Principal Paralegal

The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education seeks a Principal Paralegal to lead legal operations, system management, and contract lifecycle workflows. You will ensure data integrity, manage requests, and coordinate renewals while auditing outside counsel spend and maintaining official repositories.

The role emphasizes process optimization, strong drafting, and leadership in a fast-paced healthcare governance environment. Collaboration with compliance and enterprise leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or a related field or an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate (or equivalent career experience).
• 5–7+ years of dedicated paralegal or legal operations experience, preferably healthcare/corporate/non-profit.
• Demonstrated mastery of contract lifecycle management systems and workflows.
• Exceptional organizational, tracking, and detail-oriented skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the super-user and primary system administrator for the Enterprise contract and compliance management software (Compliatric).
• Manage incoming legal and contract requests, triage assignments, and track deliverables against SLAs.
• Maintain records of active clinical affiliations, vendor contracts, leases, and agreements; generate 60/90-day renewal alerts.
• Audit outside counsel invoices against engagements and fee schedules prior to SVP approval.
• Maintain official legal repositories and document retention/destruction schedules per policy.
• Coordinate investigations and compile binders during audits or internal investigations.

Skills

Contract lifecycle management

Relationship-building

Audit & data integrity

Legal technology (Compliatric)

Document drafting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or related field

ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate or equivalent

Tools

Compliatric

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Principal Paralegal serves as the Legal Operations Lead for the department. This role is dedicated to system management, workflow optimization, tracking legal assets, contract intake triage, document retention, and financial administration of outside legal spend. The Principal Paralegal ensures that both attorneys and compliance leaders have structured, audited systems to execute their duties seamlessly.

Job Type

Full-time

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position reports directly to the SVP Enterprise Integrity, Chief Legal & Governance Officer

Essential Job Duties And Functions

While living and demonstrating our Core Values, the Principal Paralegal will:

• System Administration (Compliatric): Serve as the super-user and primary system administrator for the Enterprise contract and compliance management software (Compliatric), ensuring 100% database accuracy and data integrity.
• Triage & Workflow Coordination: Manage incoming legal and contract requests, triage assignments to the Associate Attorney or In-House Counsel, and track deliverables against established SLAs.
• Contract Expiration & Renewal Tracking: Maintain accurate records of all active clinical affiliations, vendor contracts, leases, and agreements, generating proactive 60/90-day renewal/termination alerts for leadership.
• Outside Counsel Spend & Invoice Auditing: Audit outside legal counsel and consultant invoices against engagement letters and fee schedules prior to SVP approval, tracking overall department legal spend.
• Document Retention & Compliance Governance: Maintain official legal repositories, execute document retention/destruction schedules per Enterprise policy, and log corporate licensing and accreditation filings.
• Investigative & Audit Administrative Support: Organize evidence files, coordinate interview scheduling, and compile investigative binders for the Director of Corporate Integrity during formal audits or internal investigations

Other Functions And Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the organization’s Mission, Vision and Core Values in everyday work
• Represent the Enterprise at community events
• Build and nurture relationships through all levels of the Enterprise by demonstrating a genuine desire to develop enduring partnerships aligned around the achievement of common goals
• Foster and grow culture by having individuals and teams own their work to deliver amazing results
• Build trust, respect and collaboration in all business relationships
• Excel in a team environment, supporting and assisting the efforts of other team members
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Requirements

• Meet The Wright Center for Community Health and its affiliated entity The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education EOS© People Analyzer Tool
• Buy in and experience working in the EOS® model (strongly preferred)
• Mission-oriented; represents the enterprise in a professional manner while demonstrating organizational pride
• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies or a related field, or an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate (or equivalent career experience).
• 5–7+ years of dedicated paralegal or legal operations experience, preferably in healthcare, corporate, or non-profit settings.
• Strong relationship-building skills with all departments and employees, executives, volunteer Directors and community leaders
• Demonstrated mastery of contract lifecycle management systems and workflows.
• Exceptional organizational, tracking, and detail-oriented skills.
• Strong drafting abilities for routine legal documents and correspondence.
• Outstanding communication, collaboration and leadership skills; the ability to inspire and inform
• Is an outstanding ambassador for the Enterprise in the community and demonstrates organizational pride
• Unwavering ethical standards, commitment to whole-person care and community health.
• The highest personal integrity with a demonstrable commitment to the mission of the organizations
• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and analytical thinking
• Expert knowledge of legal technology (specifically Compliatric or similar contract life-cycle systems), process optimization, tracking metrics, and administrative organization.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
• Exceptional discretion with sensitive investigations, high accountability, team-oriented mindset, and alignment with the EOS® model.

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