Paralegal - Litigation

Prime Healthcare; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Healthcare in Ontario, California, is seeking a Paralegal to support the litigation functions of the Legal Department. The role collaborates with attorneys, outside counsel, and internal teams to organize matters, prioritize workload, and move cases forward with professionalism.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma and familiarity with state and federal litigation, pleadings, discovery, calendaring deadlines, and document production.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Experience with state and federal litigation, including court filings.
• Experience preparing pleadings, briefs, discovery, and document productions.
• Ability to calendar court deadlines and research court rules.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal support for the litigation functions.
• Coordinate with attorneys, outside counsel, and internal teams.
• Manage documentation and ensure confidentiality and professionalism.
• Assist with scheduling and case management as needed.

Skills

Litigation support

Pleadings & discovery

Calendaring deadlines

Confidentiality

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 54 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 15 states providing more than 3.0million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with over 60,000 employees and physicians. Twenty-one of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Responsibilities

Paralegal who provides paralegal support for the litigation functions of Legal Department. Plays an integral role in supporting the Legal Department's litigation efforts by ensuring matters are organized, prioritized, and progressing effectively. Partner with attorneys, outside counsel, and internal teams to facilitate communication, manage documentation, and support the successful handling of legal matters while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• High School Diploma.
• Familiarity with and experience involving state and federal litigation, including court filings.
• Familiarity with the preparation of pleadings, briefs, discovery, and document productions.
• Familiarity with calendaring court deadlines and researching court rules.

Preferred qualifications:

• Some college preferred.
• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in law firm or company setting performing legal tasks.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.

Pay Transparency

Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to,

• paid time off
• a 401K retirement plan
• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• tuition reimbursement
• many more voluntary benefit options

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $ $24.12 to $46.00. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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