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Paralegal (40 hours/week)-March 2024
Lancaster
Mar 28, 2026
About Paralegal (40 hours/week)

  Summary

  Job Description

  POSITION SUMMARY: Under direction of the Senior Vice President for Legal Services, the Contracts Paralegal will review and administer third-party contracts and provide legal administrative support to legal services. This position also supports the development and fulfillment of contracts and helps maintain the tracking of contractual obligations.

  HOURS: A full time day shift position, working Monday-Friday onsite at Lancaster General Hospital. Can be hybrid after satisfactory completion of training. There is no on-call, holidays or weekends.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

  GENERAL TASKS:

  Serves as liaison/maintains communication between Legal Services and other LGH departments

  Fulfills information and document requests from outside legal counsel.

  Assists in maintaining communication between Legal Services and outside counsel.

  Track and report all key deadlines.

  Assists in legal investigations through drafting and coordinating litigation holds within LGH.

  Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.

  Notary services

  TRANSACTIONAL:

  Research online civil and criminal court docket information, tax records, real estate filings, public records and business entity records from Department of State

  Assists with completion of license applications and renewals for governmental and administrative organizations.

  Assists with trademark maintenance and filings.

  Prepares and files various Department of State documents (e.g. fictitious names, articles of incorporation)

  Prepares closing binders for real estate acquisitions

  CONTRACTING:

  Under supervision of Senior Counsel and Associate Counsel, prepares initial drafts of diverse range of complex agreements and related schedules/exhibits including, but not limited to, license agreements, lease agreements, real estate purchase agreements, service agreements, employment agreements, contract amendments, etc.

  Administers Legal Services contract process:

  Manage overall workflow;

  Implements and maintains a contract assignment tracking system;

  Identify clinical contracts and performance standards;

  Ensure consistent use of best practice terms and conditions;

  Ensure proposed changes receive appropriate review and approval;

  Encourage use of standard legal forms;

  Draft modifications for approval when modifications to standard forms are required;

  Standardize approval, execution, and archiving processes.

  Works closely with vice presidents, managing physicians and human resources to process requests for employment contracts and amendments to contracts.

  Works closely with Chief Medical Officer and Medical Staff Office to process requests for medical leadership contracts.

  Reviews routine contractual questions and works with attorneys as appropriate to resolve questions from outside Legal Services.

  GUARDIANSHIP:

  Drafts, prepares, and files guardianship documents with Court.

  Coordinates guardianship procedures between Court, attorneys, witnesses, and guardians.

  SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

  Other duties as assigned.JOB REQUIREMENTS

  MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  Associates degree in a related field in an ABA approved program.

  Five (5) years of related law firm or in-house corporate experience.

  Familiarity with contract documents and terms, with an ability to identify and summarize material terms. Thorough understanding of the life cycle of contracts from development, evaluation, negotiation, to approval, tracking, close-out and day- to-day management.

  Experience with preparing and filing legal documents with the court.

  Thorough knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Products, Adobe Acrobat, date tracking software and robust document management systems.

  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels.

  Strong organizational, attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills with proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

  Ability to uphold standards of complete discretion and confidentiality.

  Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  Bachelor’s degree in related field.

  Certified Paralegal.

  Experience with Local Rules of Court.

  Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

  Benefits At A Glance:

  PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:

  100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

  Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

  Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials

  Health, Dental and Vision Coverage

  Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

  Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching

  Child Care Subsidies

  Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes

  Disclaimer

  PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

  Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.

  PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds. Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.

  Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.

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