Senior Paralegal, Contracting

Seattle Children's Hospital; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paralegal certification (ABA-approved)

Medical, dental, vision plans

403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off and tuition reimbursemen

Job summary

Seattle Children’s is seeking a contract professional to support the legal department in drafting, reviewing, and managing contracts in a hybrid remote role based in Washington state.

You will work with internal clients to interpret contracting policies, navigate contract systems, maintain templates, summarize terms, and ensure compliance with Seattle Children’s policies while collaborating across the legal team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of experience in reviewing, drafting, and managing contracts.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and manage contracts and signatures.
• Interpret contracting policies for internal clients.
• Navigate contract management systems and keep statuses up-to-date.
• Maintain contracting templates.
• Support multiple legal team members on contracting efforts.
• Review documents and summarize contractual terms.
• Ensure contracting complies with Seattle Children’s policies.
• Cross coverage with other legal department functions.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract review

Contract management

Templates

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

Hybrid Remote Position

This is a hybrid remote position and must be based in Washington state.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance and support to the legal department in its contracting efforts with responsibilities in drafting, review, revising, contract management and signature processing.
• Works independently with internal clients to interpret contracting policies and procedures.
• Proficient in navigating various contract management systems and processes and vigilant in keeping contract status up to date.
• Utilizes and maintains contracting templates.
• Supports multiple legal department members involved in contracting efforts.
• Ability to review contractual documents to answer non‑complex legal questions and provide summaries of contractual terms.
• Ensures contracting compliance with Seattle Children’s policies, procedures, and practices.
• Cross coverage with other legal department functions.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five (5) years experience in reviewing, drafting, and managing contracts.

Required Credentials

• N/A.

Preferred

• Paralegal certification from ABA-approved paralegal program preferred.
• In-house experience.
• Familiarity with hospital or health system operations and related contracting.
• Experience in reviewing and managing facilities, real estate and construction contracts.

Compensation Range

$91,010.00 - $136,514.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full‑time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors

Benefits Information

• Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission‑driven organization that is life‑changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top‑ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best‑in‑class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families.

Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an affirmative action employer.