Senior Legal Analyst - Business Affairs

Delta Dental; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Dental in San Francisco seeks a Senior Legal Analyst to support attorneys and work with business partners on insurance and healthcare matters. The role involves legal research, knowledge management, document creation, and case management across moderately to highly complex areas of law including AI, data privacy/security, business development, growth, and operations support.

You will manage time-sensitive projects, coordinate with outside counsel, and provide actionable insights to rectify

Qualifications

• Strong legal research and analytical skills on complex issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Very strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-up skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work product.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with personnel at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, analysis, escalation and insight to attorneys.
• Manage time-sensitive projects for the Legal Department, including legal research and contract review.
• Serve as liaison to outside counsel and coordinate documents.
• Identify legal requirements by researching statutes and case law; provide insights and recommendations.
• Develop and manage document production, tracking, and review systems for complex cases.
• Analyze, recommend, and implement improvements to case management and document processes.
• Handle routine legal tasks independently and as needed.
• Provide status updates to attorneys and departmental staff.
• Act as initial escalation point for significant issues.

Skills

Legal research

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Interpersonal skills

Memorandum writing

Project management

Collaboration with in-house counsel

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctor (JD) or paralegal certification

Job description

Description

In supporting the Legal Department, the Senior Legal Analyst will provide assistance to attorneysand work effectively with business partnerson various legal matters in moderately to highly complex areas of law related to insurance and healthcare, including research in new areas oftechnology, AI, data privacy/security, business development,growth, and operations support. This work also involves assisting attorneys in mitigating risks and driving toward business outcomes via analysis, interpretation, organization of information, and development of strategies and proposals to rectify problem areas. This position is responsible forlegalresearch, supporting knowledge management practices, document creation, and case management.

Responsibilities

• With limited guidance from attorneys in the Legal Department, flexibly provides support, analysis, escalation and insight to attorneys.
• Manages time-sensitive projects for the Legal Department, such as legal research, contract review, and legislative monitoring, diving deep into new projects and demonstrating independent ownership to meet client needs.
• Serves as a liaison to outside counsel, coordinating documents and knowledge sharing, as needed.
• Identifies legal requirements and issues by researching statutes and case law; provides insight, recommendations, and conclusions on requirements in a manner that can be quickly reviewed and actioned upon by attorneys and other business partners.
• Manages key processes for the Legal Department, such as day-to-day guidance to clients under the supervision of an attorney, and knowledge management and education opportunities for the business.
• Develops and manages document production, tracking, and review systems for complex cases that require coordination.
• Analyzes, recommends, and implements improvements and best practices pertaining to case management, legal document production and review processes.
• Manages routine legal tasks, both independently and as requested by attorneys.
• Provides regular feedback to attorneys and appropriate departmental personnel regarding the status of legal projects.
• Serves as the initial point of escalation for significant issues from legal staff.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• 5 years of experience with a JD or paralegal certification preferred.
• Strong legal research and analytical skills on complex issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Very strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-up skills.
• Friendly demeanor, team attitude, and helpful nature; able to work and take direction from colleagues across the Legal Affairs division.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work product.
• Strong sense of professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with personnel at all levels of the organization and across teams.
• Solid writing skills to prepare comprehensive memorandums outlining potential legal issues.
• Ability to manage and coordinate legal research projects.
• Ability to respond to requests for information, status updates and documentation from other business units relating to various legal issues.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with in-house counsel to provide legal support to business initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.Strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently and assume increased responsibility.

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.

Pay Grade 20. $72,084 - $150,995