 - 40,294; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare staffing company in California seeks a Legal Assistant to support its Legal and Compliance Department. This entry-level position involves managing subpoenas, providing litigation support, and assisting with administrative tasks. The candidate should have an associate degree or equivalent experience and strong time management and organizational skills. This is a hybrid role with a pay rate of $24.50 - $29.25 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, or similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Process subpoenas and requests for employment records.
• Support AMN's litigation team with discovery and document management.
• Provide administrative support to attorneys and senior leaders.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Associate degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Legal Assistant role at AMN Healthcare

Overview

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.
• Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.
• Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
• Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Job Summary

The Legal Assistant role supports our Legal and Compliance Department by providing litigation support, managing and processing subpoenas and record requests, and providing administrative support. This role is essential to ensure the department operates efficiently and aligns with AMN's mission and values.

This is a hybrid role, and work will be in our Coppell office two days per week.

Job Responsibilities

• Subpoenas / Record Requests: Process subpoenas and requests for employment records
• Litigation Support: Support AMN's litigation team, including assisting with discovery, creating timelines, preparing exhibits, reviewing draft discovery and legal briefs, and searching documents
• Managing Systems: Manage electronic billing system used for outside counsel spend; manage litigation matter management system
• Document Management: Assist attorneys in issuing litigation holds, reviewing and processing discovery, and organizing case files
• Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to attorneys and senior leaders of the Legal & Compliance department as needed, including reviewing and filing mail, notarizing documents, and processing bills and settlements

Key Skills

• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills with high work standards and attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable to change and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Certifications: Associate degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience: Experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, or similar roles

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
• Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

• Respect
• Passion
• Continuous Improvement
• Trust
• Customer Focus
• Innovation

At AMN Healthcare, our diversity, equity, and inclusion philosophy is grounded in the belief that we should respect all voices, seek different perspectives, and succeed when we act together as a positive force for all of humanity. AMN Healthcare strives to foster a workplace of belonging where all team members can be their authentic selves, where we can apply our collective skills to innovate solutions that empower the future of care. AMN Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay Rate

$24.50 - $29.25 Hourly

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative and Legal

Industries

• Administrative and Support Services and Office Administration